Outside the comfort zone

Moving on from medium-sized grants requires a change in mindset

Despite building up a healthy funding history over the years, the £283,590 Economic and Social Research Council grant that Costas Karageorghis, professor of sport and exercise psychology at Brunel University London, won in 2018 was his first major grant.

Its subject matter—the influence of musically-induced emotions on driving behaviour—may seem whimsical, but that impression belies its potential impact.