Independent Social Research Foundation

Recent Fellows and Associates

We fund research projects through competitive grant programmes aimed at UK and European scholars working across the social sciences and humanities.

Dr Anthony Ince

Mid-Career Fellow 2025-26

Dr Ludek Stavinoha

Mid-Career Fellow 2025-26

Professor Nick Megoran

Mid-Career Fellow 2025-26

Professor Phillip Ayoub

Mid-Career Fellow 2025-26

Dr Thomas Raymen

Mid-Career Fellow 2025-26

Professor Yasminah Beebeejaun

Mid-Career Fellow 2025

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Funding

We support independent-minded researchers exploring and presenting original research ideas which take new approaches, and suggest new solutions, to real-world social problems.

ISRF Funding is awarded competitively through a series of Grant Competitions for individual Fellowships and small group projects.

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Early Career Fellows

Scholars within 10 years of PhD award.

Mid-Career Fellows

Scholars more than 10 years post-PhD.

Independent Scholar Fellows

Independent scholars who do not hold an appointment at an institution of higher education and research.

First Book Fellows

Scholars within 3 years of PhD award.

Political Economy Fellows

Scholars working in Political Economy.

Collaborative Fellows

Pairs of scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds.

Small Group Projects

For groups of 2-10 scholars.

Other Projects and Partnerships

Non-competitively funded projects, institutional partnerships and discretionary awards.

Blog

12 min

What’s My Social Media Telling Me?

Dale Mineshima-Lowe

In this contribution to Bulletin 32, Dale Mineshima-Lowe looks at data on social media use in Myanmar to explore whether social media can facilitate climate change information and resilience.

6 min

Israel’s war on Gaza is deliberately targeting children – new UN report

Rachel Rosen & Mai Abu Moghli

A fresh round of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza which has killed more than 400 Palestinians has destroyed any hope that the ceasefire negotiated in January would hold.

12 min

Should They Stay or Should They Go (Back)?

Ana Budimir, Ružica Šimić Banović and Valentina Vučković

In this contribution to Bulletin 32, Ana Budimir, Ružica Šimić Banović and Valentina Vučković explore the diverse ways Eastern European governments are using policy tools to engage with their diasporic communities.

5 min

Three Memorable Ways the COVID Pandemic Shaped Black Music – Five Years On

Joy White

Allowed outside for a mere one hour per day, for many of us, Black musical forms offered a way to pass the time. In a period of social isolation, it also connected us with each other.

15 min

The Unvirtuous Circle

Sean Kippin

In this contribution to Bulletin 32, Sean Kippin explores the record of different far-right political parties on immigration policy, arguing that their policy failure feeds into further populist rhetoric on migration.

19 min

The Fight About AI

Christopher Newfield

In this Director’s Note, Christopher Newfield shares some of his thoughts ahead of the forthcoming "Social and Cultural Frameworks for ‘Artificial Intelligence’" workshop.

16 min

Can We Be Optimistic for Our Grandchildren?

Constantinos Repapis

In this contribution to Bulletin 32, Constantinos Repapis revisits John Maynard Keynes's 1930 essay, Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren, to reflect on the current polycrisis.

15 min

Towards a Green International Monetary System

Nicolás Águila, Paula Haufe and Joscha Wullweber

In this contribution to Bulletin 32, Nicolás Águila, Paula Haufe and Joscha Wullweber argue for the Ecor, a new international monetary tool, based on Keynes's Bancor, that could break the current impasse surrounding climate transition financing.

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Events

We host a variety of events which aim to provide a platform for ISRF Fellows to report on their research projects, and also to contribute to broader conversations and discussions across the social sciences.