Charity registration number: 1163773 

## UACES 

Annual Report and Financial Statements 

for the period from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020 

M Winkelmann FCA Chartered Accountant Henry and Banwell 26 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1HP 



## **UACES** 

## **Contents** 

|Reference and Administrative Details|1|
|---|---|
|Trustees' Report|2 to 7|
|Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities|8|
|Independent Examiner's Report|9|
|Statement of Financial Activities|10|
|Balance Sheet|11|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|12 to 22|





## **UACES** 

||**Reference and Administrative Details**|
|---|---|
|**Trustees**|Dr K Simpson|
||Dr V Gravey|
||Dr H Maurer|
||Dr N Startin|
||Dr M A G Arana|
||Dr J Mawdsley|
||Dr B Farrand|
||Dr R Guerrina|
||Dr K Slootmaekers|
|**Secretary**|Dr K Simpson|
|**Principal Office**|Woburn House|
||20 Tavistock Square|
||London|
||WC1H 9HQ|
|**Charity Registration Number**|1163773|
|**Independent Examiner**|M Winkelmann FCA|
||Chartered Accountant|
||Henry and Banwell|
||26 Berkeley Square|
||Bristol|
||BS8 1HP|



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## **UACES** 

## **Trustees' Report** 

The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the period ended 31 December 2020. 

## **1. Duty to prepare Annual Reports and Accounts** 

The Officers recognise that they are jointly responsible for the preparation of the Annual Report and Accounts. The Charities Act 1993 requires UACES Officers to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of its financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. Specifically, this requires the Officers to: 

• select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently 

• make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent 

• follow applicable accounting standards and the Charities SORP, disclosing and explaining any departures for the accounts, and 

• to prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the Charity will continue in operation. 

UACES Officers are responsible for keeping accounting records which are such as to disclose, with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the Charity at any time, and to enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with charity law. UACES Officers are also responsible for safeguarding the Charity’s assets and ensuring their proper application in accordance with charity law, and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of error, fraud and other foreseeable irregularities. 

## **2. Structure, Governance and Management** 

The Committee comprises four elected Officers (Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion [EDI] Officer), six elected Committee members and includes a number of co-opted and ex-officio members. Any individual member of the Association is eligible to nominate themselves or to be nominated, and elections are conducted by electronic ballot. Terms of elected office, which start on 1 September each year, are three years. The Committee is further divided into working groups; the Events working group, the Engagement working group and the Teaching & Learning working group. Decisions on policy are made by Committee and implementation of these decisions and day-to-day management of the association is undertaken by the staff. 

Officers are encouraged to serve on the Committee prior to standing for an officer post, to ease their induction into taking up an officer post for the Association. Officers are normally long-standing, active members and so are familiar with the work of the Association before taking up their duties as Officers. The outgoing Officer briefs the incoming Officer extensively and there is a period of shadowing up to the handover. Job descriptions are available for all Committee positions. All elected members of the Committee who are based in the UK are Trustees of the charity. 

## **3. Objectives and Activities** 

The object of the charity as laid out in the Constitution is as follows: 

• To advance education for the public benefit through the promotion of teaching and research in contemporary European Studies, and in furtherance of this objective but not otherwise. 

• To maintain and foster links between UK universities and institutions and those in other countries as well as with such bodies as may be thought fit. 

• To provide such help as may prove possible towards the promotion of contemporary European Studies. 

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## **UACES** 

## **Trustees' Report** 

• To foster co-ordination of teaching and research by all appropriate means including the organising of meetings and seminars. 

• To encourage the dissemination of research findings and to foster debate in contemporary European Studies by all appropriate means including the publication and circulation of papers and through the JCMS, Journal of Common Market Studies. 

• To encourage the development of the successor generation of teachers and researchers in contemporary European Studies. 

## **4. Achievements and Performance** 

The following themes within the objects have been identified: 

o the participation of postgraduate students and early-career scholars in the activities of the Association 

• UACES received 2 grants from the European Union Erasmus+ programme, Jean Monnet Support for Associations, which included funding for Graduate Forum events and together with the UACES Graduate Forum organised 3 events specifically for postgraduate students; a series of research seminars (hosted virtually due to the pandemic) and 2 doctoral training academies on teaching and career skills. 1 was held in Brussels (hosted by the Brussels School of International Studies) and 1 was held virtually; 

- We continued to operate EuroResearch, the email list specifically for postgraduate students; 

- Crossroads Europe, the Graduate Forum blog, continued to thrive on our blog platform 

- www.ideasoneurope.eu. 

• UACES self-funded four travel scholarships for PhD students to complete research work in the field of European Studies; 

- UACES collaborated with the James Madison Charitable Trust to offer a further 2 scholarships in 2019-20; 

• In 2018, a part of our effort to improve the diversity of European Studies, UACES began reserving scholarships specifically for BIPOC students and those who work outside of Western Europe and North America. This initiative continued in 2019 and 2020. 

• UACES continued the Luke Foster JCER Best Article prize which is awarded to the best article published by a PhD student or Early-Career Researcher in our open-access journal JCER. . The 2020 prize was won by Maria Moskovko, Arnljótur Ástvaldsson and Olof Hallonsten for their article ‘Who Is ERIC? The Politics and Jurisprudence of a Governance Tool for Collaborative European Research Infrastructures’. 

• UACES worked with an international network of universities to offer bursaries to students. These bursaries enabled students to travel within the network to work with academics with particular expertise and knowledge. 

• Contributions towards travel expenses were also made available for those students attending events supported by UACES. 

o the research events and the research conference; 

- The 50th Annual Conference which was held virtually was attended by over 380 people; 

• 3 new Collaborative Research Networks were established, in addition to the networks already running. 1 of these networks was generously funded by the James Madison Charitable Trust. The networks which were awarded funding in 2020 were: 

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## **UACES** 

## **Trustees' Report** 

- Network of EU-Africa Research 

- The Role of Europe in Global Challenges: Climate Change and Sustainable Development 

- (Re)Imagining Territorial Politics in Times of Crisis 

## c) the publications policy of UACES; 

• The Journal of Common Market Studies (JCMS) which includes the Annual Review of the EU continues to thrive. 

- The open access, online-only Journal of Contemporary European Research (JCER) continues to rise in profile. 

