On 14th November 2014, members of ARMA (Association of Research Managers and Administrators) were invited to a study tour at the AHRC offices in Swindon. The day provided ARMA members with the opportunity to learn more about the AHRC, and upcoming developments of interest. The day included presentations on:
- The AHRC’s 10th Anniversary activities
- The AHRC's new area of Business Processes and Analysis
- European Funding – Horizon 2020 and HERA
- The Knowledge Exchange Hubs: lessons and legacy
- Research Outcomes and Researchfish
This document provides an overview of a briefing meeting for a funding call related to coordinating centres for community engagement in the centenary of World War 1. It includes an agenda for the day-long meeting which will discuss the AHRC and HLF context and programs, an overview of the coordinating centres call, and networking opportunities. It also summarizes the AHRC's strategy, Connected Communities program, and current related calls including research grants, community co-production in the arts and humanities, and a design highlight.
The Heritage Lottery Fund presentation by Karen Brookfield - Deputy Director (Strategy) and Anna Jarvis - Programme Manager 'First World War: then and now'
The AHRC launched a major new funding initiative in modern languages: the Open World Research Initiative (OWRI) on12th May 2014 in London. It provided an opportunity for academics and partners to learn more about the initiative and to network with other organisations, prior to releasing a call for Expressions of Interest. These are the slides from the launch event.
The document discusses the theme of "Cultural Encounters" and provides suggestions for focus areas in projects addressing this theme. It suggests thinking historically, spatially, and about cultural forms when examining cultural encounters. It lists possible themes such as the role of cultural encounters in identity formation over time and space, the drivers and consequences of cultural encounters, and the influence of translation and media on cultural adaptation and creativity resulting from encounters. It emphasizes collaboration, interdisciplinarity, internationalization, and knowledge transfer/exchange as important considerations for projects on this theme.
Project entitled "Contemporary Polish Poetry in English translation in the United States of America: a study of the critical reception in newspapers and journals published after 1980
This document outlines the key features and requirements of coordinating centres being established to support community engagement related to the centenary of World War 1. The centres will facilitate collaboration between academic and public histories, contribute to research themes, and provide expertise, training, and funding to support community projects. Successful proposals will demonstrate cross-sector collaboration, support for capacity building, and plans for sustainable legacies. Funding of up to £500,000 over 3 years will be provided to 5-7 selected centres.
This document provides information about a town meeting hosted by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to discuss their Care for the Future theme. The meeting will include presentations on the theme's aims and large grant opportunities, as well as discussion sessions. The Care for the Future theme explores the relationship between past, present and future through a temporal lens. Background information is also provided on AHRC's strategic themes initiative and funding opportunities related to the Care for the Future theme.
The document summarizes a report on challenges for early career researchers (ECRs) pursuing academic careers in the arts and humanities. It finds that 92% of ECRs on fixed-term contracts expressed career concerns, compared to 60% on permanent contracts. ECRs felt short-term posts hindered skills development and publishing. While universities said they supported ECRs, ECR perceptions did not match this. The discussion focused on how subject associations and AHRC could help address issues like mentoring and networking to share experiences. Some initiatives provided resources for unemployed PhDs or supported early career historians.
This document provides an overview of a briefing meeting for a funding call related to coordinating centres for community engagement in the centenary of World War 1. It includes an agenda for the day-long meeting which will discuss the AHRC and HLF context and programs, an overview of the coordinating centres call, and networking opportunities. It also summarizes the AHRC's strategy, Connected Communities program, and current related calls including research grants, community co-production in the arts and humanities, and a design highlight.
The Heritage Lottery Fund presentation by Karen Brookfield - Deputy Director (Strategy) and Anna Jarvis - Programme Manager 'First World War: then and now'
The AHRC launched a major new funding initiative in modern languages: the Open World Research Initiative (OWRI) on12th May 2014 in London. It provided an opportunity for academics and partners to learn more about the initiative and to network with other organisations, prior to releasing a call for Expressions of Interest. These are the slides from the launch event.
