| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, grant overview, payments summary, newspaper cuttings, reports, discussion paper and funding requests relating to the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS) at the University of Birmingham. Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust, Paul S. Cadbury Trust. Applicant overview: CURS was established in 1966 as a centre for research and teaching in social planning, an academic discipline relating to urban regeneration, economic development, communities and public policy. Nature of support: In 1984 the Paul S. Cadbury Trust approved a grant of up to £9,000 for two years to support an M.Phil student researching the green belt policy in Birmingham. Paul S. Cadbury took a keen interest in the original CURS green belt study launched in 1968. In 1985 the Trust approved a grant of up to £9,000 to be paid between 1985 and 1988 to support a project leaders' salary relating to multi-occupation housing rehabilitation and improvement in Birmingham. In 1986 the Trust agreed to contribute £2.500 toward green belt research already supported by the Paul S. Cadbury Trust. In 1987 the Trust approved a small grant to cover typing costs for the green belt report. Minutes: B&GSCT 6298, B&GSCT 6411, B&GSCT 6749, B&GSCT 6999, PSCT 322. Notes: File organised from newest to oldest. File numbered '7/3/2'. |