The ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize, now in its eighth year, is an annual opportunity to recognise and celebrate the success of ESRC-funded researchers in achieving and enabling outstanding economic or societal impact from excellent research.
Entrants' applications were reviewed by a panel of academics, engagement and knowledge exchange experts, and research users. Shortlisted applicants were invited to an interview, along with non-academic supporters who helped describe the impact of the work.
The winners of this year's Prize were announced at a virtual awards ceremony on 12 November 2020.
The winners of the ESRC 2020 Celebrating Impact Prize are:
Winner: Professor Yvonne Jewkes (University of Bath)
Finalists: Professor Marianne Hester (University of Bristol), Professor Alice Sullivan (UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies)
Winner: Professor Arjan Verschoor and Professor Ben D'Exelle (University of East Anglia)
Finalist: Dr Anna Remington (UCL Institute of Education)
Winner: Ending the Reading Wars - (Professor Kathy Rastle, Royal Holloway University of London; Professor Kate Nation, University of Oxford; Professor Anne Castles, Macquarie University)
Winner: ESRC Centre for Population Change, University of Southampton - (Professor Jane Falkingham, Professor Maria Evandrou, Professor Ann Berrington, Professor Jakub Bijak, Professor Corrado Giulietti, Professor Peter W F Smith, Professor Athina Vlachantoni, Professor Jackline Wahba, Teresa McGowan, Becki Dey)
Finalist: Professor Emla Fitzsimons and Dr Praveetha Patalay (UCL)
Winners: Emla Fitzsimons and Praveetha Patalay (UCL)
Winner: Professor Lord Richard Layard (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Read about all the 2020 winners and finalists.
Find out more about the Prize and how to apply
Impact helps to demonstrate that social science is important.
