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Application title

In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application.
We may make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for example:
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<li>opinion-formers</li>
<li>policymakers</li>
<li>the public</li>
<li>the wider research community</li>
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Guidance for writing a summary
Clearly describe your proposed work in terms of:
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<li>the challenge the infrastructure addresses</li>
<li>aims and objectives</li>
<li>potential applications and benefits</li>
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This will be used to help select the most appropriate assessors for your application.

Summary

This information is used to determine eligibility for ESRC funding and to assist in the selection of appropriate assessors. Select one primary area of research from the following list of social disciplines and enter into the text field:
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<li>area</li>
<li>demography&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>development studies&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>economics&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>education&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>environmental planning&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>history&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>human geography&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>law &amp; legal studies&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>linguistics&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>management &amp; business studies&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>political science &amp; international studies&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>psychology&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>science and technology studies&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>social anthropology&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>social policy&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>social work&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>sociology&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>tools, technologies &amp; methods&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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Enter the primary discipline for this project

Primary discipline classification

Explain how the proposed infrastructure will:
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<li>be timely, given current trends and context&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>meet the evidenced needs of clearly identified user groups&nbsp;</li>
<li>have measurable impact&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>enable high quality and important policy making translation&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>meet the strategic aims of the funder or government&nbsp;</li>
<li>offer training opportunities&nbsp;</li>
<li>enhance, benefit and complement the existing landscape&nbsp;</li>
<li>support innovation in policy to research&nbsp;stakeholder engagement</li>
<li>be of international importance (if applicable)&nbsp;</li>
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References may be included within this section.
Within this section you can also demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form, such as images, if relevant.
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<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 8MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
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Your application may be rejected if images are provided without a descriptive legend in the text box, or are used to replace text that could be input into the text box.

What are you hoping to achieve with the proposed infrastructure?

Vision

We expect you to show how your approach includes:
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<li>a credible management plan including strategic and operational matters&nbsp;</li>
<li>if applicable, a legal model&nbsp;</li>
<li>details of governance</li>
<li>feasibility of the project plan that details activities and deliverables that will be undertaken during the six-month scoping stage and the main delivery phase (three years) following the gateway review (see Scoping phase and gateway review section)</li>
<li>work plan, milestones, deliverables, and the ESRC&rsquo;s externally commissioned evaluation in the form of a Gantt chart or similar&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>identification of risks and appropriate mitigation in the form of key performance indicators (KPIs) to determine the delivery of outputs and outcomes&nbsp;</li>
<li>plans for support and maintenance of the proposed infrastructure over the estimated life span, identifying future needs and potential upgrades&nbsp;</li>
<li>details of access and usage particularly where a culture of infrastructure sharing may extend use to the policy community&nbsp;</li>
<li>training and development of staff and those who may interact with the infrastructure, including Research Technical Professionals</li>
<li>a description of the working environment</li>
<li>identification of how accessibility and inclusiveness have been incorporated into the design of the project&nbsp;</li>
<li>plans for operational sustainability and legacy beyond the end of UKRI funding These could include cost recovery models, securing additional funding, development or expansion after the initial period of funding</li>
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References may be included within this section.
Within this section you can also demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form, such as images, if relevant.
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<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 8MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
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Your application may be rejected if images are provided without a descriptive legend in the text box, or are used to replace text that could be input into the text box.

What are your plans to manage and deliver the proposed infrastructure?

Approach

Evidence of how you, and if relevant your team, have:
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<li>the relevant experience (appropriate to career stage)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>the right balance of skills and expertise&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>the appropriate leadership and management skills and your approach to develop others&nbsp;</li>
<li>contributed to developing a positive research environment and wider community&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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The word count for this section is 1,650 words: 1,150 words to be used for R4RI modules (including references) and, if necessary, a further 500 words for Additions.
Use the R&eacute;sum&eacute; for Research and Innovation (R4RI) format to showcase the range of relevant skills you, and if relevant, your team (project and project co-leads, researchers, technicians, specialists, partners and so on), have and how this will help to deliver the proposed work. You can include individuals&rsquo; specific achievements but only choose past contributions that best evidence their ability to deliver this work.
Complete this section using the R4RI module headings listed below. You should use each heading once and include a response for the whole team, see the<a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/before-you-apply/resume-for-research-and-innovation-r4ri-guidance/#:~:text=UKRI%20committed%20to%20adopting%20a,UKRI%20throughout%202022%20and%202023."> </a><a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/before-you-apply/resume-for-research-and-innovation-r4ri-guidance/#:~:text=UKRI%20committed%20to%20adopting%20a,UKRI%20throughout%202022%20and%202023.">UKRI guidance on R4RI</a>. You should consider how to balance your answer, and emphasise where appropriate the key skills each team member brings:
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<li>contributions to the generation of new ideas, tools, methodologies, or knowledge &nbsp;</li>
<li>the development of others and maintenance of effective working relationships &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>contributions to the wider research and innovation community &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>contributions to broader research or innovation users and audiences and towards wider societal benefit &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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Additions: Provide any further details relevant to your application. This section is optional and can be up to 500 words. You should not use it to describe additional skills, experiences or outputs, but you can use it to describe any factors that provide context for the rest of your R4RI (for example, details of career breaks if you wish to disclose them).
You should complete this section as a narrative. Do not format it like a CV.
<a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/publications/roles-in-funding-applications/">The roles in funding applications policy</a> has descriptions of the different project roles.
Within this section you can also demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form, such as images, if relevant.
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<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 8MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
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Your application may be rejected if images are provided without a descriptive legend in the text box, or are used to replace text that could be input into the text box.

