Economic and Social Research Council research programme

We have formed a partnership with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to invest £800,000 into ground-breaking research on skills for sustainable communities.

This joint initiative will help formulate policies and practices for developing the skills and knowledge needed to create vibrant, prosperous and attractive communities.

Researchers based at UK higher education research institutions and other research institutions were eligible for one-year research grants of between £15,000 and £100,000.

Eleven projects have now been commissioned. They began in 2007 and will be completed in 2008.

Project Title	Institution
The challenge of learning from what works in the development of sustainable communities: closing the skills gap by raising competencies	Napier University and University of Salford
Skills for sustainable communities	Queen's University Belfast
Environmental skills and knowledge for sustainable rural communities: problems and prospects for the inclusion of young people	University of Exeter
Skills for managing spatial diversity	Queen's University Belfast
Assessing the practice and potential of situated learning in the work of building sustainable communities	University of the West of England
Exploring the role of schools in the development of sustainable communities	University of the West of England
Engaging with rivers in a period of uncertainty	University of Sheffield
SAKS: skills and knowledge builder for sustainable communities	Anglia Ruskin University
Motivating, engaging, leading and supporting skills and knowledge for sustainable communities - applying localised economies	Cardiff University
Developing the learning potential of appraisal in spatial planning	University of Liverpool
Enabling sustainable communities: supporting effective skills development for current and future core built environmental professionals	Kingston University

More info

Contact the programme coordinator Dr Robert Rogerson by email or call 0141 548 3037