ESRC and British Academy announce results of new visiting fellowship collaboration
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Academy (BA) have today announced the results of the new joint scheme to fund Visiting Fellowships from South Asia and the Middle East.
The aim of the Visiting Fellowships is to attract early-career researchers particularly from South Asia and the Middle East to collaborate on research. In total 19 fellowships, which will be a minimum of two months in duration, have been awarded, 12 from the Middle East and 7 from South Asia. It is also hoped that through these Visiting Fellowships longer term plans for collaborative research could be developed.
Research areas to be focused on by the Visiting Fellows are diverse covering topics such as:
. The corporate community involvement of multinational enterprises: A comparative perspective of the UK and Lebanon
. Dilemmas of development in unstable and fragile societies
. The development of townscape as an urban design and conservation pedagogy: The architectural review and work of Thomas Sharp
. Broken hearts, shared spaces: The survivors of the partition of India in the United Kingdom
. Ethno-religious diversity and exclusion: Buddhicization of a popular pilgrimage site in Sri Lanka
. Globalization and Indian film culture
Chief Executive of the ESRC, Professor Ian Diamond commented “I am delighted that by working together with the British Academy we can facilitate the sharing of skills and knowledge between talented researchers from increasingly influential areas of the world and the UK, helping to invigorate, and further strengthen, British social science and the research methods behind it.”
Dr Robin Jackson, Chief Executive and Secretary of the British Academy, said “The British Academy is very pleased to be working in partnership with ESRC to support these fellowships, which will offer invaluable opportunities to strengthen research links between this country and areas of rapidly growing interest and importance to the UK”.
NOTES FOR EDITORS
1. The complete list of ESRC / BA Visiting Fellowships that have been awarded is as follows:
Middle East
. Dr K S A Al-Shehari, Sana’a University of Science and Technology, Yemen, Middle East
Translating brand names of medicine-related products between English and Arabic
Hosted by: Mrs B Adab, Aston University
. Dr M S Al-Zyoud, The University of Jordan, Jordan, Middle East
Peace education in Jordanian and British schools: A comparative study
Hosted by: Professor W J Morgan, University of Nottingham
. Mr S Assaf, University of Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East
The living conditions of Iraqi women in a context dominated by unemployment and ambient insecurity
Hosted by: Dr M Mundy, London School of Economics and Political Science
. Dr A Eideh, Alquds University, Palestinian National Authority, Middle East
Fitting general linear models or longitudinal survey data under informative sampling
Hosted by: Professor P W F Smith, University of Southampton
. Dr E Erten, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey, East Europe
The development of townscape as an urban design and conservation pedagogy: The architectural review and work of Thomas Sharp
Hosted by: Mr J Pendlebury, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
. Dr A Fayyad, Consultative Centre for Studies and Documentation, Lebanon, Middle East
Dilemmas of development in unstable and fragile societies
Hosted by: Dr K Sen, International NGO Training and Research Centre
. Dr A Garnai, Tel Aviv University, Israel, Middle East
Tainted with democracy: British women writers and the French Revolution
Hosted by: Professor H C Guest , University of York
. Dr H Jad, Bir Zeit University, Palestinian National Authority, Middle East
Forging a common ground between secularism and Islamism: Exploring the field
Hosted by: Professor H Elsadda, University of Manchester
. Dr D Jamali, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East
The corporate community involvement of multinational enterprises: A comparative perspective of the UK and Lebanon
Hosted by: Dr A I Millington, University of Bath
. Dr A Kventsel, The Hebrew University, Israel, Middle East
Walter Pater and fin-de-siecle decadence
Hosted by: Professor F J O’Gorman, University of Leeds
. Dr Z Makhamreh, University of Jordan, Jordan, Middle East
The environmental impact of agricultural policy changes on land use and household in Jordan using GIS and remote sensing
Hosted by: Professor R Hudson, FBA, University of Durham
. Dr G Ofek, Bar-Ilan University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Middle East
The new woman’s testament: Biblical narratives, allusion and imagery in “new woman” fiction
Hosted by: Professor A Heilmann, University of Hull
South Asia
. Dr P De Silva, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka,
Ethno-religious diversity and exclusion: Buddhicization of a popular pilgrimage site in Sri Lanka
Hosted by: Professor J R Spencer, University of Edinburgh
. Dr K I Iqbal, East West University, Bangladesh,
Location of the nation: Bangladesh in British archives, 1966-1971
Hosted by: Dr J E Wilson, King’s College London
. Dr M F A Khan, Lahore University of management Sciences, Pakistan,
Broken hearts, shared spaces: the survivors of the partition of India in the United Kingdom
Hosted by: Dr A Valassopoulos, University of Manchester
. Dr R Mazumdar, Jawaharial Nehru University, India,
Globalization and Indian film culture
Hosted by: Ms R Thomas, University of Westminster
. Dr N S Paudel, ForestAction, Nepal,
Understanding environmental governance within Nepal’s community forestry
Hosted by: Professor K Homewood, University College London
. Dr M C Puri, Centre for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities, Nepal,
Financial exclusion form reproductive health services in Nepal
Hosted by: Dr Z Matthews, University of Southampton
. Dr E A Rodrigues, St Xavier College, India,
Religion, politics and the nation: A case study of Dalit conversion to Buddhism
Hosted by: Dr J Zavos , University of Manchester
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