• In partnership with Routledge, the Contemporary European Studies (CES) book series which published 4 new titles in 2020; 

d) relations with other associations; 

UACES maintained links with: 

- the Irish Association for Contemporary European Studies (IACES) 

- the British International Studies Association (BISA) 

- the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (BASEES) 

- the Council of European Studies (CES-USA) 

- the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) 

- the European Sociological Association (ESA) 

- the European Political Studies Association (EPSA) 

- the European Union Studies Association (EUSA-USA) 

- the International Studies Association (ISA) 

- and various Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence 

e) communication between the Committee and the members; 

The main means of communication is the UACES Newsletter supplemented by announcements on the email list and the UACES website. 

## f) our membership; 

At 30/09/2020 membership of UACES was 990 a decrease from 1122 the previous year. This decrease was likely due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. This includes 531 Individual, 160 Early Career, 235 Student and 64 Group members, with circa 60% of members based outside the UK. 

g) our public profile; 

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## **UACES** 

## **Trustees' Report** 

• The Office staff at UACES (in particular the Digital Communications Manager) have been working hard to raise the online profile of UACES. This has been achieved through increased use of social media and sharing of multimedia content; 

• The online profile of UACES and its associated journals and activities has increased, through more effective use of social media and multimedia content; 

• IdeasonEurope.eu, our open access hosting platform for blogs on Europe continues to be popular for readers and authors and has over 12,000 followers on Twitter; 

• UACES continued its collaboration with Politico, delivering in Brussels a seminar titled How to make the right choice of European Studies? at their EU Studies Fair on 15 February 2020. 

h) prizes; 

UACES awarded five prizes in recognition of achievement in the field of European Studies: Best PhD Thesis, Best Book, the JCMS Prize, the JCER Prize and a Lifetime Achievement Award. 

## **5. Financial Review** 

a) The financial position 

UACES has a full business plan for the Association that reflects the aims, objectives and current priorities. 

b) Funding Sources 

UACES applied for and was successful in winning funding from the European Commission for a three-year project commencing in the 2017-18 financial year. 

In conjunction with 8 partners, UACES applied for and was successful in winning funding from the European Commission for a three-year project commencing in the 2017-2018 financial year. 

UACES was the recipient of a grant from the James Madison Charitable Trust which will provide funding for various UACES activities starting in the 2019-2020 financial year. 

UACES applied for an was successful in winning funding from the European commission for a 2-year project commencing in the 2019-20 financial year. This will fund 3 events and a journal special issue. This project has been extended until 2023 to take into account the effect of the pandemic. 

UACES applied for and was successful in winning funding from the European Commission for a 3-year project commencing in the 2019-20 financial year. This will fund 6 Graduate Forum events, 4 seminars in Brussels and 2 Research Networks. 

Income from the profit of the journal, JCMS, together with the revenue from membership subscriptions and the annual conference, is used to cover administration and management of the Association. 

c) Grant-making 

There are three main streams of funding available from UACES (see www.uaces.org/funding) 

- Scholarships 

- UACES Research Networks 

- Microgrants 

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## **UACES** 

## **Trustees' Report** 

## d) Related party transactions 

No transactions are made between the Charity and its Trustees or anyone else connected to its Trustees. Trustees are paid expenses only by direct reimbursement. 

## e) Reserves 

UACES’s reserves are currently in a healthy position, following a setback in 2015 after the payment of a large pension deficit. We are aware that future years may be more difficult, not least because of the current challenges being posed by the COVID-19 outbreak. UACES continues to build its reserves in the expectation that income from membership, EU grants and journal subscriptions are liable to reduce over the next 5-10 years. 

## f) Investment policy 

An Investment Portfolio was established in 2010, the management of which was done with the advice of an Independent Financial Adviser. In October 2015, half of the investment portfolio was sold. In June 2016 the decision was taken to close the Investment Portfolio entirely. The decision was taken on the advice of our Independent Financial Adviser and it was done with the aim of improving cash flow. UACES realised a small gain from the sale of £3972. 

In its place UACES currently has 4 savings accounts which offer very small financial returns on the investments but do offer the benefit of easy access which has helped to improve UACES’s cash flow. 

The investment policy will remain in place to inform the charity’s trustees should they decide to invest in a managed portfolio again in the future. 

## g) Financial risks 

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the charity. To note in this report: 

## i. The United Kingdom leaving the European Union 

UACES draws a large proportion of its membership from across the 27 European Union member states (c. 47%) and receives substantial funding from the European Union each year. The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union could make UACES less attractive as a membership organisation for non-UK academics and could also present a threat to one of the association’s major funding sources. 

## ii. The shift to open access publishing 

Academic publishing is in the process of changing from the current reader-pays model to an author-pays model. UACES has been working with Wiley, our publishers and co-owners of the JCMS to prepare for this change. The Trustees are ensuring their feedback is taken into consideration on the proposed plan S implementation guidelines. At this stage it is difficult to assess the full impact on UACES but we have been advised by Wiley that there is likely to be a decrease in revenue from the JCMS publication. 

Should income from the JCMS start to decline, one option available to UACES, is to convert the JCER, our open access journal which is currently free to both readers and authors, to an author-pays model. 

## iii. Membership of UACES 

Whilst membership of UACES had been stabilising, 2020 saw a large drop in members. It is too early to say whether this was simply an effect of the covid-19 pandemic or whether this represents an ongoing trend. Trustees and office staff are seeking ways to attract new members - including voting at the 2020 AGM to introduce new membership types - and retain those members we currently have. 

