Research Centre for Social Sciences
York ESRC IAA
University of York Economic and Social Research Council Impact Acceleration Account (2023-2028)
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAAs) support a range of knowledge sharing activities within the social sciences, which are of demonstrable benefit to both society and the economy. IAAs allows researchers to respond to research impact opportunities in more flexible, responsive and creative ways. The central aims of the York IAA are:
- to increase the capacity for social sciences commercialisation and impact at scale
- to build robust policy and regional stakeholder engagement mechanisms
- to stimulate the movement of people and ideas across boundaries
- to embed culture change and interdisciplinarity
Thematic Priorities
In line with our institutional strategy that commits us to identifying “areas of challenge and change in our society that will be central to our pursuit of public good over the next decade”, the York ESRC IAA will seek to generate a step-change in activity around four Thematic Priorities. These are not exclusive – the IAA supports projects drawing on the whole range of ESRC-remit research – but strategic funding is ring-fenced to accelerate research impact and partnership-building in these areas.
- Theme 1: Enabling the Sustainable Society - Lead: Prof. Steve Cinderby (Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute York)
- Theme 2: Nurturing an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for Inclusive Growth, Innovation and Productivity - Lead: Prof. Kiran Trehan (Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Partnerships and Engagement)
- Theme 3: Towards a Healthy and Caring Society - Lead: Prof. Kate Pickett (Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences)
- Theme 4: Vulnerability and Social Justice - Lead: Prof. Adam Crawford (Professor of Criminology & Co-Director of ESRC Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre; Deputy Associate Dean for Research (Impact & Knowledge Exchange))
Funding schemes
There are three IAA funding calls per annum, with funding available across all of the university's impact acceleration, translational, knowledge exchange, and research priming funds. Applications for small awards (of <£2,000) can be submitted at any time. Further details are available on the Internal Funding webpages (University of York staff access only).
Contact us
The ESRC IAA team welcome discussion on project or capacity building ideas, at any stage of development. Please complete the relevant form, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
- If you are a member of staff with a project idea, please complete this expression of interest form
- If you are external to the University of York, please complete this contact form
In exceptional circumstances funding may be permitted between advertised funding rounds. Please contact us regarding out-of-round applications, and any other enquiries (esrc-iaa@york.ac.uk).
