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Economic and Social Research Council, the Glossary

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), formerly the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).^[1]

29 relations: Alison Park, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, European Science Foundation, Funding, Harold Wilson, Innovate UK, Jane Elliott (sociologist), Jennifer Rubin (policy analyst), Keith Joseph, Margaret Thatcher, Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), Michael Posner (economist), Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington, Natural Environment Research Council, Non-departmental public body, Paul Boyle, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Social science, Social Science Research Council, Swindon, UK Research and Innovation, UK Space Agency, United Kingdom, Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild, World War II.
Organisations based in Swindon

Alison Park

Alison Macdonald Park is a British social scientist and professor who served as executive chair of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) from 2021 to 2023.

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Arts and Humanities Research Council

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), formerly Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB), is a British research council, established in 1998, supporting research and postgraduate study in the arts and humanities.

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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, is a non-departmental public body (NDPB), and is the largest UK public funder of non-medical bioscience. Economic and Social Research Council and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council are organisations based in Swindon.

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Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery

The Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery, formerly the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership, is a research centre of University College, London (UCL) that focuses on revealing the impact of British slavery and, in particular, the implications of the Slave Compensation Act 1837.

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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is a British Research Council that provides government funding for grants to undertake research and postgraduate degrees in engineering and the physical sciences, mainly to universities in the United Kingdom. Economic and Social Research Council and engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council are organisations based in Swindon.

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European Science Foundation

The European Science Foundation (ESF) is an association of 11 member organizations devoted to scientific research in 8 European countries.

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Funding

Funding is the act of providing resources to finance a need, program, or project.

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Harold Wilson

James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British statesman and Labour Party politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976.

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Innovate UK

Innovate UK is the United Kingdom's innovation agency, which provides money and support to organisations to make new products and services. Economic and Social Research Council and innovate UK are organisations based in Swindon.

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Jane Elliott (sociologist)

Barbara Jane Elliott (born 25 January 1966) is a British sociologist and academic.

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Jennifer Rubin (policy analyst)

Jennifer Rubin is a British social scientist and policy analyst who is professor of public policy at King's College London.

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Keith Joseph

Keith Sinjohn Joseph, Baron Joseph, (17 January 1918 – 10 December 1994), known as Sir Keith Joseph, 2nd Baronet, for most of his political life, was a British politician.

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Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (13 October 19258 April 2013) was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.

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Medical Research Council (United Kingdom)

The Medical Research Council (MRC) is responsible for co-coordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom.

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Michael Posner (economist)

Michael Vivian Posner (25 August 1931 – 14 February 2006) was a University of Cambridge economics lecturer turned government adviser, who later worked to safeguard social science research in the United Kingdom.

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Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington

Michael Dunlop Young, Baron Young of Dartington, (9 August 1915 – 14 January 2002), was a British sociologist, social activist and politician.

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Natural Environment Research Council

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is a British research council that supports research, training and knowledge transfer activities in the environmental sciences. Economic and Social Research Council and Natural Environment Research Council are 1965 establishments in the United Kingdom and organisations based in Swindon.

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Non-departmental public body

In the United Kingdom, non-departmental public body (NDPB) is a classification applied by the Cabinet Office, Treasury, the Scottish Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive to public sector organisations that have a role in the process of national government but are not part of a government department.

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Paul Boyle

Paul Joseph Boyle,, FRSGS, FLSW (born 16 November 1964) is a British geographer, academic, and academic administrator.

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Science and Technology Facilities Council

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is a United Kingdom government agency that carries out research in science and engineering, and funds UK research in areas including particle physics, nuclear physics, space science and astronomy (both ground-based and space-based). Economic and Social Research Council and science and Technology Facilities Council are organisations based in Swindon.

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Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies.

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The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is a US-based, independent, international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing research in the social sciences and related disciplines. Economic and Social Research Council and social Science Research Council are members of the International Science Council.

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Swindon

Swindon is a town in Wiltshire, England.

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UK Research and Innovation

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is a non-departmental public body of the Government of the United Kingdom that directs research and innovation funding, funded through the science budget of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

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UK Space Agency

The United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the United Kingdom's civil space programme. Economic and Social Research Council and UK Space Agency are organisations based in Swindon.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild

Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild, (31 October 1910 – 20 March 1990), was a British scientist, intelligence officer during World War II, and later a senior executive with Royal Dutch Shell and N M Rothschild & Sons, and an advisor to the Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher governments of the UK.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_and_Social_Research_Council

Also known as ESRC, Economic & Social Research Council, Social Science Research Council (UK).