Dr Clionadh Raleigh of the Department of Geography awarded a grant of €1.4 million

January 2012

A €1.4 million grant has been awarded to Dr Clionadh Raleigh of the Department of Geography to enable her to continue her research on the causes of the various types of political violence found within and across African states.  The prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant, which aims to support the most talented early career researchers to carry out pioneering work in all fields of research, was awarded for a period of five years.

ERC Starting Grants aim to support up-and-coming research leaders who have the proven potential of becoming independent research leaders.  Dr Raleigh’s grant will support the creation of a new research team which will consist of a lecturer, two post doctoral researchers and three doctoral researchers.