Grants
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Professor Beverley Skeggs | Sociology | 22 April 2013
There has been a great deal of interest in how capital has intervened in almost every area of life, leading some to propose new forms of capital eg ‘emotional capitalism’, and others to suggest that processes of valuation are now the majo ...
Professor James Nazroo | 08 April 2013
Centre on dynamics of ethnicity (code) will transform understanding of the patterning of ethnic inequalities, investigate how inequalities relate to the ways in which ethnic identities are perceived, acted upon and experienced, and provide the knowle ...
Dr Alex Mesoudi | 06 April 2013
Until recently, psychologists assumed that people from different societies all think in the same way as we do in the west. However, when psychologists started testing non-western people, they found intriguing cultural differences. For example, when v ...
Professor Mike Savage | 01 April 2013
This professorial fellowship will elaborate relational perspectives on social stratification, in three phases of a year each. The first year will involve detailed studies of the bbc’s great british class survey a comprehensive web survey examin ...
Dr William Housley | 31 March 2013
This project aims to study the 'social media ecosystem' to better understand how the complex combination of user behaviours, global communication networks, and flows of information interact to promote hateful and socially disruptive content. The proj ...
Professor Tony Mcenery | 31 March 2013
Corpus linguistics uses computers to permit the analysis of millions, or even billions, of words of data to look for patterns of usage that are not necessarily observable otherwise. It was pioneered largely in the uk. It has revolutionised linguistic ...
Professor Antony Manstead | Social psychology | 18 March 2013
Formal education has a large influence on social status, and educational achievement is seen as a personal responsibility. The resulting status hierarchy could therefore be seen as legitimately based on individual achievement. Less educated people th ...
Dr Paul Iverson | Phonetics | 15 March 2013
the aim of this research is to understand why and how accent differences among british english speakers and listeners can make speech recognition difficult in noisy conditions. The project will assess whether:
listeners are multidialectal (ie ...
Dr Melissa Butcher | Human Geography | 11 March 2013
Creating hackney as home (chash) is a two year project collaborating with young people in the london borough of hackney. Using participatory video research methods, the project aims to understand their experience of space and space use in the formati ...
Professor Andrew Steptoe | Psychology | 04 March 2013
There are major demographic shifts throughout the world and the absolute number and proportion of older adults is increasing rapidly not only in the uk and europe but also in middle income nations such as india and china. Promoting the well-being of ...
Outputs
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Andrew Ayton | 14 May 2013 | Economic & Social History | Dataset
A database of voyages undertaken by english shipping and seamen during an eighty-year period (1320-1400), drawing on (i) naval and transportation fleet records (1361-1400) and (ii) commercial taxation records (1320-1400) held by the national archives ...
Katharine Sarikakis | 14 May 2013 | Organised event
A two-day collaborative international event with the institute of communication science, university of vienna, involving academics and practitioners from europe and the usa.
Abby Day | 14 May 2013 | Social Anthropology | Journal article
Article in special issue of journal of contemporary religion
Katherine Twamley | 14 May 2013 | Journal article
The paper describes understandings of love and intimacy amongst my participants. Focusing on attitudes to ‘love at first sight’, this paper shows that, for indian participants, love based on physical attraction denotes a lesser kind of love. A relati ...
Katherine Twamley | 14 May 2013 | Journal article
This paper explores young heterosexual indian gujaratis' ideals and experiences of intimate relationships in the uk and india, focusing particularly on gender relations. Men and women in both contexts had similar aspirations of intimacy, but women we ...
Alexander King | 14 May 2013 | Social Anthropology | Summary of Impact
Seminar/workshop
Alexander King | 14 May 2013 | Social Anthropology | Summary of Impact
Seminar/workshop
Alexander King | 14 May 2013 | Social Anthropology | Summary of Impact
Seminar/workshop
Alexander King | 14 May 2013 | Social Anthropology | Summary of Impact
Seminar/workshop
Neil Chakraborti | 09 May 2013 | Network
Focus group and community events where members of the project team have either spoken, run focus groups or had a project stall
Features
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Feature | 07 May 2013 | General public, International, Policymakers, Press/media
A study supported by the esrc and the department for international development presents some surprising results of the controversial zimbabwean land reform - and challenges five particular myths.
