Society for the Advancement of Management Studies and British Academy of Management Research and Capacity Building Grant Scheme
SAMS/BAM 2025 Grant Holder Announced
The Society for the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS) and British Academy of Management (BAM) are delighted to announce the latest award in their collaborative Research and Capacity Building Grant Scheme. Both societies welcomed the success of the joint scheme, noting the high level of interest as well as the quality of applications for this fourth round of funding, which attracted 15 proposals from a wide range of business and management and other disciplines. The SAMS/BAM Research and Capacity Building grants, worth up to £75,000 for one project in 2025, are aimed at UK-based researchers who want to boost their research capacity and/or network within and beyond academia by:
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extending or adding a new dimension to a substantial existing research project.
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undertaking a substantial new research project highlighting the social value of management research on their own or with a small team of co-investigators.
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connecting with other scholars across disciplines to produce collaborative outputs or build an interdisciplinary and/or international investigator team as a foundation for further research.
This grant scheme is an important means of supporting the business and management research community to produce high-quality collaborative research that will have clear benefit to society.
Following a peer-review process, and interviews held in the summer, the awarded project for 2025 is:
Building sustainable food systems to support good health and wellbeing in marginalised communities
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Principal Investigator: Dr Altricia Dawson (University of Nottingham) LinkedIn
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) underscore the urgency of achieving Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12) and Good Health and Wellbeing (SDG 3). This research initiative addresses these global priorities by amplifying the voices of marginalised stakeholders in food systems. Focusing on smallholder farmers and consumers in Jamaica, the project adopts a participatory approach to explore their experiences and perspectives on sustainability and health. By rehumanising food supply chains and co-creating solutions, the study aims to empower marginalised communities, particularly in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), to achieve SDG 12 and SDG 3.
Despite LMICs accounting for 86% of the global population, sustainability discourse remains dominated by High-Income Countries (HICs) and large corporations, leaving farmers and consumers with limited agency. This imbalance has significant health implications, as seen in Jamaica, where non-communicable diseases account for 79% of all deaths. The research team seeks to address these systemic challenges by investigating the human experience within food systems and identifying mechanisms that strengthen stakeholder agency. Through this work, the project aims to deliver actionable insights for building sustainable food supply chains that support both environmental goals and improved health outcomes.
Notes to editors
The Society for the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS) is a charity founded in 1963 to advance education in the field of management and to develop the management studies community. It also provides a governance structure for the Journal of Management Studies, an FT50 journal with an Impact Factor of 7.
The British Academy of Management (BAM) is the leading authority on the academic field of management in the UK, supporting and representing the community of scholars and engaging with international peers. It has over 2000 members, from the UK and around the globe, who include management researchers, practitioners and doctoral students.