Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAAs) provide UK research organisations (ROs) that have a strong base of social sciences research with funding to support impact. This funding allows ROs to work with partners from all sectors to apply social sciences knowledge to challenges in society.
There are 32 UK organisations with ESRC IAAs. Each offers opportunities for social science research collaboration with partners and communities. These partners range from multinational corporations, governments and policymakers to community groups. Collaborations can be formal partnerships or informal knowledge exchange activities.
Many IAAs provide opportunities for partners and collaborators to help build links with researchers and ROs through projects and training.
Individual IAA projects range in scale from a few hundred pounds to tens of thousands of pounds each.
Credit: ESRC
Research organisations with ESRC IAAs (2023 to 2028)
Cluster 1
- Durham University
- The University of Edinburgh
- University of Glasgow
- Newcastle University
- Queen’s University Belfast
- University of Stirling
- University of Strathclyde
Cluster 2
- University of Huddersfield
- University of Leeds
- University of Liverpool
- The University of Manchester
- University of Sheffield
- University of York
Cluster 3
Cluster 4
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
- King’s College London
- London School of Economics and Political Sciences
- SOAS University of London
- University College London
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- University of Hertfordshire
- University of Surrey
Cluster 5
- Cardiff University
- Swansea University
- University of Bath
- University of Bristol
- University of Exeter
- University of Oxford
- University of Southampton
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For more information about ESRC IAAs, please contact: ImpactAccelerationAccounts@esrc.ukri.org