The document discusses the theme of "Cultural Encounters" and provides suggestions for focus areas in projects addressing this theme. It suggests thinking historically, spatially, and about cultural forms when examining cultural encounters. It lists possible themes such as the role of cultural encounters in identity formation over time and space, the drivers and consequences of cultural encounters, and the influence of translation and media on cultural adaptation and creativity resulting from encounters. It emphasizes collaboration, interdisciplinarity, internationalization, and knowledge transfer/exchange as important considerations for projects on this theme.
Project entitled "Contemporary Polish Poetry in English translation in the United States of America: a study of the critical reception in newspapers and journals published after 1980
This document outlines the key features and requirements of coordinating centres being established to support community engagement related to the centenary of World War 1. The centres will facilitate collaboration between academic and public histories, contribute to research themes, and provide expertise, training, and funding to support community projects. Successful proposals will demonstrate cross-sector collaboration, support for capacity building, and plans for sustainable legacies. Funding of up to £500,000 over 3 years will be provided to 5-7 selected centres.
This document provides information about a town meeting hosted by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to discuss their Care for the Future theme. The meeting will include presentations on the theme's aims and large grant opportunities, as well as discussion sessions. The Care for the Future theme explores the relationship between past, present and future through a temporal lens. Background information is also provided on AHRC's strategic themes initiative and funding opportunities related to the Care for the Future theme.
The document summarizes a report on challenges for early career researchers (ECRs) pursuing academic careers in the arts and humanities. It finds that 92% of ECRs on fixed-term contracts expressed career concerns, compared to 60% on permanent contracts. ECRs felt short-term posts hindered skills development and publishing. While universities said they supported ECRs, ECR perceptions did not match this. The discussion focused on how subject associations and AHRC could help address issues like mentoring and networking to share experiences. Some initiatives provided resources for unemployed PhDs or supported early career historians.
Professor Madeleine Atkins is Chief Executive of HEFCE. Her presentation at #RLUK14 provided an overview of current trends and developments in higher education, and discussed some of the key forthcoming challenges in the sector.
Geoffrey Crossick is Director of the AHRC's Cultural Value Project and Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the School of Advanced Study at the University of London.
Geoffrey's presentation will focus on the project that he led for HEFCE (and supported by AHRC and ESRC) on the implications of open access for monographs and other long-form research publications.
The HEFCE Monographs & Open Access Project was set up to identify and clarify issues around making monographs openly accessible online, taking a long-term perspective beyond REF 2020. The project examines the culture of monographs in the humanities and social sciences, whether there is a crisis for the monograph form, and how publishing innovations and access models may impact monographs. The project has convened an expert group, conducted research including focus groups, and will report findings to HEFCE in late 2014. Key issues being considered include the role and definition of the monograph, peer review and quality standards, licensing models, and ensuring a balance of private and public benefits from any new models.
This document discusses a project examining the role and purpose of academic books in serving scholarship and learning. The project has two phases: the first involves literature reviews and evidence gathering to understand issues, and the second establishes a community coalition to conduct focused mini-projects. The goal is to investigate opportunities and challenges of technological developments while extensively consulting the academic, publishing, and library communities. The project aims to sustain and enhance the impact of arts and humanities research by navigating breadth and depth of impact from all perspectives.
British academy-northumbria-presentation-oct-2014GillDrinkald
The British Academy provides summaries of its roles, values, strategic priorities, subject areas, and relation to other research councils. It outlines its various research funding opportunities for individuals and international engagement, including Postdoctoral Fellowships, Mid-Career Fellowships, Small Research Grants, and Newton Fund schemes. Evaluation criteria focus on academic merit, originality, and intended outcomes. The Academy engages with the public through various outreach activities and contacts potential applicants regarding funding deadlines and requirements.
