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The winner of the Outstanding Public Policy Impact award is ‘Changing the law to promote person-centred decision-making for ‘coma’ patients’. Congratulations! @JennyKitzinger @KitzingerCelia @cardiffuni #ImpactPrize
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We are delighted to have appointed Professor Alison Park @parkali as interim Executive Chair of ESRC. Prof Park joined ESRC as Director of Research in January 2019. Prior to joining ESRC she was Professor of Social Research and Director of @CLOSER_UK.
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How can NGOs and academics work together effectively? New ESRC-funded guide and toolkit from @christian_aid and @Research2Action: bit.ly/2kMg4sX
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ESRC announces extension of funding for the UK in a Changing Europe and nine new Senior Fellows - ow.ly/KTGN50uHQvd
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Research funding is going through a period of rapid change, including the introduction of a number of new research funds.
These funds offer significant opportunities for social science. Find out how you can get involved: bit.ly/2AMtyur
#ThisIsSocialScience
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Applications to participate in our Festival of Social Science 2018 (3-10 Nov) are now open! Reach new audiences and celebrate #socialsciences - learn more about the #esrcfestival and how to get involved: ow.ly/pdrY30jyq27
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Research funding is going through a period of rapid change, including the introduction of a number of new research funds.
These funds offer significant opportunities for social science. Find out how you can get involved: bit.ly/2AMtyur
#ThisIsSocialScience
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Thanks to everyone who helped make our 2018 Festival of Social Science such a success, including our event organisers and attendees. We hope you all enjoyed #esrcfestival!
There's still time to go to a Festival of Social Science event! There's lots of free events taking place today and tomorrow across the UK. Find an #esrcfestival event near you: bit.ly/2KaQjeh #ThisIsSocialScience
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Research funding is going through a period of rapid change, including the introduction of a number of new research funds.
These funds offer significant opportunities for social science. Find out how you can get involved: bit.ly/2AMtyur
#ThisIsSocialScience
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Following our response to the Review of the PhD in the Social Sciences, we're implementing a revised vision for postgraduate training .
Over the next five years, ESRC will invest in 15 doctoral training partnerships spanning 89 institutions.
More: ukri.org/news/esrc-announces…
ALT “Our vision for postgraduate training is that it will develop globally competitive social science researchers who can operate in interdisciplinary, collaborative, and challenge-led environments across a range of sectors and who have a diversity of backgrounds and experiences. This redesigned and expanded doctoral training opportunity will enhance the experience for PhD students and boost the UK’s capability.” - Stian Westlake, ESRC Executive Chair
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Introducing ESRC's new Executive Chair, Mr Stian Westlake.
Currently CEO of @RoyalStatSoc, Stian will be responsible for ensuring world-leading UK social science directly addresses society's biggest issues
We look forward to welcoming him in late spring /1
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Winner of the Outstanding International Impact category: Prof @Kathy_Rastle @RoyalHolloway, whose research on how children learn to read has led to better-informed discussions and teaching strategies around the world
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We are pleased to announce a new Cross-disciplinary mental health network plus call esrc.ac.uk/funding/funding-o… #WorldMentalHealthDay
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Laurie Taylor talks about how Thinking Aloud on @BBCradio4 has a regular audience of one million - all listening to social science research!
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As part of the Festival of Social Science, we’re running hundreds of free events across the UK. We have something for everyone with events for children, young people and adults available in person and online. Learn more:
orlo.uk/4e1kq
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We are thrilled to announce 32 research organisations have been awarded new Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) funding!
Each university will receive a share of £40m to maximise the impact of their social science research over the next 5 years - orlo.uk/0X1MJ 1/8
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Six new research centres have been awarded £49m. This is a funding boost for research into critical social and economic challenges - ukri.org/news/49m-funding-bo… @UKRI_News @beisgovuk 1/4
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Applications to participate in our Festival of Social Science 2019 (2-9 November) are now open! Celebrate social science and reach new audiences.