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UACES
Trustees, Report
6. Plans for the Future
a) Consolidatc existing activities:
. running conferences, small events, semtnars and networking activities
' expanding our range of virtual events - including rnnning our fi￿l hybrid conference iti 2022
in p8rticular looking to move JCER tt> a professional
• supportiELg and devel¢)pin8 UACES publt¢ations
publishcr
. Improving the UACES membership databas¢ in order to improve membership re¢ruitment and retention
' supporting the Graduatc Forum and continuing to promo1¢ its rebrand¢d image
. disseminglte inforniation to members eff#tively
Focus on improving the diversity of UACES'S m¢mbers and participants at its conferences. W¢ are particularly
keen to ¢ncourabve A¢ademics and stud¢nts from historically under-represented backgrounds to attcnd out events
and participate in our activities
b) Focus'during 2018-2021 (eurrent Ch4ir'$ terni of offi¢e) on the following particular area&'.
Develop and implement 4 clear equality and diversity policy
• Interna¢itsn&lisation of the membership and its activitieg.
* Re-invigorating the subject area of European Studies in the UK.
• To strengthen the profile of the UACES Research Networks
En8A8in8 further with other a¢ademic associations, industy proctition¢r8. civil sociw groups and increase
outreach cngag¢rneni
• Strength¢ning UACES'& financit41 position
• To continue to strengthen UACES'S ￿lationShiP with its fl8gship journal, JCMS
c) To integrate the Journal of Contemporary European Resc&rch into other UACES activitie5 (i.¢. to revicw
books from the CES series, to publish articles arising from Graduate Fornm evettis and Teaching and Learning
activiti¢sJ. to start a JCER blog on Id¢&s on Europe whi¢h ean be used to promot¢ the joumal and the reSea￿h
published within 1¢,.
d) Explore th¢ opportunitÉes artsing from the wider, more diverse in¢emational membership.
? /IO 12.1 and
The annual report was approvcd by th¢ trnstces of the charity on ............
signed on its behalf by..
Secrctary and Trustee
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UACES
Statement of Trustees, Responsibilltles..
The ttwtees are responsibl¢ for prcE)aring the trustees, report and the financial statetnents in ac¢ordan¢e with tbe
United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generdlly Accepted Accounting Practice) and
applicable law and reglllation5.
The law applicable to chariti¢s requires the ttustees to prepare financial ststements for eaeh financial period
which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the clwiry and of the incoming rosourccs and
application of resources of the charity for that pertod. In preparing these financial ststcments. the trustees are
requir¢d to..
seleci suitable aeeounting policie8 and then apply thern consistently,.
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP,.
Tnake jl￿ge2nentS and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
state whether applicabl¢ ac¢ountin¥ stsndards have be¢n followed. subject to any nvdterial d¢partur¢s
di.$¢losed and explained in the fiTW)¢ial 5tal¢m¢nts; and
pr¢pare thc financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
Charity will ¢ontinuc in business.
Th¢ tnLStces arc responsiblc for kecping proper ￿OUnt1Thg record$ that di%close with rctt50nable accuracy at any
timc th¢ financial PO￿ltiOn of thc charity and ¢nablc them lo ensurc thal the financial statements comply with the
Chhrities Act 2011. the applicable Chariti¢8 {A¢counis and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the
constirution. The Lrnst¢¢s arc al80 responsible for $8fegu¥rding the assets of the charity and h¢n¢¢ for tskins
rcasonable steps for the prevcntion and detection of fraud and other irregulariti¢s.
7.11.01.1!
Approved by the trustces of thc chority on .
and sign¢d on its b¢holf by..
Secretary and Trustee
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UACES
Independent Examiner's Reporl to tbc trustecs vfuACES
I report to the charity trustr¢s on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December
2020 ivhich are 8et out on PKLgeg 10 10 22.
Respectlve respoDslbilltle5 of trustets gnd cxAmlntr
As the charity's trustees of UACES you are responsible for the prep&ration of the ac¢ounlS in accordance ivith
the requirtmcnts of the Charities ACL 2011 I'the Act'l.
I report in re8rKct of my exomin8tion of the UACF.%'s a¢counis cgrried out under se¢iion 145 of the 201 l Aei
and in caryin8 Uut tny exAminatioD I ha￿e followed all Ihc applicabl¢ Directions given by the Charity
Cornmission under seclion 14$15llbl nf the Act,
IDdcp¢ndettt exfjmlner'5 St$t¢rn¢ttt
Since UACES'S 8ro¥s in¢ome exceeded £250,000 yuur ix4minLr must k a m¢mbEr of a body listed in 5CCtion
145 01. thL 201 l Act. l ¢onlirm Ihal l qualiticd t() und¢rtak¢ the cxarninuiion b¢¢4us¢ l 8 tncmbL'r of
ICAL W, which is one ol-the Sisi¢d ￿dI¢s.
I hav¢ Complthed my cxamination. I confirm ihat no material mat¢ers have ¢ome lo my #iieniion in connection
wilh Ihe ¢xaininulion yivin8 me uause tii b¢lievL Ihul in uny tnuieriul respccl..
l. a¢¢oun¢in8 records were not kepi In r¢spect ofuACES a5 requircd by S¢¢lion 130 ot'the Act,. or
2. the accounts do noi dccord with Ihtss¢ rxords; or
3. the ￿CoUnts do nvl Lvmply ¥¥ilh Ihc akniouniing rcquirtymcnls cenLcrning ihc tonn tsnd cort￿￿ni ofaccuunls
Set out in th¢ Chllrities IAccouniy ond RLwrtsl Re#ulotiens 2008 oth¢r Ihiill any re4uirLmeni Ihat the
ccount5 Bive a 'iruc and IDir vicw, which 15 not & moiicr wnsidered ths port of an indcpendL'nt
exomin&tion.
I huve no concerns and h￿)V¢ ¢omc o¢r'Jss iio ciiher Inalters in coiincctian with IhL' Lxiiminaliun lo which alten¢itsn
should be drawn in illi5 report in order 10 enthblc a propcr undcrsianding ofthL occounls t(1 bc rcachrd.
M Winkelmann l.'CA
Chartcrcd Acwurtiartl
ICAEW
Henry BanwEII
26 L3crk¢ley Squllr¢
Bristol
BS¥ IIIP
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## **UACES** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Period from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020** 

|**Note**<br>**Income and Endowments from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>Charitable activities<br>Other trading activities<br>Investment income<br>5<br>Total income<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Charitable activities<br>Total expenditure<br>Net movement in funds<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>Total funds carried forward<br>15<br>**Note**<br>**Income and Endowments from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>Charitable activities<br>Other trading activities<br>Investment income<br>5<br>Total income<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Charitable activities<br>Total expenditure<br>Net movement in funds<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>Total funds carried forward<br>15|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>2,060<br>50,384<br>293,785<br>1,775<br>348,004<br>(324,940)<br>(324,940)<br>23,064<br>363,323<br>386,387<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>119,832<br>236,206<br>1,649<br>357,687<br>(334,334)<br>(334,334)<br>23,353<br>339,970<br>363,323|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>38,602<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>38,602<br>(38,602)<br>(38,602)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>31,138<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>31,138<br>(31,138)<br>(31,138)<br>-<br>-<br>-|**Total**<br>**31 December**<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>40,662<br>50,384<br>293,785<br>1,775|
|---|---|---|---|
||||386,606|
||||(363,542)|
||||(363,542)|
||||23,064<br>363,323|
||||386,387|
||||**Total**<br>**30 September**<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>31,138<br>119,832<br>236,206<br>1,649|
||||388,825|
||||(365,472)|
||||(365,472)|
||||23,353<br>339,970|
||||363,323|



All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for 2019 is shown in note 15. 

