Grants
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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 ...
Dr Elena Novelli | Management & Business Studies | 18 March 2013
A firm intending to introduce a new product into the market has to look beyond successfully inventing a product. For the product to be successful a set of complementary products also need to be available that will enhance the focal product's value fr ...
Dr Michael Bourne | 01 March 2013
This research maps and analyses how new security technologies are developed in practice through inter-disciplinary collaborative research between social scientists and engineers. It will contribute to cross-disciplinary and applied knowledge about th ...
Professor Stephen Roper | Entrepreneurship | 01 February 2013
The enterprise research centre (erc) is an independent research centre which aims to provide trusted, robust and independent commentary on sme research and policy. Erc has six core research programmes focussing on entrepreneurial intentions, sme lead ...
Mr Jonathan Portes | 07 January 2013
This exchange fellowship has two strands:
the engagement focus aims to increase government use of academic work, by increased engagement between bis, niesr and the wider academic community through:
a series of seminars for those working on policy wi ...
Dr Alex Mesoudi | 01 January 2013
The aim of this project is to compare the learning styles of western (british) and east asian (chinese) participants. In particular, this project will test whether there is a cross-cultural difference in the tendency to copy others’ solutions t ...
Professor Susan Mcvie | 01 January 2013
The applied quantitative methods network (aqmen) phase ii is a research centre that aims to develop a dynamic and pioneering set of projects to improve our understanding of current social issues in the uk and provide policy makers and practitioners w ...
Dr Katherine Smith | Social Policy | 01 January 2013
This project will explore: how individuals involved in developing uk public health policies are experiencing efforts to increase/improve the use of evidence (eg what policymakers think about ‘research impact’ agendas and guidelines for in ...
Dr Jean Clarke | Management & Business Studies | 01 December 2012
In the wake of the global economic crisis entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as a means to enhance economic performance in the context of scarce public funds and recent discussions have centred on the idea that governments should develop policy wh ...
Dr Julius Mugwagwa | Area & Development Studies | 23 November 2012
This project focuses on two countries in africa (south africa and zimbabwe), and is being conducted by a researcher based in the uk who has current and on-going links with the study countries. The research targets two global health funders, the gates ...
Outputs
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Meik Poschen | 18 May 2013 | Sociology | Other
This report summarises evidence gathered about the market for social simulation modelling services and business models.
Alex Voss | 18 May 2013 | Sociology | Technical report
This report is an introduction to the use of cloud computing for teaching agent-based modelling and simulation (abms). It is designed to act as a decision support document for instructors planning an abms study programme and aims to equip them with t ...
Caitriona Mcleish | 14 May 2013 | Science and Technology Studies | Impact Report
This project aimed to enhance understanding of how governments, industry, civil society and international organisations could improve the methods used to govern technological developments relevant to the biological weapons convention (bwc). It did th ...
Alan Hughes | 14 May 2013 | Management & Business Studies | Consultancy report
This report has been produced as part of the work of the cihe-uk~irc task force on enhancing value: getting the most out of uk research.
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.
Neil Wrigley | 14 May 2013 | Human Geography | Summary of Impact
The ‘revisiting the impact of large foodstores on market towns and district centres’ - study was disseminated to the planning community via professional journals such as town & country planning and property industry/planning seminars. It has been acc ...
Christopher Thompson | 14 May 2013 | Human Geography | Journal article
In the last few years, the discount retail food market in the uk has grown to record
levels. This followed a period of gradual increase in store numbers and also more
favourable trading characteristics for discounters given the recession and global
f ...
Neil Wrigley | 14 May 2013 | Human Geography | Journal article
New evidence on linked trips and town centre viability
obtained from a study of the relocation of an ‘out-of-centre’ foodstore to an ‘edge-of-centre’ site
Neil Wrigley | 14 May 2013 | Human Geography | Journal article
At a time of increasing government concern with the economic health of uk town centres and high streets, and with an independent inquiry (led by mary portas) on revitalising the high street to report by the end of 2011, this paper seeks to make four ...
Deborah Butler | 14 May 2013 | Human Geography | Dissemination / Communication
Conference paper presented at the international labour process conference, 18-20 march 2013, rutgers university, new jersey
Case Studies
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Case Study | 15 April 2013 | General public, International, Policymakers, Press/media
Recommendations by professor rita de la feria led to reforms implemented in the portugal’s 2012 state budget which boosted the efficiency of tax and generated savings of 1. 2 per cent gdp.
Case Study | 21 December 2012 | Academic, Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Voluntary sector
Social scientists from the esrc’s centre for business relationships, accountability, sustainability and society (brass) at cardiff university have developed a new methodology that allows findings to go beyond narrow academic circles. In a study of ...
Case Study | 29 November 2012 | Academic, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector
One of the challenges of using cross-national surveys for policy and practice is the need to reliably compare results from different countries. The latent variable modelling of categorical data project developed computing tools to help researchers de ...
Case Study | 24 September 2012 | Academic, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector
Researchers from the centre for economic performance and the spatial economics research centre analysed the impact of reforms in health care, where private hospitals could compete with nhs hospitals on publicly funded care. Their findings were cited ...
Case Study | 08 May 2012 | Academic, Business, Policymakers
Nanotechnologies - tiny devices and systems on a nanoscale - are developing so fast that regulation has been struggling to keep up. In recent years there have been growing fears about the potential risks to human health and the environment from nanot ...
Case Study | 13 September 2011 | Academic, Further education, Policymakers, Public sector
A new tool assessing the quality of team-related behaviours of the core members of an operating theatre team has been mandated for national use by the national patient safety agency and implemented in several other countries.
