Economic and Social Research Council
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The Economic and Social Research Council is the UK’s main public funding body for research and training in the economic and social sciences.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-departmental public body
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public funding body ⓘ research council ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ESRC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aims |
to build research capacity in social sciences
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to inform public policy ⓘ to support high-quality research in economic and social sciences ⓘ to support training of researchers ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employerOf |
economists
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social scientists ⓘ |
| field |
economic sciences
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social sciences ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
business and management
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crime and justice ⓘ data infrastructure ⓘ demography and population studies ⓘ economic policy ⓘ education ⓘ environment and energy ⓘ governance and politics ⓘ health and wellbeing ⓘ social policy ⓘ |
| formerName | Social Science Research Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| funds |
doctoral training
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economic research ⓘ knowledge exchange activities ⓘ postgraduate training ⓘ research centres ⓘ research programmes ⓘ social science research ⓘ |
| hasFundingSource | UK government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainPurpose | funding research and training in economic and social sciences ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Swindon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | UK Research and Innovation council structure ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
higher education sector
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research sector ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | UK Research and Innovation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UK research funding system ⓘ |
| regulates | no ⓘ |
| role |
main UK public funding body for research in economic and social sciences
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main UK public funding body for training in economic and social sciences ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ukri.org/councils/esrc/ ⓘ |
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