Our Research
We fund research and training in social and economic issues. The research undertaken by ESRC's major investments, including programmes, centres, large grants, professorial fellowships and ventures. Our research topics provide news, information and research findings based around topics which cover our strategic challenges.
• Environment and energy
• Understanding behaviour
• Technology and innovation
• Health and wellbeing
• Global economy
• Security and conflict
• Social diversity
Our research
Modern day soldiers who mutilate enemy corpses or take body-parts as trophies are usually thought to be suffering from the extreme stresses of battle. But, research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) shows that this sort of misconduct has most often been carried out by fighters who viewed the enemy as racially different from themselves and used images of the hunt to describe their actions.
A unique investigation into the subject funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) provides a snapshot of a defining aspect of life - or indeed death.
The mothers of Britain's 'mixed families' are ensuring their children learn about their heritage and culture, according to a development project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). So, even if the child’s father hails from a minority background, it will still be the mother who is responsible for teaching them about the father’s culture.
Research shows that street furniture, barriers, parks, public spaces and neighbourhood architecture can stir up powerful emotions in local residents. This should be taken into account in programmes designed to reduce tensions and foster community cohesion.
Understanding linguistic diversity among London’s schoolchildren is key for the city’s future as a ‘global player’, research shows.
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