Case Study | 21 July 2011 | Academic, Business, Further education, Higher education, Policymakers, Press/media
Innovation in the uk is not restricted to high-tech and pharmaceutical industries. Right across the country, innovation is turning up in unexpected places and firms. Also, innovation is not just about new products; it is seen in fresh approaches to s ...
Case Study | 26 January 2011 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
Policy recommendations from the sussex energy group have shaped the uk government's position for climate change negotiations, as well as informing the chilean and indian governments on technology transfer policies.
Case Study | 26 January 2011 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
Award-winning psychological research has underpinned the development of electronic financial advice software which delivers computer-based feedback on financial decisions, leading to commercial research spinouts.
Case Study | 26 January 2011 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
Missionmaker, a software tool enabling teenagers to create their own computer games, is now used in over 200 schools and is part of the institute of education's masters programmes.
Features
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Feature | 18 April 2013 | Business, General public, Partnerships, Press/media
The acs global summit, supported by the esrc, has provided the opportunity to encourage debate and knowledge exchange between leading practitioners and social scientists within the retail sector.
Feature | 12 April 2013 | Academic, Business, General public, Press/media
The google data analytics social science research initiative will explore how publicly accessible online data, analytical and presentational tools can answer pressing social science questions.
Feature | 07 March 2013 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media
Professor david newberry argues that public investment in the right areas will fuel uk economic growth - with the short-term impact of giving work to domestic private companies who will create jobs.
Feature | 01 February 2013 | Academic, Business, General public, Press/media, Schools
The new centre for creativity, regulation, enterprise and technology (create), part-funded by the esrc, has been launched to examine the need for new business models and the changing nature of copyright in a web-based business environment.
Feature | 31 January 2013 | Academic, Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
Investing in human capital, improving the national infrastructure, improving finance provision for private investment and innovation, and the creation of an independent national growth council are key recommendations in the final report from the lse ...
Feature | 17 December 2012 | Academic, Business, General public, Press/media
Additive manufacturing, or '3d printing', is set to change the face of manufacturing. The technology strategy board is launching a new £7 million research competition in partnership with the esrc, the engineering and physical sciences research counci ...
Feature | 22 November 2012 | Business, General public, Partnerships, Press/media, Schools
Esrc's winning ktp partnership, with ktp associate harriet knowles, was among the eight finalist best partnership teams at today's ktp awards 2012 event. Ktp associates kate jones and katie flaherty both received a business leader of tomorrow award.
Feature | 31 October 2012 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
The heseltine review which is published today looks at ways of making the uk economy more competitive, including how research can boost business. Esrc-funded research has explored to what degree companies collaborate with university departments.
Feature | 10 August 2012 | Academic
The emerging field of 'service design' can be crucial in order to attract customers and business. The esrc is partnering up with the arts and humanities research council (ahrc), the design council and the communications consultancy madano partnership ...
Feature | 30 July 2012 | Academic, General public, Press/media, Public sector, Schools
The great british public toilet map has been developed as part of an esrc-funded research project tackling ageing continence through theory tools and technology (tact3), automatically tracking councils' open data on public toilet facilities and displ ...
Press Releases
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Press Release | 12 November 2012 | Academic, Business, Policymakers, Press/media
Warwick and aston universities have been chosen to host a new enterprise research centre that will help develop understanding of the factors affecting business investment, performance and growth.
Press Release | 08 August 2012 | Academic, Business, General public, International, Postgraduate, Press/media
Large hotel chains are quick to adopt and adapt innovations developed in other industries, while smaller hotels make almost continual incremental changes in response to customers' needs. The uk hotel industry is alive with innovation and new ways of ...
Press Release | 07 December 2011 | Academic, Higher education, Postgraduate, Press/media, Public sector
New research suggests that far from disengaging young people from real life, virtual worlds can provide unique environments that can help them learn and negotiate new situations.
Press Release | 21 October 2011 | Academic, Higher education, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools, Voluntary sector
The benefits of virtual worlds can be used to help autistic children develop social skills beyond their anticipatedlevels, suggest early findings from new research funded by the economic and social research council (esrc).
Press Release | 30 September 2011 | Academic, Further education, Higher education, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
Researchers funded by the economic and social research council (esrc) and the engineering and physical sciences research council (epsrc) have developed a software toolkit that shows how such an approach sparks and sustains students’ interest in scien ...
Press Release | 20 September 2011 | Academic, Business, Postgraduate, Press/media
The esrc is pleased to announce that it is supporting 15 new projects in partnership with civil society and public sector organisations, with the aim of applying academic knowledge and thinking to organisational challenges.
Press Release | 20 September 2011 | Academic, Business, Higher education, Postgraduate, Press/media, Public sector
The esrc is pleased to announce that it is supporting five new projects in partnership with business which will continue to apply academic knowledge and thinking to business problems.
Press Release | 10 September 2010 | General public, Press/media
The renewable energy sector needs to use a wider range of business models in order to ensure a fairer distribution of power plants across the uk, according to research funded by the economic and social research council (esrc).
Press Release | 14 July 2010 | General public, Press/media, Public sector
Data visualisation techniques that generate sophisticated graphics could bring a fresh dimension to communications and decision-making by public bodies like local councils, according to research completed for the economic and social research council ...
Press Release | 16 March 2010 | Press/media, Schools
Staged on the hebridean isle of lewis an event will see two school teams lock horns on the question 'are people living in rural areas innovative?' in the strathclyde university innovation debate. The event is part of the economics and social research ...