Learn more about the #ESRCFestival and how to get involved: bit.ly/2KaQjeh
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Our Festival of Social Science runs from 3-10 November and includes over 300 free events across the UK. See what events are taking place near you: bit.ly/2KaQjeh #esrcfestival #ThisIsSocialScience
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The winner of the Outstanding Business and Enterprise Impact award is ‘Entrepreneurial Responses to the Pandemic: Supporting Microbusinesses and Promoting Inclusion’. Congratulations! @monderram @AstonUniversity
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Outstanding Public Policy #ImpactPrize winner - @susanmcvie and @lesleymcara1 from @EdinburghUni: bit.ly/308AJan
@U_Inequalities @UoELawSchool
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Our week-long Festival of Social Science starts tomorrow! There's over 300 free events taking place across the UK. Have fun if you're going to an event, and good luck to all our organisers. Find an #esrcfestival event near you: bit.ly/2KaQjeh #ThisIsSocialScience
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We’re pleased to announce the latest round of Postdoctoral Fellowships, for those in the early postdoctoral stage of their career - bit.ly/2yNvUIq #esrcphd #phdchat
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'Why GDPR matters for research' - what do the new #dataprotection regulations mean for the research community? bit.ly/2KWFImT
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Eight ESRC research centres granted transition funding to undertake pioneering social science research, under new model goo.gl/3AtHfo
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Calling ESRC researchers!
The @royalsociety pairing scheme partners 30 research scientists with UK parliamentarians and civil servants. The scheme is open to social scientists and can make a real impact. Find out more and apply at - bit.ly/2EDw0FF. Closes 7 April 2019
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Our 2017 Impact Champion is @anandMenon1 @UKandEU. Presented by Dr Alan Gillespie, ESRC Chair. #impactprize
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The winner of our Future Promise award is @Clo_Holloway from @notts_psych @UniofNottingham: bit.ly/2XquYYO
Award presented by Linda McDowell from @oxfordgeography
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The new ADR UK (Administrative Data Research UK) website is now live: adruk.org/🎇
@adr_uk is an ESRC-funded investment that will transform the way researchers access public sector data, to enable new insights into UK society.
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High quality data is vital to social science research. We're investing a further £100M in longitudinal study @usociety and £37.5M in @UKDataService.
Boosting the UK's social science data infrastructure supports research to improve people's lives. More: orlo.uk/FPbma
ALT ESRC Executive Chair, Stian Westlake, said: ESRC invests in world-class social science data infrastructure on behalf of the UK. The substantial, long-term investment we are making today will provide researchers and policymakers with high-quality data to inform research that improves people’s lives across the country.
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Female researchers and innovators have changed the world.
Find out more on the @UKRI_News Women in Research and Innovation site: ow.ly/nTBg30iPhj7 #IWD2018
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And the winner of the Outstanding Impact in Public Policy #impactprize award is @abicadams from @OxfordEconomics @UniofOxford for her research relating to employment tribunal fees. Presented by @JuliaGillard: bit.ly/2K47SzO
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Addressing major societal challenges by harnessing government data - the Administrative Data Research Partnership will maximise the potential of administrative data as a resource for high-quality innovative research: bit.ly/2DAIkbk #ADRP #ThisIsSocialScience
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'70% of the projects we fund cannot be described with reference to just a single discipline' - Read our latest #esrcblog ow.ly/av9x30hI0m6
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The winner of the Outstanding Societal Impact award is ‘Improving lives affected by violence in ‘post conflict’ Colombia through the participatory development of a local Strategy for Peace in Buenaventura’. Congratulations! @SimonRushton8 @sheffielduni #ImpactPrize
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Our Festival of Social Science runs from 3-10 November and includes over 300 free events across the UK. See what events are taking place near you: bit.ly/2KaQjeh #esrcfestival #ThisIsSocialScience
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The ability to learn a language does not decline with age, according to new research by the University of York, funded by ESRC. The study found that older people with healthy brains are as skilled as teenagers in picking up foreign or unfamiliar words - ow.ly/Oo0450usDSc
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Check out @JennyKitzinger from @cardiffuni, a finalist in the ESRC Celebrating #ImpactPrize 2021. Ahead of the awards ceremony on 18 November at 4.30pm, watch a teaser of their short film.
