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Introduction

 Exploring the interrelationships between religion and society.

Questions of belief, human culture, society and religion are complex, which is why the AHRC and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) have come together to explore the current developments of these subjects in both the arts and humanities and social sciences communities.

Background

The Religion and Society Programme will run for six years from January 2007. Funded by the AHRC and ESRC, it is the first UK research programme to foster collaborative endeavours across the arts and humanities and social sciences communities. 

The Programme

The Religion and Society programme's final call was announced in autumn 2008. The schemes available under this call will be Large and Small Research Grants. 

The closing date for proposals is:
Large Research Grants (outline stage) - Thursday 8th January 2009
Small Research Grants - Thursday 30th April 2009
 

To apply for an award, you should be actively engaged in research and be of postdoctoral standing. We regret that there is no funding available for postgraduate study within this programme, with the exception of PhD studentships attached to Large Grant applications.

For a list of Members of the Commissioning Panel and the Steering Committee can be downloaded:

pdf icon Commissioning Panel (12kb)

pdf icon Steering Panel (26kb)

Programme Contacts

Professor Linda Woodhead, Programme Director. Tel: 01524 592416

Laura Milne Day, Award Officer. Tel: 0117 9876685

Louise Matter, Senior Award Officer. Tel: 0117 9876605

Katherine Barkwith, Programme Manager. Tel: 0117 9876608

Dr Ian Farnden, ESRC Senior Science Manager. Tel: 01793 413017

Find out more

Full details about the programme, including contact details and current funding opportunities are at www.religionandsociety.org.uk

Funding Opportunities:

About AHRC Initiatives

This programme is one of the AHRC programmes which opens up opportunities for research that has intellectual and wider cultural, social or economic urgency and that the Council considers is best supported by concentrated investments. It will also assist researchers working on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary areas which do not fit into conventional funding opportunities.

What's New

The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) launches new shorter Knowledge Transfer Partnerships.

Find out more on the TSB website.

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Cultures of Consumption

The AHRC/ESRC funded Cultures of Consumption programme was a major multi-disciplinary programme which ran from 2002 to 2008.

Find out more about this Cultures of Consumption programme.