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A comprehensive, independent review has recommended that the ESRC should continue to fund its world-leading social science longitudinal studies.

Twelve transnational research projects starting in 2018 have been awarded €11.5 million from the Belmont Forum and NORFACE joint programme Transformations to Sustainability (T2S).

Six projects have been awarded funding to enhance sustainable agriculture in Colombia.

The most pressing challenges facing Indian urban areas – such as health, sanitation and labour issues – are to be tackled in a series of projects which aim to get a better understanding of economic and social issues.

Four of the ESRC's research investments have collectively received £2 million in extra funding from the Government to support a programme of work as part of the Industrial Strategy. 

The annual ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize, now in its sixth year, is an opportunity to recognise and reward researchers whose work has made a real difference to society or the economy.

Going clubbing three or more times a week triples a person’s experiences of violence from strangers and acquaintances, says new research from Nottingham Trent University.

Today for the first time, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is to recognise its global centres of excellence with official ESRC Research Institute status. The move acknowledges those centres which have demonstrated sustained strategic value to the Council, as well as to the broader social science research landscape, with long-term, five-year funding.

The UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship scheme aims to develop, retain, attract and sustain research and innovation talent in the UK.

Today we have published our gender pay gap report for 2017 - alongside the other research councils and Innovate UK, who from 1 April will all become part of UK Research and Innovation.