Dr Anastasios Hadjisolomou of Strathclyde Business School's Department of Work, Employment and Organisation has been awarded an RSE Small Research Grant to expand on evidence from Scotland’s hospitality industry on customer abuse and harassment, which worsened during the Covid-19 crisis: "Confronting customer abuse and harassment during the COVID-19 crisis? Evidence from Scotland’s hospitality industry."
The Royal Society of Edinburgh has announced 48 exceptional researchers as recipients of the RSE Research Awards programme, awarding a total of £836,000 in research funding, with 10 of the 15 Scottish universities represented by the awardees.
With an average grant value of £17,000, various disciplines have been supported, including science, art, humanities, social science, and multidisciplinary projects. The research projects also support international collaboration between researchers in Scotland and those in Brazil, Indonesia, and the United States.
Launched in spring 2021, the revised RSE Research Awards programme runs twice a year in spring and autumn. The funding programme aims to support Scotland’s academic researchers, nurture promising talent, stimulate research in Scotland, and promote international collaboration, which will be of lasting benefit to the individuals and communities concerned and to broader society.
The next call for applications to the RSE Research Awards programme will be in spring 2022.
Professor Emerita Anne Anderson OBE FRSE, Chair of the RSE Research Awards Committee, Royal Society of Edinburgh, said, "The RSE Research Awards programme is vital for sustaining the knowledge and talent pipeline in our vibrant research and innovation sector across the length and breadth of Scotland. Funding enables awardees to deepen their research into significant global challenges, to support career development, and to make significant benefits to society and the economy. The RSE sends its congratulations to each of the award winners and wishes them good fortune in the conduct and outcomes of their research."
Dr Anastasios Hadjisolomou said, "Colleagues and I are greatly honoured by this research award as it allows us to further investigate customer abuse and sexual harassment in the hospitality and tourism industry. Sadly, these issues are endemic in the sector and have worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic. We as academics, researchers, and citizens need to address them. This project will inform management practice and policy to support workers who experience abuse and harassment."
A full list of the award recipients is available here: https://rse.org.uk/rse-research-awards-made-to-48-researchers-whose-work-will-benefit-individuals-communities-and-broader-society/