Why are you the right individual or team to deliver and manage the proposed infrastructure?

Applicant and team capability to deliver

Provide a Statement of Support from your research organisation detailing how they will support you, as the applicant, and your proposed activities. This should include details of any matched funding that will be provided to support the activity and any additional support that might add value to the work.
Assessors will be looking for a strong statement of support from your research organisation. This information should have been approved for submission by an appropriate institutional authority.
You must also include the following details:
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<li>a significant person&rsquo;s name, their position and office or department, or all</li>
<li>office address or web link</li>
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Provide your response as a PDF document, see detailed guidance in the file upload guidance. In the text box simply enter &lsquo;attachment provided&rsquo;

Provide details of support from your research organisation.

Your organisation’s support

Provide a data management plan that clearly details how you will comply with UKRI&rsquo;s published<a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/manage-your-award/publishing-your-research-findings/making-your-research-data-open/"> data sharing policy</a>, which includes detailed guidance notes.
Demonstrate that you have designed your proposed work so that you can appropriately manage and share data in accordance with <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/publications/esrc-research-data-policy/">ESRC&rsquo;s Research Data Policy</a> and <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/councils/esrc/guidance-for-applicants/research-ethics-guidance/">ESRC Framework for Research Ethics</a> (if applicable).
Within the Data management and sharing section we also expect you to:
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<li>plan<a class="govuk-link" href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/learning-hub/research-data-management/plan-to-share/esrc-data-management-plan-and-policy/"> for the research through the life cycle of the award</a> until data is accepted for archiving by the UK Data Service (UKDS) or a responsible data repository</li>
<li>demonstrate compliance with <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/publications/esrc-research-data-policy/">ESRC&rsquo;s Research Data Policy</a> and <a class="govuk-link" href="https://www.ukri.org/councils/esrc/guidance-for-applicants/research-ethics-guidance/">ESRC Framework for Research Ethics</a>. This should include confirmation that existing datasets have been reviewed and why currently available datasets are inadequate for the proposed research</li>
<li>cover any legal and ethical considerations of collecting, releasing or storing the data, including consent, confidentiality, anonymisation, security and other ethical issues</li>
<li>include any challenges to data sharing, for example copyright or data confidentiality, with possible solutions discussed to optimise data sharing</li>
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Enter N/A in the text box if not applicable to your proposed work.

How will you manage and share data collected or acquired through the proposed work?

Data management and sharing

Explain how your EDI plan:
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<li>is effective and appropriate to embed EDI</li>
<li>comprehensively identifies the key EDI challenges and how they will be addressed and managed</li>
<li>will report and measure EDI outcomes</li>
<li>will maximise awareness of and mitigate against bias in your team and the wider community in terms of gender, ethnicity or any other protected characteristic through processes, behaviours and culture</li>
<li>describes how your approach will build upon and integrate existing EDI good practice into your proposed work</li>
<li>will share good practice with the wider community to ensure your research has maximum impact</li>
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Within this section you can also demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form, such as images, if relevant.
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<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 8MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
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Your application may be rejected if images are provided without a descriptive legend in the text box, or are used to replace text that could be input into the text box.
References may be included within this section.

What approaches and activities do you have planned that will embed EDI into your proposed work?

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

Explain how your proposed work will embed environmental sustainability throughout its aims, objectives, operations and research outcomes.
Within this section you can also demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form, such as images, if relevant.
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<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 8MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
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Your application may be rejected if images are provided without a descriptive legend in the text box, or are used to replace text that could be input into the text box.
References may be included within this section.

