This section highlights the research undertaken by ESRC's major investments, including programmes, centres, large grants, professorial fellowships and ventures.

• Environment and energy
• Understanding behaviour
• Technology and innovation
• Health and wellbeing
• Global economy
• Security and conflict
• Social diversity
• The Future of the UK and Scotland
• New research investments

Many of our research investments are through collaborations with other Research Councils and research users. For example:

• Collaborative research initiatives
• RCUK cross-council themes
• ESRC-DFID joint fund for poverty alleviation research
• DFID-ESRC Growth programme (DEGP)
  

Research resources

We also fund research resources - data services, centres, surveys, programmes and initiatives gathering and utilising research data.