1. Solving Urban Challenges with Data

2. ESRC Urban Transformations ▶ Urban Transformations Research Call (20 November 2014) ▶ Newton Fund Research and Innovation Calls (Spring/Summer 2015) ▶ New ESRC Urban website in 2015 ▶ On-going priority for urban research investment http://www.esrc.ac.uk/research/major- investments/urban/index.aspx

3. Business Collaboration

4. The ESRC and the data landscape

5. Big Data Network ▶ ESRC has invested approximately £28 million in three Business and Local Government Data Research Centres: ▶ Urban Big Data Centre (University of Glasgow) www.ubdc.ac.uk www.ubdc.ac.uk ▶ The ESRC Business and Local Government Data Research Centre (University of Essex) www.blgdataresearch.org www.blgdataresearch.org ▶ Consumer Data Research Centre (UCL and University of Leeds) www.cdrc.ac.ukwww.cdrc.ac.uk

6. Any questions? urban@esrc.ac.uk