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Jason Arday

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 20792

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how much funding has been provided to Professor Jason Arday, directly or to co-investigators, by project name through (a) UK Research and Innovation, (b) the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), (c) the Arts and Humanities Research Council, (d) the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, (e) the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, (f) Innovate UK and (g) the British Academy since July 2024 in addition to ESRC funding for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Caucus.

Answered by Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

No funding has been identified as having been provided to Professor Jason Arday by AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, Innovate UK or other parts of UKRI since July 2024.

ESRC allocated funding of £15,191 to Professor Arday in his role as Co-Investigator on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Caucus, hosted by Heriot-Watt University, as set out below. The British Academy has not provided any funding to Professor Jason Arday, in addition to ESRC funding for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Caucus since July 2024.

Grant Ref

Grant title

Role

Commitment

Funding allocated to role

Duration of role

ES/X008444/1

EDICa - Equality Diversity and Inclusion Caucus

Co-Investigator

1.9 hours per week

£15,191

01/01/23-21/12/25

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