Professor Paul Boyle Chief Executive ESRC RCUK International Champion ESRC in Context NonDepartmental Public Body established in 1965 largely funded through the Department of Business Innovation and Skills ID: 751052
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Education Funding – ESRC Perspective
Professor Paul Boyle, Chief Executive ESRC, RCUK International ChampionSlide2
ESRC in Context
Non-Departmental Public Body, established in 1965, largely funded through the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (
BIS
)
The major public sector funder of social science research and post graduate training in the UK
Key Principles:
Quality
Impact
IndependenceSlide3
ESRC Funding
Total budget for 2013/14 is £204m (BIS allocation of £181m)
CSR 2010:
2% cut in real terms to Programme budget
23% cut in real terms to Admin budget
Distribution of ESRC funding 2013/14Slide4
Funding Opportunities
Schemes, competitions and initiatives to provide grants for original research
Centres and Large grants focused on key themes affecting society and the economy
Major capital resource for longitudinal and cross-sectional studies
Postgraduate funding
Knowledge exchange opportunities - ESRC has recently launched the Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAAs)
Seminars seriesSlide5
Development of Strategic Priorities
Strategic Priorities
Economic Performance and Sustainable Growth
Influencing Behaviour and Informing Interventions
A Vibrant and Fair Society
To be reviewed regularly – ensure responsive to emerging questions in each area.
Refreshed February 2013Assessed achievements to date and identified gaps to be filledConsidered how we respond to urgent but unpredictable scientific opportunitiesSlide6
Capability
Activities
Lead Committee (plus support)
Evidence
Data infrastructure (‘Big Data’)
Building of supporting research infrastructure
MIC
‘What Works’ Centres
Delivering evidence to inform policy
Council
Macro-economics
Capacity building, data
TSC (MIC)
Economic Performance and Sustainable Growth
Business innovation
Research
RC
Financial Markets
Research, data, international
RC (MIC)
Cities
Research, data, international, TSB
RC (MIC)
Social Science
of Environmental Change
Research, international, capacity building, TSB
RC (MIC,TSC)
Influencing Behaviour and Informing Interventions
Epigenetics and Educational Neuroscience
Research, data, capacity building, TSB
RC (MIC,TSC)
Innovation in Health and Social Care
Research, international
RC
Higher Education (UK and developing
areas)
Research
RC
Fair and Vibrant Society
Civil Society and Social Innovation
Research, data, international, capacity building
RC (MIC)
Social Media
Research, data and methods
MIC (RC)
The
New Dynamics of
Work
Research
RC
The Future of the
UK in Europe
Research, data, international
CouncilSlide7
Capability
Activities
Lead Committee (plus support)
Evidence
Data infrastructure (‘Big Data’)
Building of supporting research infrastructure
MIC
‘What Works’ Centres
Delivering evidence to inform policy
Council
Macro-economics
Capacity building, data
TSC (MIC)
Economic Performance and Sustainable Growth
Business innovation
Research
RC
Financial Markets
Research, data, international
RC (MIC)
Cities
Research, data, international, TSB
RC (MIC)
Social Science
of Environmental Change
Research, international, capacity building, TSB
RC (MIC,TSC)
Influencing Behaviour and Informing Interventions
Epigenetics and Educational Neuroscience
Research, data, capacity building, TSB
RC (MIC,TSC)
Innovation in Health and Social Care
Research, international
RC
Higher Education (UK and developing
areas)
Research
RC
Fair and Vibrant Society
Civil Society and Social Innovation
Research, data, international, capacity building
RC (MIC)
Social Media
Research, data and methods
MIC (RC)
The
New Dynamics of
Work
Research
RC
The Future of the
UK in Europe
Research, data, international
CouncilSlide8
Partnerships and Collaboration
A fundamental shift towards a collaborative approach, with partnership and co-funding at the heart of all that we do:
We attract £23m of additional co-funding from government departments, private sector, civil society and international bodies
Co-production ensures research is better placed to inform policy and practice, increasing the likelihood of impact.
