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TSRC is funded for 5 years initially, by ESRC (£5 million), OCS (£5 million) and Barrow Cadbury Trust (£250 thousand).

ESRC

“The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is the UK's leading agency for research funding and training in economic and social sciences. It supports independent, high quality research which impacts on business, the public sector and the third sector. At any one time the ESRC supports over 4,000 researchers and postgraduate students in academic institutions and research policy institutes.”
www.esrc.ac.uk

 
     BC Trust “The Barrow Cadbury Trust is an independent, charitable foundation committed to funding and encouraging the promotion of social justice.

Established in 1920, The Barrow Cadbury Trust aims to close the gaps in current policy and practice by supporting work in local communities and acting as a bridge to national and international policymakers.”
www.bctrust.org.uk
 

 

As part of the Cabinet Office, the Office for Civil Society (OCS) leads work across government to support voluntary and community groups, social enterprises, charities, cooperatives and mutuals. It covers areas including: •support for the sector •social enterprise •charity law and regulation •volunteering and giving •the sector's role in public services
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/voluntary-sector.aspx

   

The support of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Office for Civil Society (OCS) and the Barrow Cadbury UK Trust is gratefully acknowledged.

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