Want to watch the ceremony live? Learn more - ukri.org/news/esrc-announces…
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A key priority for ESRC is to support the next generation of social scientists - blog post by @JaneElliott66: ow.ly/J6XH30e8b2T
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Our Festival of Social Science runs from 3-10 November and includes over 300 free events across the UK. See what events are taking place near you: bit.ly/2KaQjeh #esrcfestival #ThisIsSocialScience
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Winners of the Panel Choice award, which recognises finalists whose work shows great promise: Prof Emla Fitzsimons and Dr Praveetha Patalay @UCL, whose research helped bring adolescent mental health issues to national attention
#ImpactPrize @FitzsimonsEmla @PravPatalay
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Find out about "Research Impact at the UK Parliament" - great new ESRC-funded web resource for researchers #RIUKP nitter.app/YourUKParl/status/9361…
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The 2017 #esrcfestival of Social Science kicks off this weekend - what event will you attend in your local area? esrc.ac.uk/public-engagement…
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We're supporting new research to boost environmental resilience, wellbeing, and sustainability.
🌊 £14.8M Resilient Coastal Communities & Seas with @UKRI_News @ahrcpress @NERCscience & @DefraGovUK
🏡 £9.5M Place-based Sustainability Research
More: orlo.uk/4bTl9
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Join us for the ESRC Festival of Social Science, celebrating the vital role of social science in understanding our world! 🎉
Enjoy hundreds of free events across the UK and online.
📅 When: 19 Oct - 9 Nov
🔗 More: orlo.uk/Oz6yD
#ESRCFestival
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Outstanding Societal #ImpactPrize winner - Professor Kate Reed (@sheffielduni) and colleagues: bit.ly/2LCRKp2
@_rememberbaby @SocStudiesShef @UoHHealthSocSci
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Our week-long Festival of Social Science runs from 2-9 November. There's over 450 free events taking place across the UK.
Find an #ESRCFestival event near you: bit.ly/2zx3eTE
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Throughout 2019 we will be using the #ESRCBetterLives hashtag to showcase outstanding social science research and demonstrate how social science is relevant to everyone. Our Better Lives theme for January is 'Crime and justice'. What social science research has inspired you?
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New @research_uk #mentalhealth research agenda published today goo.gl/dCeroM and blog by @L_Arseneault goo.gl/JZXmDo 🎉
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Congratulations to @BristolUni’s Prof Rachel Murray, winner of the Outstanding International #ImpactPrize for 2023! Research led by her has helped ensure that victims of human rights violations in Africa are delivered due justice and this research has had life-changing impacts.
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Winner of the Outstanding Societal Impact category: Prof @YvonneJewkes from @UniOfBath, whose research on the effects of prison architecture has led to rehabilitation-focused designs in several new women’s prisons
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The UK Household Longitudinal Study @usociety has ten years of data! Covering health, education, employment, family & more, the study has built a rich picture of UK family life for researchers & organisations to explore. More: orlo.uk/Tn3Ko (1/3)
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Our 2019 #impactprize is now open! Tell us about the outstanding impacts you've achieved: ow.ly/9xSv305xCHm #ThisIsSocialScience
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NEWS: Two newly-appointed fellows will investigate effective ways for the UK's best research to feed into policy. The Areas of Research Interest fellowships are a partnership between ESRC and the Government Office for Science.
Read more:
socsi.in/TkgxS
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The #ESRCFestival is back! Running from 22 October to 13 November, the festival celebrates social science and promotes knowledge of UK social science research to new and existing audiences. Learn more - orlo.uk/EU7jq
ALT The ESRC Festival logo where a flag flies with the number '20' written on it. Underneath the flag the words 'Festival of social science' is written
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Congratulations to Jacky Clake, our Head of Communications, who today is celebrating 30 years at ESRC!
