On Wednesday 29th January, the Doctoral Training Partnerships and Centres for Doctoral Training were launched at a conference at the University of Nottingham.

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The TECHNE consortium is a graduate training hub for London
and the South East, led by Royal Holloway University of
London with six partner universities: Brighton, Kingston,
Roehampton, Royal College of Art, Surrey, University of the
Arts London.
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13 partners from world-leading cultural organisations
including the Barbican, Natural History Museum, Victoria &
Albert Museum, Science Museum, BFI, the Museum of
London.
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TECHNE will provide training for the contemporary
postgraduate researcher in a comprehensive, multi-faceted
and flexible programme for academic, professional and early
career development with interdisciplinarity at its core.

2. Identity
• TECHNE draws upon national strengths in all its
constituent disciplines,
• from textual and archival scholarship in literature,
history, theology and classics,
• to research through practice in the performing
and creative arts.
• It offers a unique concentration in philosophical,
theoretical and critical expertise,
• and a wide experience in engagement with the
cultural industries, heritage, the third sector,
media and journalism.

3. Training
• TECHNE is concerned with the craft of research
• Generic skills
• Disciplinary skills
• Interdisciplinary strands: comparative,
hermeneutic, haptic and audio-visual
• Core skills in enterprise and development

4. Collaborations
• With those looking to draw upon our
specialism in performing and creative arts
• Collaborate and support smaller areas such as
modern languages, theology, archaeology
• Collaborate to create national deadlines
across all consortia.