Economic and Social Research Council Research Grants Board
Research Grants Board
Our Role
Our key role is to fund the highest quality research. We are responsible for managing the Research Standard Grants, Small Grants and Fellowship Schemes, awarding about 250 grants annually, as well as annual competitions such as Professional Fellowships, First Grants and Large Grants. Our annual budget exceeds £45 million.
How We Work
We meet four times a year (October, January, April and July). The 22-26 members (including chair and vice chair) are drawn from academics and users. Members are normally initially appointed for two years, and may be re-appointed for up to a further two years. New members are appointed every year to replace those at the end of their term of office. Details of vacancies are published in late autumn on the ESRC website, and in selected newspapers.
Membership
Chairman: Prof Carol Propper University of Bristol Vice Chair: Prof Claire O'Malley University of Nottingham Vice Chair: Prof Adam Tickell Royal Holloway University of London Members: Prof Peter Aggleton Institute of Education, London Prof Philip Allmendinger University of Reading Prof Orazio Attanasio UCL Prof George Boyne Cardiff University Prof Gavin Bremner University of Lancaster Prof Miriam David Institute of Education,London Prof Brian Francis University of Lancaster Prof Peter Gatrell University of Manchester Prof Bernadette Hayes University of Aberdeen Prof Neil MacFarlane University of Oxford Prof Stephen Monsell University of Exeter Dr Nicholas Owen User Member Prof Ed Page LSE Ms Elizabeth Ransom User Member Prof Diane Reay University of Cambridge Prof Gareth Rees Cardiff University Prof Constantine Sedikides University of Southampton Prof Margaret Slade University of Warwick Prof Barbara Townley University of St Andrews Prof Marilyn Vihman University of York Prof Robert Walker University of Oxford Prof Alan Warde University of Manchester Prof Harvey Whitehouse University of Oxford Prof Sally Wheeler Queens University, Belfast[1]
