eNews October 2011
Demand management
Following changes to our existing peer review practices and submission policies, we have conducted an extensive consultation with the social science community, collecting views on what further steps might be taken to manage demand for research funding. We have received a very positive response, including detailed comments from 44 institutions, and the results are outlined on our website.
Funding opportunities
Research Outcomes rolloutAccess to the new cross-council output collection system Research Outcomes will be provided to all Higher Education Institutions at the end of October, and to all grant holders from mid-November. Please ensure that your existing Je-S username and password details are correct and up to date. For further information, contact websupport@esrc.ac.uk. Paul’s Headlines: New videoIn this first Headline ESRC Chief Executive Paul Boyle highlights responsive mode funding, strategic priorities and the new research schemes. New research with Innovation Panel dataData from Waves 1 and 2 of the Understanding Society Innovation Panel are now available to download, providing new research opportunities. ESRC Council appointmentWe are seeking applications to fill a vacancy for a part-time membership on our governing Council. The closing date for applications is 14 November 2011.
KTP award for best application of social scienceA Knowledge Transfer Partnership between Clydesdale Bank and the University of Leeds with KTP Associate Alena Audzeyeva won the ESRC/EPSRC-sponsored ‘Award for best application of social science in a KTP’ at the Knowledge Transfer Partnership Awards 2011, with a ‘Customer Lifetime Value’ model improving bank product and service promotion. | Festival of Social ScienceThe ESRC Festival of Social Science runs from 29 October-5 November. We are running an exciting programme of free events across the UK. Latest research features
More Years, Better Lives: EU demographic research initiativeThe EU Joint Programming Initiative "More Years, Better Lives - The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change" has been launched to encourage collaboration between European and national research programmes. The ESRC leads on UK contributions from across Research Councils UK. £1M for evaluating Welsh educationThe WISERD team in Wales has won funding of £1 million from the Welsh Government to evaluate the Foundation Phase early years education policy - a ‘learning through doing’ approach to learning for all children aged three to seven years in Wales. PeopleProfessor Dame Janet Finch has been appointed by the ESRC and the Medical Research Council as Chair of the Birth Cohort Study Governing Board. Professor Finch is currently Professor of Sociology at Manchester University and was formerly Vice Chancellor at Keele University. ESRC Council member Professor Malcolm Grant, provost of University College London, has been appointed as head of the NHS Commissioning Board, which will oversee changes within the health service. |