Economic and Social Research Council

Festival of Social Sciences: Saturday 7 November – Sunday 15 November 2020

The Economic and Social Research Council’s Festival of Social Sciences is an annual, weeklong series of […]

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Film screening: My marriage my choice

As part of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Festival of Science.

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ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2016

The ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2016 recognises and rewards ESRC-funded researchers who have achieved, or are […]

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Love your local MP?

New research from the British Election Study (BES) has found that contrary to popular perception, only […]

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Research funding record

The University secured a record-breaking £181m worth of new grants to fund its pioneering research in […]

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Teaching the science of learning

Children who are taught how to think and act like scientists develop a clearer understanding of the subject, a study has shown.

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Spotlight

Sex and religion, passive smoking and how to stop soft fruit going mouldy are just some of the highlights of the University’s media coverage over the last month.