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This grant funds doctoral training places at University College London through the Economic and Social Research Council’s Doctoral Training Partnerships scheme. The abstract provides no details about specific research questions, methods, or intended outcomes. It is a funding mechanism announcement, not a description of a scientific investigation. The grant supports postgraduate education in the social sciences, covering studentships that train the next generation of researchers. Because the abstract contains no research aims, findings, or applications, it is impossible to describe a problem the work addresses or a gap in knowledge it fills. The impact is structural rather than scientific: the grant sustains the pipeline of skilled social scientists who will go on to conduct future research across areas such as education, economics, sociology, and public policy. Without such training funding, the UK would produce fewer qualified researchers capable of tackling complex societal questions. This is not curiosity-driven fundamental science with potential for unexpected breakthroughs. It is a training investment. Its success would mean a continued supply of doctoral graduates equipped to design and carry out rigorous social science research, which in turn informs government policy, business strategy, and public services.