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UACES
(Re%istration number: 1163773)
Balance Sheet f4t 31 December 202Q
3J Deccrnber
2U20
30 Septimb¢r
2019
.Note
Flxed assels
Tanuihlv
12
15,554
Current a$%ets
DebtL>rs
Ca&li ut bunk and in bttnd
13
251.067
248.080
1115.129
278.133
499.747
463 •62
Credltor5: Amounts f•llln% due wlthln )'¢*r
14
(128.Y14
105.1761
l'et curren* os$ots
370.833
35X.IISt)
Ytl As$¢t$
.386.387
-163,12.1
of the charlty:
Uni'eitrLLled incomo futyds
Uiircslrieied lunds
3116,387
363.323
lot*1 lunds
15
386,387
363.323
The fi
ncial 51AtLrynents pa8¥￿ IQ ￿ 22 wtrre Bpproi'cd by thL ¢ni¥K'cs, and authoriscd for is511e on
. si8ned their behaifby-.
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## **UACES** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020** 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

## **Statement of compliance** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. 

## **Basis of preparation** 

UACES meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes. 

## **Exemption from preparing a cash flow statement** 

The charity opted to early adopt Bulletin 1 published on 2 February 2016 and have therefore not included a cash flow statement in these financial statements. 

## **Going concern** 

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. 

## **Transition to FRS 102** 

In preparing the accounts, the trustees have considered whether in applying the accounting policies required by FRS 102 and the Charities SORP FRS 102 a restatement of comparative items was required. No restatements are required as a result of the transition to FRS 102. 

## **Income and endowments** 

Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. 

## _**Donations and legacies**_ 

Donations and legacies are recognised on a receivable basis when receipt is probable and the amount can be reliably measured. 

## _**Grants receivable**_ 

Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released. 

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## **UACES** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020** 

## **Expenditure** 

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs. 

## _**Charitable activities**_ 

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them. 

## **Governance costs** 

These include the costs attributable to the charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and trustees’s meetings and reimbursed expenses. 

## **Government grants** 

Government grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised. Grants relating to assets are recognised over the expected useful life of the asset. Where part of a grant relating to an asset is deferred, it is recognised as deferred income. 

## **Taxation** 

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes. 

## **Tangible fixed assets** 

Individual fixed assets costing £100.00 or more are initially recorded at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. 

## **Depreciation and amortisation** 

Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows: 

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## **UACES** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020** 

## **Trade debtors** 

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business. 

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables. 

## **Cash and cash equivalents** 

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. 

## **Trade creditors** 

are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities. 

are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 

## **Fund structure** 

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees's discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity. 

## **Financial instruments** 

## _**Classification**_ 

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. 

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the charity after deducting all of its liabilities. 

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## **UACES** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020** 

## _**Recognition and measurement**_ 

All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument. 

Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the statement of financial position when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the charity intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. 

Financial assets are derecognised when and only when a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, b) the charity transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or c) the charity, despite having retained some, but not all, significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party. 

Financial liabilities are derecognised only when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires. 

## **2 Income from donations and legacies** 

## **Unrestricted funds** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Donations and legacies;<br>Donations from companies, trusts<br>and similar proceeds<br>Grants, including capital grants;<br>Government grants<br>Grants from other charities|**General**<br>**£**<br>2,060<br>-<br>-<br>2,060|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>38,602<br>-<br>38,602|**Total**<br>**31 December**<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>2,060<br>38,602<br>-<br>40,662|**Total**<br>**Year ended 30**<br>**September**<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>-<br>30,424<br>714|
|||||31,138|



## **3 Income from charitable activities** 

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## **UACES** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020** 

## **Unrestricted funds** 

|Donations and Grants<br>Conference and Events<br>Membership subscriptions<br>Journal publication<br>Investment income<br>Other income|**General**<br>**£**<br>2,060<br>1,920<br>46,824<br>293,785<br>1,775<br>1,640<br>348,004|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>45,026<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>45,026|**Total**<br>**31 December**<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>47,086<br>1,920<br>46,824<br>293,785<br>1,775<br>1,640<br>393,030|**Total**<br>**Year ended 30**<br>**September**<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>31,138<br>72,728<br>47,104<br>236,206<br>1,649<br>-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||388,825|



## **4 Income from other trading activities** 

## **Unrestricted funds** 

|Trading income;<br>Other trading income|**General**<br>**£**<br>293,785<br>293,785|**Total**<br>**31 December**<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>293,785<br>293,785|**Total**<br>**Year ended 30**<br>**September**<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>236,206|
|---|---|---|---|
||||236,206|



## **5 Investment income** 

## **Unrestricted funds** 

|Interest receivable and similar income;<br>Interest receivable on bank deposits|**General**<br>**£**<br>1,775|**Total**<br>**31 December**<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>1,775|**Total**<br>**Year ended 30**<br>**September**<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>1,649|
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## **UACES** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020** 

## **6 Analysis of governance and support costs** 

## **Governance costs** 

|Independent examiner fees<br>Examination of the financial statements<br>Trustees remuneration, expenses and other expenses|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**General**<br>**£**<br>2,163<br>4,103<br>6,266|**Total**<br>**31 December**<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>2,163<br>4,103<br>6,266|**Total**<br>**Year ended 30**<br>**September**<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>2,302<br>5,289|
|---|---|---|---|
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## **UACES** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020** 

## **7 Government grants** 

Five grants were received in the year. 

From the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union three funds were receieved under the Jean Monnet Project and Jean Monnet Network sections of Erasmus+ as well as A NORTIA grant for student bursaries. Additionally a grant was received from the James Madison Charitable Trust. 

The amount of grants recognised in the financial statements was £38,602 (2019 - £30,424). 

