ADR UK (Administrative Data Research UK) is inviting applications for funding to conduct policy-relevant research using ADR England flagship datasets. APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED.
About the SchemeResearch fellows will address priority research questions, generate insights and demonstrate the value of ADR England data. These datasets are held securely within the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Secure Research Service or other trusted research environments. These ADR UK Research Fellowships can be up to 18 months in duration, and up to a maximum of £175,000 at 100% full economic cost. ADR UK will fund 80% full economic costs in line with the funding policy of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The deadline to apply for these fellowships is 16:00 on 10 October 2023. Read the funding opportunity announcement for the full details.
About the Scheme
Research fellows will address priority research questions, generate insights and demonstrate the value of ADR England data. These datasets are held securely within the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Secure Research Service or other trusted research environments. These ADR UK Research Fellowships can be up to 18 months in duration, and up to a maximum of £175,000 at 100% full economic cost. ADR UK will fund 80% full economic costs in line with the funding policy of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The deadline to apply for these fellowships is 16:00 on 10 October 2023. Read the funding opportunity announcement for the full details.
EligibilityEarly career researchers and researchers new to administrative data are encouraged to apply. If that applies to you, you should include strong mentoring and/or capacity building plans as part of your fellowship to support your research goals. ADR UK is running a pilot mentoring scheme to support applicants with this funding opportunity. Find out how we can support you to find a suitable mentor. We welcome proposals from individual researchers from eligible research organisations, in line with ESRC’s standard eligibility criteria. See the ESRC research funding guide for further details.
Eligibility
Early career researchers and researchers new to administrative data are encouraged to apply. If that applies to you, you should include strong mentoring and/or capacity building plans as part of your fellowship to support your research goals. ADR UK is running a pilot mentoring scheme to support applicants with this funding opportunity. Find out how we can support you to find a suitable mentor. We welcome proposals from individual researchers from eligible research organisations, in line with ESRC’s standard eligibility criteria. See the ESRC research funding guide for further details.
About the Data
Administrative data is information created when people interact with public services, such as schools, the NHS, the courts or the benefits system, and collected by government. This wealth of data has the potential to create important knowledge, providing powerful insights into our society and in turn pointing to areas where change is needed. Find out more about administrative data.
Applicants must use ADR England flagship datasets for the fellowship. You can find an overview of these datasets in the ADR England flagship datasets brochure.
This funding opportunity includes ringfenced funding for one fellowship using each of the following priority datasets.
Education and Child Health Insights from Linked Data (ECHILD) – England: The ECHILD research database includes linked health, education and social care data for around 20 million children born from 1984 onwards. It can be used to better understand how education affects children’s health and how health affects children’s education.
Ministry of Justice Data First: Cross-Justice System – England and Wales: Data First is an ambitious data-linking, sharing and research programme led by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and funded by ADR UK. The latest release from Data First is the creation of a cross-justice system linked dataset. This new linked dataset brings together data from the civil and family courts with different areas of the criminal justice system for the first time. The dataset provides researchers with a unique opportunity to study interactions across the justice system, and to deliver vital evidence on individual journeys across the justice system.
All other ADR England flagship datasets are also in scope for this funding opportunity – you can find out more about them in the ADR England flagship datasets brochure. These include:
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Longitudinal Education Outcomes – England
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Growing Up in England
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Grading and Admissions Data for England
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Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings linked to 2011 Census – England and Wales
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Data First: Family court linked to Cafcass and Census 2021 – England and Wales
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Ministry of Justice & Department for Education linked dataset – England.
For some of these datasets, we have agreed research priorities specific to these research fellowships. You can also watch recorded webinars to find out more about some of these datasets in support of your application. Visit the funding opportunity announcement to access these resources.
ADR UK is a partnership transforming the way researchers access the UK’s wealth of public sector data, to enable better informed policy decisions that improve people’s lives. ADR UK is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, part of UK Research and Innovation.
How To ApplyTo decide whether these research fellowships are right for you, read more about the opportunity on ADR UK’s website. Here you’ll find resources including a brochure of ADR England flagship datasets; research priorities for this opportunity; and recorded webinars about the opportunity, several of the datasets in scope, and how to write a strong application. When you’re ready to apply, visit the UK Research and Innovation funding finder.
How To Apply
To decide whether these research fellowships are right for you, read more about the opportunity on ADR UK’s website. Here you’ll find resources including a brochure of ADR England flagship datasets; research priorities for this opportunity; and recorded webinars about the opportunity, several of the datasets in scope, and how to write a strong application. When you’re ready to apply, visit the UK Research and Innovation funding finder.