Feature | 11 April 2013 | General public, International, Partnerships, Press/media, Schools
Muslim ethnic minority communities have been integrating into british and german cities for some time, according to research presented at the norface migration conference at university college london this week.
Feature | 27 March 2013 | Business, General public, Schools
New esrc- funded research shows that if you live in an isolated rural area you are likely to concentrate better than if you live in a city.
Feature | 20 March 2013 | General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
A report from scotcen social research and the electoral reform society used data from the esrc-supported scottish social attitudes survey to find out ordinary citizens' attitudes to further devolution.
Feature | 19 February 2013 | General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector
Whether independent or devolved from the uk, scotland is set to gain more control over welfare spending – but politicians have not engaged with the challenging issues of welfare spending in the future, warns professor david bell, a future of the uk ...
Feature | 05 February 2013 | General public, Press/media, Schools
The visualisation and other methods of expression (vome) project developed new methods to raise public awareness about internet security, an issue highlighted with today's celebration of safer internet day.
Feature | 28 January 2013 | General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
The second full set of data from the understanding society survey has been released, marking a milestone in the extensive longitudinal research project covering 30,500 households.
Feature | 28 September 2012 | General public, Press/media, Schools
Servant lives a century ago consisted of backbreaking work, long hours, low pay and often complete segregation from their superiors, says dr pamela cox, director of the esrc doctoral training centre at essex university and presenter of a new bbc seri ...
Feature | 27 July 2012 | General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector, Schools
The westminster faith debates, organised by the ahrc/esrc religion and society programme, concluded with a debate between former prime minister tony blair, the archbishop of canterbury rowan williams, and the former daily telegraph editor charles moo ...
Feature | 20 February 2012 | General public, Press/media, Schools
Teenagers who read gossip magazines are more likely to engage in unhealthy eating behaviours such as binge eating, skipping meals or making themselves sick after meals, according to an esrc-funded study.
Press Releases
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Press Release | 18 June 2012 | Academic, General public, International, Policymakers, Press/media, Voluntary sector
Over the next 20 years the proportion of older people living within the bangladeshi and pakistani communities in the uk will increase significantly according to new research funded by the economic and social research council (esrc).
Press Release | 15 May 2012 | Academic, Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Voluntary sector
The mothers of britain’s 'mixed families' are ensuring their children learn about their heritage and culture, according to a development project funded by the economic and social research council (esrc).
Press Release | 09 May 2012 | Academic, General public, Partnerships, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector, Voluntary sector
Schools, local councils and professionals need better guidance and training to work with migrant families from eastern europe and their children, according to new research funded by the economic and social research council (esrc).
Press Release | 14 February 2012 | Academic, Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector
Partners provide a vital source of positive emotional support for the vast majority of people in the uk. Nine out of ten people who were married or cohabiting talk to their partner about their worries, according to data from understanding society, th ...
Press Release | 13 February 2012 | Academic, Business, General public, International, Policymakers, Press/media
New research into the different ways that english and polish people use language in everyday family situations can help members of each community to understand each other better and avoid cultural misunderstandings.
Press Release | 28 October 2011 | Academic, Further education, General public, Higher education, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
With corned beef making a comeback, period dramas filling primetime tv and the styles of the 60s and 80s frequently gracing the fashion catwalks, nostalgia is playing an important role in everyday life.
Press Release | 28 October 2011 | Academic, General public, Higher education, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector, Schools, Voluntary sector
As police and politicians seek fast-track solutions to the recent violence on the streets of england’s cities, student volunteers and teachers from the university of central lancashire (uclan) have started a new project, ‘global youth leaders’, which ...
Press Release | 26 October 2011 | Academic, Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector
The british appetite for zombies is becoming a growing trend. From computer games and films to organised zombie walks though britain’s cities, the proliferation of zombies seems to be everywhere.
Press Release | 24 October 2011 | General public, Schools
The young people of leeds will have a unique opportunity later this month to come together and discuss institutional racism and other social issues facing britain today. The event coincides with the start of a retrial of two men charged with the murd ...
Press Release | 19 August 2011 | Academic, General public, International, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector, Voluntary sector
Malawi’s public radio station broadcasts are providing an alternative programme of news stories. The programme features contributions by ordinary malawians, highlighting their everyday experiences of abuse and violation.