## **8 Trustees remuneration and expenses** 

During the period the charity made the following transactions with trustees: 

## **Dr S Usherwood** 

£Nil (2019: £240) of expenses were reimbursed to Dr S Usherwood during the period. 

Staff and officers Christmas Lunch 2018 -Travel and subsistance, leaving gifts for outgoing trustees 

## **Dr M Garcia** 

£247 (2019: £162) of expenses were reimbursed to Dr M Garcia during the period. 

Travel and subsistenec 

## **Dr K Simpson** 

£Nil (2019: £273) of expenses were reimbursed to Dr K Simpson during the period. 

Travel expenses 

## **Dr V Gravey** 

£214 (2019: £238) of expenses were reimbursed to Dr V Gravey during the period. 

Travel expenses 

## **Dr N Startin** 

£387 (2019: £476) of expenses were reimbursed to Dr N Startin during the period. 

Travel and accomodation expenses 

## **Dr J Mawdsley** 

£585 (2019: £Nil) of expenses were reimbursed to Dr J Mawdsley during the period. 

Travel expenses and notary 

## **Dr H Maurer** 

£180 (2019: £50) of expenses were reimbursed to Dr H Maurer during the period. 

Travel expenses 

## **Dr K Wright** 

£560 (2019: £Nil) of expenses were reimbursed to Dr K Wright during the period. 

Travel expenses 

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## **UACES** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020** 

No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year. 

No trustees have received any other benefits from the charity during the year. 

## **9 Staff costs** 

The aggregate payroll costs were as follows: 

|**Staff costs during the period were:**<br>Wages and salaries|**2020**<br>**£**<br>144,456|**30 September**<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>134,621|
|---|---|---|



The monthly average number of persons (including senior management team) employed by the charity during the period expressed as full time equivalents was as follows: 

|the period expressed as full time equivalents was as follows:|||
|---|---|---|
|Administration<br>Charitable Activities|**31 December**<br>**2020**<br>**No**<br>1<br>3<br>4|**30 September**<br>**2019**<br>**No**<br>2<br>4|
|||6|



(2019 - 6) of the above employees participated in the Defined Contribution Pension Schemes. 

Contributions to the employee pension schemes for the period totalled £13,365 (2019 - £13,225). 

No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the period 

## **10 Independent examiner's remuneration** 

|**10 Independent examiner's remuneration**|||
|---|---|---|
||**1 October**||
||**2019 to 31**|**Year ended 30**|
||**December**|**September**|
||**2020**|**2019**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Examination of the financial statements|2,163|2,302|



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## **UACES** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020** 

## **11 Taxation** 

The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation. 

## **12 Tangible fixed assets** 

|**12 Tangible fixed assets**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Cost**<br>At 1 October 2019<br>Additions<br>At 31 December 2020<br>**Depreciation**<br>At 1 October 2019<br>Charge for the year<br>At 31 December 2020<br>**Net book value**<br>At 31 December 2020<br>At 30 September 2019<br>**13 Debtors**<br>Trade debtors<br>Prepayments<br>Other debtors<br>**14 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**<br>Trade creditors<br>Other creditors<br>Accruals|**Computer**<br>**equipment**<br>**£**<br>21,566<br>23,016<br>44,582<br>16,329<br>12,699<br>29,028<br>15,554<br>5,237<br>**31 December**<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>164<br>7,192<br>243,711<br>251,067<br>**31 December**<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>283<br>112,600<br>16,031<br>128,914|**Computer**<br>**equipment**<br>**£**<br>21,566<br>23,016|**Total**<br>**£**<br>21,566<br>23,016<br>44,582<br>16,329<br>12,699<br>29,028<br>15,554<br>5,237<br>**30 September**<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>24<br>9,347<br>175,758|
|||44,582||
|||16,329<br>12,699||
|||29,028||
|||15,554||
|||5,237||
||||185,129|
||||**30 September**<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>15,436<br>78,958<br>10,782|
||||105,176|



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## **UACES** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020** 

## **15 Funds** 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**_General_**<br>Unrestricted General Fund<br>**Restricted funds**<br>European Commission<br>James Madison Charitable Trust<br>**Total restricted funds**<br>**Total funds**<br>**Unrestricted funds**<br>**_General_**<br>Unrestricted General Fund<br>**Restricted funds**<br>European Commission<br>Other<br>**Total restricted funds**<br>**Total funds**|**Balance at 1**<br>**October 2019**<br>**£**<br>363,323<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>363,323<br>**Balance at 1**<br>**October 2018**<br>**£**<br>339,970<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>339,970|**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>**£**<br>348,004<br>33,935<br>4,667<br>38,602<br>386,606<br>**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>**£**<br>357,687<br>30,424<br>714<br>31,138<br>388,825|**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>**£**<br>(324,940)<br>(33,935)<br>(4,667)<br>(38,602)<br>(363,542)<br>**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>**£**<br>(334,334)<br>(30,424)<br>(714)<br>(31,138)<br>(365,472)|**Balance at 31**<br>**December**<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>386,387<br>-<br>-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||-|
|||||386,387|
|||||**Balance at 30**<br>**September**<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>363,323<br>-<br>-|
|||||-|
|||||363,323|



The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows: 

Grants were received for the Jean Monnet Project and Network in the period from the European Commssion as well as from the NORTIA fund and a grant from UCL. 

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## **UACES** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020** 

|**16 Analysis of net funds**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>Net debt<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>Net debt|**At 1 October**<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>278,133<br>278,133<br>**At 1 October**<br>**2018**<br>**£**<br>251,579<br>251,579|**Cash flow**<br>**£**<br>**At 31 December**<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>(29,453)<br>248,680<br>(29,453)<br>248,680<br>**Cash flow**<br>**£**<br>**At 30**<br>**September 2019**<br>**£**<br>26,554<br>278,133<br>26,554<br>278,133|**Cash flow**<br>**£**<br>**At 31 December**<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>(29,453)<br>248,680<br>(29,453)<br>248,680<br>**Cash flow**<br>**£**<br>**At 30**<br>**September 2019**<br>**£**<br>26,554<br>278,133<br>26,554<br>278,133|
|---|---|---|---|
||||278,133|



