Water – Energy – Food ESRC Research Priorities

Perfect Storm Workshop, Exeter 24th July 2012

Overview

▶ESRC Strategic Priorities

▶ESRC Areas of Interest

▶Current/Forthcoming Activities*

▶Routes to Funding

ESRC Strategic Priorities

▶Economic Performance and Sustainable Growth – What are the determinants of economic performance and sustainable growth? – How to secure benefits for populations in the UK and in other countries? – How to improve stability and resilience of economies?

▶Influencing Behaviour and Informing Interventions – How to understand behaviour and risks at multiple levels and a variety of

contexts? – How and why do behaviours change? – How does the interplay of childhood, family, community and wider society

influence inequalities in wellbeing?

▶A Vibrant and Fair Society– What are inclusive communities and how best can we achieve them? – How do individuals and communities most effectively make their voices heard? – How mobile is our society?

▶Whole Systems Approaches– Truly interdisciplinary science– Integrated modelling

▶Economics– Markets, Frameworks– Business models– Risks

▶Social– Behaviour change (or not)– Public perception/Social acceptability– Politics – Who gets what, where and why?

ESRC Areas of Interest

Current/Forthcoming Activities*

▶Food– Global Food Security (GFS) – Global Supply Chain

Resilience– Agri-Soils

▶Energy– Energy Programme (RCEP)– EUED– Bio-Energy Crop Production– Future Energy System(s)?

▶Water– Droughts Initiative– Flooding – FCERM– UpGro

▶LWEC– Global Environmental

Change– Resource Scarcity– Changing Rainfall Patterns– Demographic changes

*No Guarantees!!

Current/Forthcoming Activities*

▶Responsive Mode– Standard Grants

Scheme▪Up to 5 yrs▪£200K - £2m▪Cross Council Funding

Agreement

– Annual Competitions▪Centres/Large Grants

(CLG)▪~£5m - up to 5 yrs▪Professorial Fellowships▪Future Research Leaders

(FRL)

▶Directive Mode– Ventures

▪ESRC contribution up to 50%

▪Co-designed with 1 or more partners

▪Flexible arrangements▪Multi-modal

– Targeted Calls▪Strategic/Emerging areas▪Variable parameters▪Address clear gaps

ESRC Funding Avenues

Thank You For Listening

Questions?