A collaborative partnership between the universities of Southampton, Edinburgh and Manchester, the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), has been awarded a £6.25-million grant from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The new award will commence, for a period of five years, in October 2014. The coordinating Hub of NCRM has been based at the University of Southampton since the Centre was first established in 2004. The opportunity to contribute to the next phase of the NCRM is an exciting challenge for social scientists at the University of Edinburgh. The excellence of the NCRM's work since 2004 in the development of innovative social science research methods and in the delivery of training and capacity building for social scientists is widely-acknowledged, and I am delighted at the prospect of Edinburgh-based colleagues being part of the further development of NCRM's national and international profile. At a time when social science's role is changing rapidly, it is an honour to participate in NCRM's shaping of emerging research and training agendas. Professor Fiona MackayDean of the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh Related links Discover the School of Social and Political Science Read more about the National Centre for Research Methods Publication date 15 Oct, 2015