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We are recruiting members to join our Strategic Advisory Network. Applications are welcome from academics (including early career researchers), and professionals from the public, private and third sectors. Apply by 1 Feb: esrc.ukri.org/about-us/work-… … …
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Policy Internships Scheme (opportunities for PhD students): ow.ly/GgKF30cVCnk (closes 10 August) #esrcphd
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Funding opportunity: on behalf of UKRI, we are pleased to invite proposals for a new Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) call under the theme of equitable resilience! Apply by 17 April 2019. More information here - bit.ly/2sLgctF #esrcfunding
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Lessons learned through failure - what @OliviaMaynard17 learned from four unsuccessful fellowship applications... and one successful one: bit.ly/2R888gI #esrcblog
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The winner of the Outstanding Early Career Impact award is ‘Influencing policy and debate on end-of-life considerations for onshore renewables’. Congratulations! @RebeccaWindemer @cardiffuni #ImpactPrize
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The winner of ‘The John Hills Impact Prize 2022’ category of the #ImpactPrize is Professor Heather Joshi from @IOE_London @CLScohorts! Congratulations Heather and to our brilliant runners up
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Here's the latest #ESRCblog: Bringing social science into the forefront of interdisciplinary research – a reflection of my time at the ESRC by @TonyMcEnery blog.esrc.ac.uk/2018/04/20/b…
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What is corpus linguistics and how does it contribute to society? (by our new Research Director @TonyMcEnery) blog.esrc.ac.uk/2016/10/24/w…
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We are pleased to pre-announce the commissioning of four new calls under the Global Challenges Research Fund #GCRF ow.ly/fYrN30eahZG
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Today we’re launching an open consultation to inform our Review of the PhD in the Social Sciences.
We want to capture views from a diverse range of stakeholders on the strengths and limitations of current doctoral study.
To participate: bit.ly/2AZvyTc
ALT Text on twitter card says Reviewing PhD training in the social sciences.
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The @UKRI_News Policy Internships Scheme provides an opportunity for PhD students funded by the research councils to work for three months in highly impactful organisations: bit.ly/2KNz3PK #esrcphd #phdchat
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Outstanding Impact in Public Policy #impactprize winner - @AminaMemon1: ow.ly/p3Rm30cBP2R. Presented by Kelvin Hopkins MP.
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ESRC announces £27 million to boost research impact at universities across the UK -bit.ly/2Skztk0 @jenkrubin
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Are you an early career researcher who's looking for new ways to engage with your audience? You could apply to organise an ESRC Festival of Social Science event in November: bit.ly/2KaQjeh #esrcfestival #ECRchat
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Research on Research Awards: @wellcometrust call for researchers who use interdisciplinary methods to understand & improve how research is funded, practiced & evaluated. Deadline 30 May: wellcome.ac.uk/funding/resea… #ResearchOnResearch
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'70% of the projects we fund cannot be described with reference to just a single discipline' - Read our latest #esrcblog ow.ly/av9x30hI0m6
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Congratulations again to all our outstanding #ImpactPrize finalists.
See their case studies and videos: bit.ly/2NFUWmz
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Professor Lucie Cluver from @DSPI_Oxford is one of 13 women researchers profiled by @UKRI_News for International Women's Day #IWD2019
Read Lucie's story: bit.ly/2TAmIma
#BalanceForBetter #ESRCBetterLives
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Pre-call announcement: We're launching an open competition for an International Public Policy Observatory, to support policymakers in developing effective strategies for recovery from COVID-19's social, economic and public health impacts
Learn more: orlo.uk/EIyBM
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We'll be announcing 5 large grants tomorrow! We fund ambitious research with the potential to make significant economic or social impact.
