ESRC Society Today

The ESRC Business Engagement Strategy sets out our approach, outlining a number of mechanisms which will help increase our engagement with the business community. read more...

The ESRC funds and manages a range of schemes that bring ground breaking research from the UK's best universities straight to the heart of business. These include:

• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
• ESRC Enterprisers Training Programme
• Working in a policy or business environment
• Social Science Workplace Experience Programme (SSWEP) - undergraduate and postgraduate
• CASE Studentships

Academic researchers and business organisations collaborating together on projects of mutual interest is one of the most effective mechanisms for knowledge exchange and transfer.read more...

What are the trends and challenges in modern management? What is the average income in the UK? What is the typical cost of raising a child?

The ESRC provides information overviews on a wide range of topics which are of both personal and business interest for both UK and global markets including:

• Management in the UK
• Human Resources in the UK
• Organisational Performance in the UK
• Productivity in the UK
• Parenting in the UK
• World Economy and Global Trade

How are practices and behaviours being changed by technology? What is the changing nature of consumption in a global context?

The ESRC funds a wealth of data resources, which can be used to predict future consumer trends, as well as providing valuable information for strategic planning.read more...

• Centre for Longitudinal Studies
• Economic and Social Data Service
• Cultures of Consumption
• E-Society
• Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation (CSGR)

News and updates from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and its collaborative organisations.

• ESRC news
• External news
• Changing Lives, Changing Business - Free Publication Opportunity

Society Now - Summer issue

The Summer issue of Society Now looks at major events in society since the moon landing, in addition to articles on the paradox of tourism, school league tables, an interview with social affairs writer Polly Toynbee, and a supplement presenting the new Strategic Plan.

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• All ESRC publications

Pioneering research from the UK's leading universities is freely available, and can make a significant difference to your business. Moreover, you can help to shape future research agendas to ensure relevence and usability for your business. The ESRC funds a number of business related investments...read more...

• Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation (CARR)
• Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS)
• Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE)
• Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
• Centre for Competition Policy (CCP)
• Advanced Institute of Management Research (AIM)
• Evolution of Business Knowledge
• World Economy and Finance Programme

• Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (ISBE) 
• The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Technology Strategy Board (TSB) 
• The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)  
• Business Knowledge - Research Links