Forschungs - Fakultät für Interdisziplinäre Forschung und Fortbildung

Professor Michael Parkinson, European Institute for Urban Affairs
Liverpool John Moores University, 51 Rodney Street, Liverpool L1 9AT
Tel: 0151 231 3430, Email: cities@livjm.ac.uk,
http://www.gla.ac.uk/Acad/Urban/Cities
(Also contributes to the themes of Social Inclusion and Exclusion; Governance,
Regulation and Accountability; and Environment and Sustainability)
• The European Context of UK Science Policy
To provide insight and information relevant to the range of research policy and
management choices which the UK will face in the medium and longer term.
Duration of programme: April 1993 – November 1999
Total grant: £1,500,000; Phase I: 11 projects; Phase II: 8 projects; Phase III: 6
projects
Director: Mr P Healey, Science Policy Support Group, 25 Southampton Buildings
Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1AW Tel: 020 7242 3775
Email: peter.healey@spsg.org, http://www.spsg.org/eurocon/
(Also contributes to the themes of Globalisation, Regions and Emerging Markets;
Knowledge, Communication and Learning; and Innovation)
• The Future of Work
There is mounting speculation in Britain and elsewhere about the changing nature
of paid and unpaid employment. However, as yet there is little rigorous empirical
and conceptually based research to support or refute the often contradictory
claims that are being made. The Future of Work Programme will generate new
systematic data on the past, present and future trajectories of work organisations,
employment structures and social relations in and beyond the workplace.
Duration of programme: October 1998 – October 2003
Total grant: £4,000,000; Phase I: 18 projects
Director: Professor P Nolan, School of Business and Economic Studies
Western Campus, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT
Tel: 0113 233 4460, Email: p.j.nolan@leeds.ac.uk,
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/esrcfutureofwork
• Macroeconomic Modelling Phase IV
To advance understanding of macroeconomic modelling and forecasting, thus
improving our knowledge of the working of the national and world economy and
facilitating informed economic policymaking.
Duration of programme: October 1995 – September 1999
Total grant: £3,200,000 (including contributions from HM Treasury and the Bank
of England); 10 projects; Contact: Mr M Quraishi Economic and Social Research
Council
Tel: 01793 413052, Email: mohammed.quraishi@esrc.ac.uk
(Also contributes to the theme of Knowledge, Communication and Learning)
• Understanding the Evolving Macro-economy
This two-phase programme aims to improve understanding of economic growth
and fluctuations, and economic policy – its design, governance and practice.
Although in the past such issues have been largely the preserve of economists
using macro-economic models, new tools will also be developed and a broader
perspective adjusted as to include insights from other disciplines.
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