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To help put #AdultSocialCare evidence into practice, we’re joining forces with @HealthFdn on a new Centre to promote and maintain people’s independence and wellbeing. Find out more: ukri.org/news/esrc-and-healt…
#ImprovingAdultCare
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Starting a new academic year and wondering how to make a policy impact in Parliament? @SarahFoxen of @POST_UK shares some useful tips and advice in this new #esrcblog blog.esrc.ac.uk/2018/09/10/n…
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Last year we launched a review of the PHD in social sciences - today we are publishing the findings which highlight the strengths and areas for potential change in our approach. Learn more- esrc.ukri.org/skills-and-car…
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ESRC announces the appointment of two new directors - we're delighted that @parkali and @Nightingale_P will be joining us: bit.ly/2SizHpe
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Huge congratulations to ESRC's Mental Health Leadership Fellow, Professor @L_Arseneault on her election to Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci! acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/new…
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Find out about "Research Impact at the UK Parliament" - great new ESRC-funded web resource for researchers #RIUKP nitter.app/YourUKParl/status/9361…
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We’re expanding the UK’s behavioural research capacity by investing £17m in @BehaviourRes_UK and a new Centre for Doctoral Training and Research Excellence in Understanding Behaviours, to address major societal challenges: orlo.uk/397Gi
ALT ESRC Executive Chair Stian Westlake said: "Successfully addressing society’s challenges requires a deep understanding of how and why people, organisations and groups behave the way they do. Ranging from how individuals live, work and make critical life choices, to behaviours that enable or hamper innovation and productivity across communities, businesses and the economy. Behavioural research was critical to the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and our ambition is to build on that legacy. ESRC’s new investments will boost the country’s capacity. Together they will generate insights and foster the research skills necessary to facilitate and inform evidence-based decision making by policymakers, industry and civil society."
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Runner-up in the Outstanding Impact in Public Policy #impactprize category - @DrJohnDrury from @Sussex_Psych @SussexUni: bit.ly/2yi3XKV
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The Festival of Social Science is going digital this year, so you can sign up for more events than ever before!
There’s over 300 free #ESRCFestival events to choose from, covering a wide range of topics and interests.
Find out more: ukri.org/news/celebration-of…
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The winner of the Outstanding International Impact award is ‘Refugee-Led Social Protection During COVID-19’. Congratulations! @alexander_betts @UniofOxford #ImpactPrize
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Breastfeeding in response to babies' needs rather than set intervals reduces risk of pain, difficulty or poor weight gain - @Prof_AmyBrown research has changed guidance worldwide ow.ly/x41y30ldmAA #WorldBreastfeedingWeek @MumsnetTowers
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New #ESRCfunding call! We're pleased to announce the ESRC-Alan Turing Institute Joint Fellowship Scheme 2018 - aimed at driving forward the development and application of cutting-edge data science to study major societal challenges: bit.ly/2LjlNPh
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New #gender and #diversity guide from @ScienceEurope on how to improve #genderequality in research organisations: scieur.org/gender-guide
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Our Festival of Social Science, 5-12 Nov. Hundreds of free events across UK. #esrcfestival ow.ly/43J93042Z80
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The winner of our Panel’s Choice ‘Future Promise Award’ is @Brett_Heasman from @PsychologyLSE @LSEnews (presented by @FalkinghamJane). Brett’s work has helped improve public understanding of autism: bit.ly/2JYTDsr
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We are recruiting members to join our Strategic Advisory Network. Applications are welcome from academics (including early career researchers), and professionals from the public, private and third sectors. Apply by 1 Feb: esrc.ukri.org/about-us/work-… …
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Seventy-three leading social scientists conferred as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences: bit.ly/2W75TNf
Congratulations to all the new @AcadSocSciences Fellows!
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Our Longitudinal Studies Strategic Review is out now! Read @Fairbairn_R's #ESRCblog on the findings and what they mean for the future of #LongitudinalStudies: bit.ly/2HXBfTS
And for the full report: bit.ly/2jJ10Jc
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