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ESRC is delighted that the Political Studies Association (PSA)'s Annual Awards has recognised several investments and researchers that we have supported.

Now in its 15th year, the PSA Awards pays tribute to those that have made outstanding contributions to politics in the past year.

At a ceremony held in Westminster last night, four ESRC-funded projects and academics were among the 16 award winners.

These include:

• Best use of evidence: Lord Stern of Bradford – Chair of CCCEP
• Democratic innovation: Democracy Matters Citizens' Assembly 
• Political studies communicator: Professor Anand Menon – UK in a Changing Europe
• WJM Mackenzie Book Prize: Professor Christopher Hood and Dr Ruth Dixon – Reshaping Executive Government project, and the book A Government that Worked Better and Cost Less? Evaluating Three Decades of Reform and Change in UK Central Government.

ESRC Director for Policy and Resource Phil Sooben, who presented the WJM Mackenzie book prize, said: "The evening was a tremendous demonstration of the value and wide-ranging impact of political science research and of the ESRC’s crucial role in supporting such high quality work."