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ESRC LAUNCHES 2019 CELEBRATING IMPACT PRIZE The ESRC has launched the 2019 Celebrating Impact Prize. The ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize is an annual opportunity to recognize and celebrate the success of ESRC-funded researchers in achieving and enabling outstanding economic and/or societal impact from excellent social science research. There are six categories for
the Prize: n Outstanding Business and Enterprise Impact
n Outstanding Public Policy Impact n Outstanding Societal Impact n Outstanding International Impact n Outstanding Early Career Impact n Impact Champion
Applications are welcome from individuals or teams detailing the outstanding impact of their research,
PROFESSOR JENNIFER RUBIN APPOINTED TO INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY COUNCIL Professor Jennifer Rubin, ESRC Executive Chair, has been appointed to the independent Industrial Strategy Council. Andy Haldane, Chief Economist at the Bank of England, will act as Chair of the Council and will develop the work programme. The Council draws on expertise from business, academia and civil society across the UK. It will meet three to four times a year, and its remit will include reviewing the impact of the Industrial Strategy, its contribution to UK productivity growth and developing a series of success measures. Professor Rubin said: “I am
delighted to be asked to join the Industrial Strategy Council. It is a great opportunity to bring interdisciplinary social science to the endeavour, thinking about how we assess and evaluate the range of important outcomes for the economy and society. I look forward to working with the Chair and the wider Council in contributing to this important challenge.” For more information, see:
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knowledge exchange or impact- generating activities. ESRC Executive Chair, Professor
Jennifer Rubin said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for social scientists to be recognised for the impact their work makes. Previous winners have produced excellent work across a breadth of topics. I have no doubt that this year we will see a diverse range of entrants from across the social sciences.” All finalists have a film professionally made about their work and its impact, and winners are awarded £10,000 to spend on further knowledge exchange, public engagement or other communications activities. To apply, researchers (individually or in a team) complete an online form setting out their impact activities and achievements. This is
ESRC ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF LEGACY CENTRE STATUS FOR EXISTING ESRC CENTRES ESRC has announced the launch of legacy centre status and funding for existing ESRC centres. This represents the latest stage in the implementation of ESRC’s new graduated centres funding model, announced in 2017, introduced with the aim of fostering and sustaining a larger number of centres over the longer term. Legacy centre status introduces the
opportunity for centres to be invited to apply to be recognised as an ESRC centre for a further five-year period once substantial ESRC centre funding comes to an end, through a process of legacy centre status review. ESRC legacy centre status review
will be a rigorous process of review to establish the ongoing excellence and credibility of a former ESRC centre. Application for legacy centre status review is by invitation only. Centres will typically be invited to apply for this status as their transition funding comes to an end having received between eight and 10 years of funding from the ESRC, and should be largely self-sustaining. We have, as an exception, invited a small number of former ESRC centres
reviewed by academics, engagement and knowledge exchange experts and research users, and shortlisted applicants are invited to an interview, along with non-academic supporters who help describe the impact of their work. Finalists attend a high-profile awards ceremony, where the winners are announced. The 2019 Prize is now open for applications and the application deadline is 16:00 on 8 January 2019. For more information, see:
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to apply for the first legacy centre status review that were still active when the centres policy review began, but were unable to benefit from the opportunities created by this recent change in policy.
If successful, legacy centre status
will enable the centre to continue to brand itself as an ESRC centre, receive up to £100,000 funding (at 100% fEC) over the five-year period to support knowledge exchange and capacity-building activities, and seek advice and support from the ESRC in its communication and engagement activities. This extended period of recognition
is intended to: maximise the impact of the research activity and ESRC investment to date through support for knowledge exchange, capacity-building and communication activities; support the centre through its assurance of excellence in leveraging further funding; and support the centre’s efforts to ensure the influence and use of its research. For more information on the
review and the background and principles behind the revised funding model, see the centres policy summary:
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