Oxford's social scientists recognised at ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2021
18 November 2021
The outstanding societal impact of three teams of Oxford social scientists has been celebrated at the ESRC's prestigious Celebrating Impact Prize 2021
The ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize celebrates the achievements of ESRC-funded researchers in enabling outstanding economic or societal impact from excellent research.
Professor Timothy Power, Head of the Social Sciences Division, said, 'I am delighted for all our winners and finalists in the ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize - this is wonderful news, and richly deserved recognition of the profound difference these teams are making in the world through their rigorous research and their engagement with non-academic partners.'
Our warmest congratulations to the winners and finalists in this year's Prize:
Professor Alexander Betts, Evan Easton-Calabria, and Kate Pincock from the Refugee Studies Centre were named winners of the Outstanding International Impact award for their 'Refugee-Led Social Protection During COVID-19’. Watch the ESRC's film about their impact below:
Dr Sarah Spencer, Jacqueline Broadhead, Nicola Delvino and Denis Kierans from COMPAS were also amongst the finalists for the Celebrating Impact Prize for their project supporting European and UK cities to integrate newcomers and vulnerable migrants. Watch the ESRC's film about their impact below: