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Engaging with the business sector

Global handshake

The ESRC Business Engagement Strategy sets out our approach, outlining a number of mechanisms which will help increase our engagement with the business community.

working for business

Team Work

The Knowledge Transfer Team provides a brokering role to encourage collaboration between academics and businesses interested in high quality social science research.

News in business sector

Paper Files

News and updates from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and its collaborative organisations.

Business Insights

Luminous Crystal Ball

The ESRC is committed to developing the impact of social science research on the performance of UK business. Particular attention is being given to the generic themes of innovation, business models and skills.

Understanding Society

Understanding Society will track the lives of 100,000 people in Britain every year, capturing crucial information on their health, finances, employment, education and more. It will track how people respond to policy initiatives and inform future policy - for example how many quality years people will have post retirement and what the need for state care will be.