Opportunity profile: Do your homework for data research call

 

Applicants to ESRC scheme should check their project is feasible before applying

Top tips

• Make the most of available resources to ensure you have designed a question the data can answer.
• Public engagement should be incorporated in bids.
• Consider and demonstrate awareness of the Digital Economy Act and the Five Safes framework.
• Commitment to the wider research community is also important.

Administrative Data Research UK—a partnership that aims to convert public sector data into research assets which then can feed back into public policy—has opened its 2025 research fellowship scheme, supported by the Economic and Social Research Council.