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## **UACES** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities by fund for the Period from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020** 

|**Income and Endowments from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>Charitable activities<br>Other trading activities<br>Investment income<br>Total income<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Charitable activities<br>Total expenditure<br>Net income<br>Net movement in funds<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>Total funds carried forward|**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**31 December**<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>2,060<br>50,384<br>293,785<br>1,775<br>348,004<br>(324,940)<br>(324,940)<br>23,064<br>23,064<br>363,323<br>386,387|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**30 September**<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>-<br>119,832<br>236,206<br>1,649|
|---|---|---|
|||357,687|
|||(334,334)|
|||(334,334)|
|||23,353|
|||23,353<br>339,970|
|||363,323|



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## **UACES** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities by fund for the Period from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020** 

|**Income and Endowments from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>Total income<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Charitable activities<br>Total expenditure<br>Net income/(expenditure)<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds carried forward|**Total**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**31 December**<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>38,602<br>38,602<br>(38,602)<br>(38,602)<br>-<br>-|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**30 September**<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>31,138|
|---|---|---|
|||31,138|
|||(31,138)|
|||(31,138)|
|||-|
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UACES Idea Space, 83 Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5QL **Tel** +44 20 4524 4294 www.uaces.org 

UACES ANNUAL REPORT 

## 2021 

_A report for the financial year running 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2020_ 



## TABLE OF CONTENTS 

## Contents 

Membership ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Annual Conferences ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Annual Conferences ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Events in 2019-20 ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5 Events in 2020-2021 _________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Scholarships ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 UACES Archive Scholarships _________________________________________________________________________ 9 UACES Research Networks _________________________________________________________________________ 10 Small Event Grants __________________________________________________________________________________ 11 Prizes and Awards __________________________________________________________________________________ 12 Journal of Common Market Studies _______________________________________________________________ 14 Journal of Contemporary European Research (JCER) ____________________________________________ 16 Routledge-UACES Contemporary European Studies series ______________________________________ 17 

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MEMBERSHIP 

## Membership 

Membership of UACES decreased to 990 members as of 30/09/20 (a decrease of 12% from the previous year). This comprised 531 Individual members, 160 Early-Career members, 235 Student members and 66 Group members. 

Our members are distributed across 56 countries: 36 European countries and 20 countries beyond Europe. 

The table below shows from where UACES membership is sourced: 

|COUNTRY OF|AS OF 30/9/20|AS OF 30/9/19|AS OF 30/9/18|AS OF 30/9/17|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|RESIDENCE|||||
|**UK**|39.3%|39.6%|43.2%|52.5%|
|**Germany**|7.2%|6.8%|5.9%|5.2%|
|**Belgium**|6.2%|6.8%|6.2%|5.8%|
|**Netherlands**|3.9%|4.7%|4.9%|3.7%|
|**Poland**|3.9%|3.0%|3.0%|3.1%|
|**Spain**|3.1%|3.3%|2.8%|2.0%|
|**Italy**|3.0%|3.1%|3.1%|2.3%|
|**Portugal**|2.9%|3.8%|1.3%|1.3%|
|**USA**|2.9%|2.2%|1.2%|1,2%|
|**Ireland**|2.4%|2.6%|2.6%|1.6%|
|**Rest of Europe**|17.5%|16.6%|20%|17.1%|
|**Rest of World**|7.7%|7.5%|7.0%|5.4%|



## BENEFITS 

In 2020 members benefited directly from discounts for some UACES events, grants to support research networks, fieldwork scholarships for PhD students, access to our ever-popular email list and newsletter, fully-funded conferences for postgraduate students, and indirectly through the growth of our in-house, open-access journal _JCER_ and our journal co-published with Wiley, _JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies._ 

A full list of members’ benefits is available to view at www.uaces.org/membership. 

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## EVENTS 

## Annual Conferences 

## VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2020 

The 2020 Annual Conference took place virtually. It was attended by 387 delegates from 50 different countries with the biggest contingents being from the UK (34%), Germany (8%), Belgium (6%), Poland (5%) and The Netherlands (4%). These figures are based on the institutions that the delegates represented not nationality. The plenary session covered Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in European Studies. 

## **Origin of delegates that attended Virtual Conference 2020** 


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## EVENTS 

## Annual Conferences 

## VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2021 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UACES officers took the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 annual conference in Liverpool. Instead, UACES held its 2[nd] virtual conference from 6-8 September 2021 on the Balloon platform. It was attended by 432 delegates from 44 different countries with the biggest contingents being from the UK (31%), Belgium (8%), Germany (8%), Poland (6%), The Netherlands (5%) and Spain (5%). These figures are based on the institutions that the delegates represented not nationality. The plenary sessions included the Future of Europe, the Northern Ireland Protocol and the JCMS Annual Review lecture presented by Federica Mogherini. 

## **Origin of participants for the 2021 Virtual Conference** 


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## 2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 

The 2022 Annual Conference will be hosted by ESPOL at the Université Catholique de Lille from 5-7 September 2022. 

The online call for papers and panels opened in October 2021. 

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EVENTS 

## Events in 2019-20 

## UACES AS A HUB IN POST-BREXIT EUROPE 

These events were funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union as part of its Jean Monnet Support to Associations funding: 

Doctoral Training Academy: Teaching, Brussels School of International Studies, 22 November 2019 

The Graduate Forum research conference, due to take place on 2-3 July 2020 at Humboldt University, Berlin had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its place the Graduate Forum ran a series of virtual seminars throughout 2020. 

## DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND MULTIDISCIPLINARITY IN EUROPEAN STUDIES (DIMES) 

This event was funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union as part of its Jean Monnet projects funding: 

Inaugural DIMES workshop, Leiden University, 5-6 March 2020 

## OTHER EVENTS 

Britain Rues the Waves?: In Conversation with Amelia Hadfield, Brussels School of International Studies, 21 November 2020 

UK & EU environmental policies post-Brexit: towards 'rivalrous emulation'?: In conversation with Viviane Gravey, Fondation Universitaire Stichting, Brussels, 16 January 2020 

Midweek Virtual Meetups – March to April 2020 

Graduate Forum online research seminars, fortnightly from May 2020 to July2020 

UACES Virtual Conference, Online, 7-11 September 2020 

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EVENTS 

## Events in 2020-2021 

## SECURING A FUTURE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES (SAFES) 

These events were funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union as part of its Jean Monnet Support to Associations funding: 

Doctoral Training Academy: Careers, held virtually, November 2020 

Europe in Cha(lle)nging Times, a Graduate Forum research conference held virtually from 17-18 June 2021.  Over 50 delegates attended over 2 days. UACES offered small research grants of up to £100 to participants who attended. 

