ESRC research publications

Re-Igniting Growth

The Re-igniting Growth report examines some of the challenges the UK faces after the economic downturn and explores a range of initiatives or changes to policy that could help kickstart growth.

The report includes a series of interviews with key academics funded by the ESRC. As well as giving the recession historical context, many of the interviews take unconventional approaches to a range of issues and provide objective – and sometimes controversial – responses to the economic problems the UK is experiencing.

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Improving Access for Research and Policy

Administrative Data Taskforce

The report from the Administrative Data Taskforce, proposing a UK Administrative Data Research Network.

Seven Days

Seven Days

Seven Days uses the 'Monday's child' nursery rhyme to showcase examples of ESRC-funded research across seven different areas.

Celebrating the social sciences

Celebrating the social sciences

A collection of 19 case studies demonstrating how social science research creates impact in policy and practice across society.

Recovery Britain

Recovery Britain

Recovery Britain examines some of the challenges the UK faces after the downturn and how research evidence can support recovery.

Recession Britain

Recession Britain

Recession Britain explores what can be learned by looking at economic and social research evidence from previous recessions.

Research publications archive

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Index and PDF downloads of previous ESRC research publications, reports and papers covering a wide range of topics.