How will you embed environmental sustainability within the grant activities?

Embedding environment sustainability

Enter the words &lsquo;attachment supplied&rsquo; in the text box. Each letter or email you provide should:
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<li>confirm the partner&rsquo;s commitment to the project</li>
<li>clearly explain the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the work to them</li>
<li>describe any additional value that they bring to the project</li>
<li>be no more than one A4 page in length</li>
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Ensure you have prior agreement from project partners so that, if you are offered funding, they will support your project as indicated in the project partners&rsquo; section.
For audit purposes, UKRI requires formal collaboration agreements to be put in place if an award is made.
Do not provide letters of support from host and project co-leads' research organisations.
We would hope that applications would include relevant project partners, however, if no project partners are included please upload a PDF that states 'no project partners'.

Upload a single PDF containing the letters or emails of support from each partner you named in the Project partners section. These should be uploaded in English or Welsh only.

Project partners letters or emails of support

If you will need to use a facility (including access to, and use of data infrastructure), follow your proposed facility&rsquo;s normal access request procedures. Ensure you have prior agreement so that if you are offered funding, they will support the use of their facility on your project. ESRC encourages the use of secondary and linked datasets.
For each requested facility you will need to provide the:
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<li>name of facility, copied and pasted from the <a class="govuk-link" href="https://ukri-tfs-prod-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Facility+Information+for+TFS+updated+Sept+24.docx">facility information list (DOCX, 42KB)</a></li>
<li>proposed usage or costs, or costs per unit where indicated on the facility information list&nbsp;</li>
<li>confirmation you have their agreement where required&nbsp;</li>
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Facilities should only be named if they are on the facility information list above. If you will not need to use a facility, please enter N/A into the text box.

Does your proposed work require the support and use of a facility?

Facilities

Demonstrate that you have identified and evaluated:
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<li>the relevant ethical or responsible research and innovation considerations</li>
<li>how you will manage these considerations </li>
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If you are collecting or using data you should identify:
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<li>any legal and ethical considerations of collecting, releasing or storing the data (including consent, confidentiality, anonymisation, security and other ethical considerations and, in particular, strategies to not preclude further re-use of data) </li>
<li>formal information standards that your proposed work will comply with.&nbsp;</li>
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Within this section you can also demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form, such as images, if relevant.
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<li>use images sparingly and only to convey important information that cannot easily be put into words</li>
<li>insert each new image onto a new line</li>
<li>provide a descriptive legend for each image immediately underneath it (this counts towards your word limit)</li>
<li>files must be smaller than 8MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format</li>
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Your application may be rejected if images are provided without a descriptive legend in the text box, or are used to replace text that could be input into the text box.

What are the ethical and RRI implications and issues relating to the proposed work?  If you do not think that the proposed work raises any ethical or RRI issues, explain why. 

Ethics and responsible research and innovation (RRI) 

Demonstrate how your proposed international collaboration relates to Trusted Research and Innovation, including:
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<li>list the countries your international project co-leads, project partners and visiting researchers, or other collaborators are based in</li>
<li>if international collaboration is involved, explain whether this project is relevant to one or more of the <a class="govuk-link" href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnational-security-and-investment-act-guidance-on-notifiable-acquisitions%2Fnational-security-and-investment-act-guidance-on-notifiable-acquisitions&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBenjamin.Sharman%40ukri.org%7Ce3080a5761be430d8dc208db6ce30d1f%7C8bb7e08edaa44a8e927efca38db04b7e%7C0%7C0%7C638223494647504807%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hOLC8dyLW8qAkugj61zrb5jDPEz7hv7Z2tehvua%2BXCA%3D&amp;reserved=0">17 areas</a> of the UK National Security and Investment (NSI) Act</li>
<li>if one or more of the <a class="govuk-link" href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnational-security-and-investment-act-guidance-on-notifiable-acquisitions%2Fnational-security-and-investment-act-guidance-on-notifiable-acquisitions&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBenjamin.Sharman%40ukri.org%7Ce3080a5761be430d8dc208db6ce30d1f%7C8bb7e08edaa44a8e927efca38db04b7e%7C0%7C0%7C638223494647504807%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hOLC8dyLW8qAkugj61zrb5jDPEz7hv7Z2tehvua%2BXCA%3D&amp;reserved=0">17 areas</a> of the UK National Security and Investment (NSI) Act are involved list the areas</li>
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If your proposed work does not involve international collaboration, enter N/A in the text box.
We may ask you to provide additional information about how your proposed project will comply with our approach and expectation towards TR&amp;I, identifying potential risks and the relevant controls you will put in place to help manage these risks

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