## UACES/IACES SEMINARS 

In 2021, UACES was delighted to partner with the Irish Association for Contemporary European Studies (IACES) to run a series of seminars looking at the intersection between the various crises facing Europe and how these crises affect the UK and Ireland. The seminars were held virtually via Zoom. The series was introduced by An Taioseach Micheál Martin. 

Confronting the Coronavirus Pandemic, 26 February 2021, via Zoom 

Confronting Racism in Ireland, the UK and the EU, 25 June 2021, via Zoom 

The final seminar in the series, looking at the Future of Europe will be held in late 2021/early 2022. 

## OTHER EVENTS 

The UACES virtual conference was held from 5-7 September 2021. 

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## FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 

## Scholarships 

## 2019-2020 

In 2019-20, UACES was pleased to be able to offer 2 additional scholarships thanks to generous support from the James Madison Charitable Trust (JMCT). The objectives of the Trust are to support and promote studies of federal government whether within or among states, including studies of processes that may lead towards the establishment of such government, and to support or promote education and dissemination of knowledge of these subjects. 2 of the scholarships offered in 2019-20 reflected these objectives. 

## **UACES Scholarships** 

- Giulia Casartelli (National and Capodistrian University of Athens): A Foil for Collective Identity: EU Cultural Policies as a Legitimacy Tool 

- Timothy Heffernan (University of New South Wales): The politics of belonging amid crisis in Europe 

- Rachel Schoner (University of California, San Diego): Repressive Regimes and Individual Petitions in the Human Rights Committee 

- Larissa Versloot (University of Copenhagen): Trust in Diplomatic Practice: Negotiating Coalitions 

## **UACES/JMCT Scholarships** 

- Alexander Mesarovich (University of Edinburgh): The impact of informal political networks on the European Union accession process of former Yugoslav countries 

- Jonathan Pugh (University of Portsmouth): Staffing International Organizations: Scandinavia Influencing Global Politics (1970-2020) 

## 2020-2021 

In 2019-20, UACES was pleased to be able to offer 2 additional scholarships thanks to generous support from the James Madison Charitable Trust (JMCT). The objectives of the Trust are to support and promote studies of federal government whether within or among states, including studies of processes that may lead towards the establishment of such government, and to support or promote education and dissemination of knowledge of these subjects. 2 of the scholarships offered in 2020-21 reflected these objectives. 

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## FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 

Unfortunately, the scholarship assessors were not able to award both JMCT scholarships and so the call for 1 of these scholarships has been reissued in 2021. 

**UACES Scholarships** 

- Antonio Salvador Alcazar (Central European University): Everything but Arms: The transnational politics of EU preferential trade in Myanmar’s garment economy 

- Juliette Ganne (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies): CHECK TITLE 

- Lukas Spielberger (University of Leiden): Central Bank Cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe 

## **UACES/JMCT Scholarships** 

- Gerard Casas-Soler (Universitat Pompeu Fabra): Federalism and European Integration 

Next application deadline: 15 October 2021 (1 deadline each year) 

Funding available: 1500 GBP per person. 

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## FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 

## UACES Archive Scholarships 

In both 2020 and 2021, UACES was able to offer 1 scholarship for a PhD or Early-Career researcher to visit the Historical Archives of the European Union at the EUI in Fiesole, Italy. The scholarship was generously funded by the James Madison Charitable Trust (JMCT). In 2020, the scholarship was specifically offered to a researcher who was interested in looking at the personal archives of the late John Pinder. 

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, neither scholar has yet been able to undertake their trip to the Archives, but we expect both trips to have been completed by March 2022. 

## 2020 SCHOLARSHIP 

The 2020 scholarship was awarded to Justin Haner of Northeastern University. 

## 2021 SCHOLARSHIP 

The 2021 Scholarship was awarded to Pekka Pohjankoski of Helsinki University. 

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 

## UACES Research Networks 

UACES RNs are designed to encourage networking. The selection criteria for this funding stream are published on the UACES website (www.uaces.org/networks). UACES has received support from the James Madison Charitable Trust which has allowed us to offer funding for 2 additional research networks for 2019-2021. 

## RESEARCH NETWORKS ESTABLISHED IN PREVIOUS FINANCIAL YEARS 

Differentiated Integration in the European Union after ‘Brexit’ (2017-2020) 

INTERSECT: Technology-Security-Society interplays in Europe (2017-2020) 

Gendering European Studies (2018-2021) 

Effective Enforcement of EU Law & Policy (2018-2021) 

Communicating Europe (2019-2022) 

The Limits of EUrope: Challenging the Crisis of European Integration (2019-2022) 

## NETWORKS ESTABLISHED IN 2019-2020 

Network of EU-Africa Research (NEAR) (2020-2023) 

The Role of Europe in Global Challenges: Climate Change and Sustainability (2020-2023) 

(Re)Imagining Territorial Politics in Times of Crisis (Funded by the JMCT) (2020-2023) 

## NETWORKS ESTABLISHED IN 2020-2021 

EU-Health Governance (2021-2024) 

European Non-violence Network (2021-2024) 

Next application deadline: 29 October 2021 (1 deadline each year) 

Funding available: up to 6000 GBP over 3 years per network 

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## FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 

## Small Event Grants 

EVENTS FUNDED IN 2019-2020 

Emotions in European Foreign Policy at Populist Times, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 21 November 2019 

EU Cross-Border Cooperation Activities and Governance of its Eastern Neighbourhood, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine, 22 November 2019 

Local and regional stakeholders, and European governance, Nantes, France, 3-6 February 2020 

This funding stream is no longer active. 

Funding available: 1000 GBP per event: www.uaces.org/funding/small-event-grants 

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PRIZES AND AWARDS 

## Prizes and Awards 

## BEST BOOK AND BEST PHD THESIS 

Since 2005, UACES has awarded each year, a prize for the Best Book and Best PhD thesis in the area of contemporary European Studies. The awards are traditionally presented at the Annual Conference. 

The 2020 book prize winners were: 

Simon Bulmer and William E. Paterson, _Germany and the European Union: Europe’s Reluctant Hegemon? Retreat_ (Bloomsbury, 2019) 

Eleni Frantziou, _The Horizontal Effect of Fundametal Rights in the European Union_ (Oxford University Press, 2019) 

The 2020 Thesis Prize winner was: 

Niels Gheyle, Trade policy with the lights on: The origins, dynamics, and consequences of the politicization of TTIP (Universiteit Gent, 2019) 

## LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 

There was no Lifetime Achievement Award awarded in 2020. 