P
rivate sector prioritised for increased engagement and co-funding
Increasingly viewed as partner of choice for government departments and other organisationsLongstanding partnership with DFIDWork with Cabinet Office to establish ‘What Works’ networkSlide9
ESRC’s Development Research Portfolio
Title:
Total Funding
Co-funders:
Start date:
Joint Fund for Poverty Alleviation
£62.9M
ESRC/DFID
2005
Growth Research Programme- DEGRP
£20.9M
DFID/ESRC
2011
China and Africa research programme
£4.5M
DFID/ESRC
2014
Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation- ESPA
£40.5M
NERC/DFID/ESRC
2009
Population, reproductive health and economic development (POPOV)
£2.9M
ESRC/Hewlett Foundation
2012
Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems -ZELS
£19.5M
DFID/BBSRC/ESRC/
MRC/NERC/DSTL
2013
U
nlocking the
P
otential of
Gro
undwater for the Poor (
UPGro
)
£12M
DFID/NERC/ESRC
2013
Health Systems Research
£15M
DFID/
Wellcome
/MRC/ESRC
2013
Education Systems Research
£20M
DFID/ESRC
2014Slide10
Examples of ESRC Funded Educational Research
Teaching and Learning Programme (
TLRP
) – ran from 1999-2009 totalling £30m
Science and Mathematics Education (TISME) – research funded in partnership with the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, The Institute of Physics and the Association of Science Education
Technology
Enchanced Learning (TEL) is a ESRC/EPSRC funded programme which has just concluded – research ranging from early childhood development through schools further and higher education as well as professional and workplace learningLearning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies (ESRC Centre) investigates the role of lifelong learning in promoting economic competitiveness and social cohesionSlide11
ESRC Priorities related to Education
Higher Education
Research into a dynamic and broad area – in the UK and with international comparison
HE is an increasingly competitive and collaborative international landscape with great potential for new research topics
Education and Development
Partnership with DFID to explore challenges and research questions moving beyond access to education focus of Millennium Development Goals (MDG2) to focus on raising learning outcomesSlide12
Higher Education landscape – dynamic and worthy of New Research?
Introduction of fees
Increasing numbers of overseas students
Debates around widening participation
New technologies including MOOCs
Potential for changing funding models
Challenges for graduates in the labour marketDifferent country-specific models of deliverySlide13
Higher
Education as an Emerging
Priority
In development – overarching theme The Future of HE; how higher education is organised and funded, and what it is for – its purpose and nature
Including a series of interlinked and overlapping potential research priorities – some clear relevance to international development
Planned activities under HE to be discussed at forthcoming ESRC Research CommitteeSlide14
The Developing Research Programme
Five potential themes which are under discussion and therefore may be subject to change –
Organisation of HEIs and the HE system
Equity in higher education participation
Curriculum, pedagogy and modes of provision
Higher education for the public good
The academic labour marketSlide15
ESRC-DFID Strategic Research Partnership
To ESRC, International Development represents a complex set of global societal challenges that must be addressed through a broad range of cross-disciplinary social science research
DFID and ESRC co-fund initiatives when we identify strong potential for both development impact and cutting-edge science
Collaborative research funding managed by a dedicated International Development Research team within ESRCSlide16
ESRC/DFID Education and Development:Raising Learning Outcomes in Education Systems
Will fund a portfolio of research on critical policy areas currently constraining developing country education systems from translating resources into better learning
outcomes
for all
Key aim is to provide policymakers and practitioners with
concrete ideas
on how to improve learning and understanding of how these will translate to their specific context and institutionsSlide17
ESRC/DFID Education and Development:Raising Learning Outcomes in Education Systems
Three key areas:
How do interacting
contextual dynamics
enable or inhibit the delivery of quality education in specific country contexts?
How do
specific policies or interventions designed to delivery quality education and learning for all interact with these contextual dynamics, and with what impact within and beyond the education system?How do we better understand, measure and evaluate educational quality and learning outcomes in development contexts?Slide18
ESRC/DFID Education and Development:Raising Learning Outcomes in Education Systems
£20 million to be awarded over three annual calls
Each annual call will have a thematic focus
First call of £5m focuses on ‘
Effective Teaching
’ and closes 25 March
A range of levels of funding are available in the first call:Small grants: up to £150K on any topic within the scope of the programme. 1 year duration.Medium grants: £200-500K for projects related to ‘Effective teaching’. 2-3 years duration.Large grants: up to £1m for projects that will produce a significant data resource with strong potential for secondary use. Must address ‘Effective Teaching’ and other dynamics influencing teaching practices and learning outcomes. Up to 5 years duration.