ESRC Impact Acceleration Account at Oxford

We are delighted to have been awarded a third Impact Acceleration Account in the latest competitive round of applications to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

£1.25 million has been awarded to Oxford University for activities over the period 2023-2028 that translate the university's social sciences research into social, economic and behavioural impact. The funding, the maximum grant available from the Impact Acceleration Account investment, has been given by the Economic and Social Research Council, part of UKRI - the public body sponsored by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology - and will be managed by the Social Sciences Division.

The IAA will help to address key societal challenges by working with other disciplines and relevant stakeholders, building deeper collaborative partnerships and effective engagement pathways to enable the uptake of research. As part of this, support will be given to innovation and commercialisation of social sciences research, working closely with Oxford University Innovation. It will also deliver impact in the local area, working in partnership with Oxford Brookes University, and local authorities, agencies, businesses and communities. The intention is to create a gateway between social sciences researchers and local partners who are interested in creating place-based impacts.

Queries to: esrciaa@socsci.ox.ac.uk

Social Sciences Impact Conference

Local Policy Lab

Social Sciences Impact Awards

Responsible knowledge exchange, engagement and impact

Responsible engagement

SDG Impact Fund

SHAPE innovation

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ESRC Festival of Social Science

Postgraduate skills development

Funded ESRC IAA Projects

Oxford's social science researchers are collaborating with external partners, both nationally and internationally, to enhance the impact of their research by engaging in Knowledge Exchange activities. Find out more about the excellent projects that have received funding from Oxford's ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) and the Higher Education and Innovation Fund (HEIF) in the summaries below.

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Caring for our historic buildings: a collaboration between Oxford researchers and English Heritage

Changing Lives

Changing Lives: Understanding what enables children growing up in adversity to thrive in modern Britain

Recommendations by researchers at Oxford's Rees Centre & the Uni of Bristol resulted in important policy changes for the education of looked after children, led to a collaboration with policymakers, subsequent research and further impacts on policy

Changing policy and practice around the education of looked after children

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Changing the conversation: how academic research is supporting Japanese education policy

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Changing the face of early years education policy and practice

Changing the future for Japanese children in care

Illustration of people in the city working groups model: researchers facilitating dialogue, asking probing questions; & policymakers pooling experiences, reflecting on past approaches, expanding ideas & building consensus.Reciprocal learning at the centre

City Working Groups: Supporting the inclusion of newcomers and destitute migrants in Europe

News and notices

ESRC IAA Privacy Notice

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Oxford awarded £1.25m for social sciences research

07 March 2023

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