In 2021 the lifetime achievement award was awarded to Dr Ann Kennard. 

## JCMS PRIZE 

A prize is awarded for the best article of each volume. 

The winners of the 2020 prize are: 

Monika Bauhr and Nicholas Charron, ‘In God We Trust? Identity, Institutions and International Solidarity in Europe’ 58 (5): 1124-1143, https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13020 

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PRIZES AND AWARDS 

The JCMS Editors wish to thank the JCMS Prize Jury: Rosalba Icaza (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Mark Langan (King’s College London), Lucia Quaglia (University of Bologna) and Annick Masselot (Canterbury University). 

## JCER PRIZE 

In 2016-17 UACES launched a new prize: the Luke Foster JCER Prize for Best Article by an Early-Career Researcher. The prize is awarded in memory of our late Executive Director, Luke Foster. 

The winner of the 2021 Luke Foster Prize for Best Article is: 

Maryna Rabinovych, ‘The Legal Status and Effects of the Agenda 2030 within the EU Legal Order’, 16 (2): 182-199. https://doi.org/10.30950/jcer.v16i2.1071 

The runners-up are: 

Alexander Brand, Florian Koch, Arne Niemann and Regina Weber, ‘Non-elite conceptions of Europe: Europe as reference frame in English football fan discussions’, 16 (3): 293-319. https://doi.org/10.30950/jcer.v16i3.1089 

Brigitte Pircher, ‘The Council of the EU in Times of Economic Crisis: A Policy Entrepreneur for the Internal Market’, 16 (1): 65-81. https://doi.org/10.30950/jcer.v16i1.1086 

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SUMMARY ACCOUNTS 

## Journal of Common Market Studies 

## IN 2020 

Editors: Toni Haastrup and Richard Whitman 

Book Reviews Editors: Ruby Gropas and Gaby Umbach 

Annual Review Editors: Theofanis Exadaktylos, Roberta Guerrina and Emanuele Massetti 

ISSN: 0021-9886 (print), 1468-5965 (online) 

Volume 58 was published, comprising: 

Issue 1: Special Issue guest edited by Theresa Kuhn and Francesco Nicoli 

Issues 2-6: General Issues 

The JCMS Annual Review of the European Union in 2019 (ISBN: 978-1-119-57208-4) 

Excluding the Annual Review, 130 submissions were published. The Annual Review published 12 submissions plus an editorial and a chronology. 

## LECTURES 

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there was no JCMS annual lecture in 2020. 

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic there was no JCMS Annual Review lecture in 2020. 

## DOWNLOADS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 

There were over 396k full text downloads of JCMS articles in 2020. Of these, 23% were downloaded from servers in the UK, 12% in Germany, 11% in The Netherlands, 7% in the USA and 5% in Belgium. 

The top 5 downloaded articles in 2020 were: 

_Why There is a Democratic Deficit in the EU_ Andrea Follesdal and Simon Hix, 44:3. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5965.2006.00650.x. (10707, 1st in 2019) 

_The European Union and the Securitization of Migration_ , Jef Huysmans, 38:5. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5965.00263. (8668, 2[nd] in 2019) 

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## SUMMARY ACCOUNTS 

- _Normative Power Europe: A Contradiction in Terms?_ Ian Manners, 40:2. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468 5965.00353. (6294, 3[rd] in 2019) 

- _Reassessing Legitimacy in the European Union_ Andrew Moravcsik, 40:4. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468 5965.00390. (6242, 4[th] in 2019) 

_The Global Financial Crisis: Causes and Cures_ , Jacopo Carmassi, Daniel Gros and Stefano Micossi, 47:5. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5965.2009.02031.x. (4372, 5[th] in 2019) 

For individual subscribers, Wiley continues to offer UACES members the cheapest subscription rates for the JCMS. 

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## Journal of Contemporary European Research (JCER) 

JCER is an open-access online-only Journal available at www.jcer.net. 

Editors: Christopher Huggins, Kenneth McDonagh and Rachael Dickson 

Teaching & Learning Editor: Nele Ewers-Peters (previously Karen Heard-Laureote) 

ISSN: 1815-347X (online) 

Volume 16 was published, comprising: 

Issue 1: General Issue 

Issue 2: Special Issue on EU International Development Cooperation post-2020, guest edited by Mark Furness, Luciana-Alexandra Ghica, Simon Lightfoot and Balázs Szent-Iványi. 

Issue 3: General Issue 

The top downloaded article (to date) for each issue is: 

Brigitte Pircher, ‘The Council of the EU in Times of Economic Crisis: A Policy Entrepreneur for the Internal Market’, 16 (1): 65-81. https://doi.org/10.30950/jcer.v16i1.1086 

Sarah Delputte and Jan Orbie, ‘Paradigm Shift or Reinventing the Wheel? Towards a Research Agenda on Change and Continuity in EU Development Policy’, 16 (2): 234-256. https://doi.org/10.30950/jcer.v16i2.1084 

Niels Keijzer, Drifting towards exhaustion? Historical institutionalist perspectives on recent efforts to modernise the EU’s partnerships with African states, 16 (3): 260-275. https://doi.org/10.30950/jcer.v16i3.1076 

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## Routledge-UACES Contemporary European Studies series 

The book series was established in 2006. Since then, 63 titles have been published, with many subsequently released as paperbacks. Routledge continues to make the books available to UACES members at a reduced price. 

The series editors are Chad Damro, Elaine Fahey and David Howarth. 

In 2020 there were 4 new books published in the series. 

- Sylvia Kritzinger, Carolina Plescia, Kolja Raube, James Wilhelm, Jan Wouters, eds., _Assessing the 2019 European Parliament Elections_ 

- Sebastian Steingass, _Transnational Networks and EU International Cooperation: In Pursuit of Effectiveness_ 

- Paul Stephenson, Marı́a Luisa Sánchez Barrueco and Hartmut Aden, eds., _Financial Accountability in the European Union: Institutions, Policy and Practice_ 

- Bart M. J. Szewczyk, _European Sovereignty, Legitimacy, and Power_ 

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