Engaging with Retail: New opportunities for Masters' students to work with major companies

The ESRC is increasing its engagement with the retail sector, and one element of this is the opportunity for academics and Masters’ students to work with major companies such as Barclays, Boots, Co-operative, Dixons, John Lewis, Nationwide, Tesco, and Whitbread on projects which are important to the retail industry.

The initiative also provides a great way for both students and their supervisors to build links with major retail companies.  Working during the spring & summer, students will be eligible for a £500 award (for ESRC funded students in their Masters year of a 1+3) or entry for a £1,000 prize competition for the best dissertation (for non-ESRC funded students). Additional similar contributions are available from some of the participating retailers.

For further information about the scheme and the list of available projects please see the following link:

•      Masters students opportunities  http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/collaboration/working-with-business/retail-masters-student-projects.aspx       

This initiative is part of a wider programme by the ESRC to facilitate communication between the social science research base and retail businesses, promoting knowledge exchange and encouraging greater collaboration:

Engaging with retail  http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/collaboration/working-with-business/index.aspx