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> -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Farnden [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Subject: ESRC Health Variations Programme evaluation > > The UK Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Research Evaluation > Committee (REC) is planning to commission an evaluation of the Health > Variations Programme as part of its 2002 review schedule, and would > welcome > expressions of interest in undertaking this work. > > ESRC programmes consist of research projects networked across UK > universities and research institutes. Each programme is led by a Director > who provides academic leadership and promotes the work to target > audiences. Programme evaluations are aimed at informing Council on the > scientific achievements of the work, and assessing wider contributions > such > as influencing research users. Evaluators are also invited to suggest > ways > in which ESRC might develop its research portfolio, and this could involve > consideration of related work funded by the Council. > > Under the direction of Professor Hilary Graham, at Lancaster University, > the Programme aimed to advance understanding of why there are persisting > differences in health between socio-economic groups. The Programme > website > is at: > http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/apsocsci/hvp/default.htm > > The REC will finalise its schedule in February next year. Potential > consultants will then be invited to submit tender bids. Work will > commence > in May, and consultants' final reports will be delivered to the REC and > Council in December. > > To register your interest in the evaluation, and to receive further > details > in due course, please contact Dr Ian Farnden by e-mail at > [log in to unmask], or write to him at ESRC, Polaris House, North Star > Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1UJ, UNITED KINGDOM.