arts, humanities and social sciences -opportunities and challenges –paul boyle (esrc)
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Arts, Humanities and SocialSciences - Opportunities andChallenges Paul Boyle
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Introductiono ESRC, AHRC and BA represent half of the active
researchers and disciplines in UK
o ESRC UK funder of long-term, strategic social scienceresearch
o ESRC funded research, data and people support all
sectors of UK economyo UK has outstanding social science research
base
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Fundingo ESRC budget 11/12 approx. 203m
o Research funding frozen
o ESRC - 12% cut in real terms to Programme budget
o ESRC - 23% cut in real terms to Administration budget
o Important to continue to invest in the future:
o Long-term infrastructure
o Next generation of research leaders
o Areas of major national importance
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Investing in the Futureo Three priority areas
o Global Economic Performance and Sustainable
Growth
o Influencing Behaviour and InformingInterventions
o Vibrant and Fair Society
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Social Science Researcho Priorities represent a range of critically important
social science questions to be addressed, e.g.:
o Sustainability of Economic Performance andGrowth
o Interdependent Powers (Rising Powers)
o Behavioural Change e.g. motivation/incentives,environmental behaviour
o Inequality
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Demand Managemento Aim to have fewer, high-quality applications so best
social science is funded in most effective way
o Introduced initial programme of measures to improveself-regulation and changes to peer review andsubmission policies
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12 week consultation on additional measures shouldthey be necessary
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Restructuring Schemeso Focusing resources on longer, larger grants ambitious
social science.
o Phase out Small Grants schemeo Increase lower and upper thresholds for Standard Grants
scheme
o Considering new ways of supporting innovation
o Invest in Future Leaders
o Integrate Postdoctoral Fellowships and First Grants create a single Future Leaders scheme
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Restructuring Schemeso Streamlining: fewer but more flexible research
competitions
o Merge Large Grants and Centreso Phase out Mid-Career Fellowships
o Result a simpler but coherent set of opportunities
o Developing some new funding opportunities in priorityareas such as Rising Powers and InterdependentFutures
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Data Infrastructureo ESRC supports some of the worlds leading studies
o Strong data infrastructure is an essential core resource
o Underpin research and training, and provide evidenceto both academic and non-academic researchers
o Only ESRC supports these kinds of large, long-term
investmentso The longitudinal jewels appreciate in value
o Despite cuts to capital, we will protect a core data
infrastructure
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Economic and Societal Impacto ESRC does excellent research that has impact
o Creating, assessing and communicating impact is
central to all our activitieso ESRC attracts 28m of additional co-funding from
Government Depts, 3 rd sector and international bodies
o Business/private sector a priority for increasedengagement
o Public Engagement through Committees, Networks,
annual Festival of Social Science, RCUK concordat
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o Many of the biggest research challenges are cross-disciplinary
o RCUK cross-council challenges combine science,technology, art, humanities and social sciences
o Social science central to all ESRC lead on GlobalUncertainties programme
o Existing collaborations such as 20m New Dynamicsof Ageing and smaller scale fellowships
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Joint statement on early and mid-career support
Collaboration
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