This document summarizes a research project called "Fashioning the Early Modern" that examines creativity and innovation in fashion in Europe between 1500-1800. The project is led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and universities in Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. It seeks to understand how certain fashions became popular while others did not, how fashion ideas spread across borders, and how knowledge of past fashion can inform modern creative practices. The project involves workshops, conferences, research in archives, and collaborations with museums to collect data and support exhibitions. Outputs will include publications, a website, and support for gallery renovations at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Lessons learned emphasize the importance of understanding
This document provides an overview of the Arts and Humanities Research Council's (AHRC) strategic themes: Science in Culture, Digital Transformations, Care for the Future, Translating Cultures, and Connected Communities. It outlines the goals and focus of each theme, recent activity including development awards and calls for proposals, and future plans which include notifications for large grant proposals in 2013. Theme leadership fellows are also introduced who will provide strategic advice and help build scholarly communities within each theme.
UCL is committed to open scholarship and accessibility of research. It faces challenges in meeting funder mandates for open access in terms of scale, costs, and complexity. UCL is working on initiatives like its UCL Discovery repository and developing its own publishing platform, UCL Press, to increase open access outputs like journals, monographs, and textbooks while addressing the high and unsustainable costs of current models. UCL argues that universities need to regain their role as publishers to develop new open access models that are financially viable long term.
The Collections Trust seminar introduces attendees to the work of the Collections Trust and excellence in collections management. It covers understanding audiences, managing change in museums, and introduces the Excellence in Collections management model and standards. Attendees are encouraged to participate actively and network. Resources provided include information sheets, slides, and feedback forms.
The TWAS Regional Office for sub-Saharan Africa (TWAS-ROSSA) is hosted by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and aims to enhance the visibility of TWAS, identify eminent scientists for membership and awards, assess TWAS activities in the region, and organize activities in critical science and technology areas. TWAS-ROSSA provides networking opportunities, prizes, and fellowships for young scientists and has over 108 Fellows and 50 Young Affiliates across sub-Saharan Africa. Science academies are independent organizations that bring together eminent scientists to advance scientific knowledge and provide evidence-based science advice to address national and global challenges.
The AHRC International Placement Scheme (IPS) provides fellowships for doctoral students and early career researchers to conduct research at internationally renowned institutions. The IPS started in 2005 and has placed over 270 fellows across 6 host institutions, including the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institute, National Institutes for the Humanities in Japan, Huntington Library, Harry Ransom Center, and Yale Center for British Art. In 2015, Shanghai Theatre Academy was added as a new host. The IPS aims to provide dedicated access to host collections and resources, enhance scholars' research, and create networking opportunities. Applicants must be in receipt of AHRC or ESRC funding and conduct research relevant to their funding within an AHRC/ESRC subject area
From Collection Development to Content Development: Organization and Staffing...Charleston Conference
The document discusses changes to the organization and staffing of content development at the University of Kansas Libraries in response to strategic initiatives at KU. Specifically:
- The libraries moved from a subject bibliographer model to content development specialists to be more flexible and responsive to changing research needs. However, some areas still require deep subject expertise.
- Common responsibilities for content development specialists include monitoring collections, making acquisition decisions, maintaining awareness of research and curricula, and providing instruction and consultation.
- An environmental scan was conducted to understand changing research habits and informational needs in order to shift the focus from collections to users and content.
- Areas like world history, visual arts, English literature, and performing arts
Staunch Global is a scientific event organizer that organizes international conferences in healthcare, clinical, and medical sciences fields. It publishes research from these conferences and provides a platform for the scientific community to present discoveries. Staunch aims to promote professionalism and leadership worldwide through advocacy, education, and networking opportunities at its conferences.
HLF and WLC presentation to WL Community Councils Forum Sep 13Megan Braithwaite
Presentation by Megan Combe and Dougie Grierson to the West Lothian Community Councils forum on 26th Sep 13, detailing the funding options available to local groups.
Ass Af Conference Presentation 02 July 2008.Docpowerinbetween
The changing in the world of research communication: from the perspective of people working in information and communication roles and at the supply end of research.
Presentation by Dr. Xola Mati, Chief Operations Officer, Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) at the Locating the Power of the In-between conference July 08
Many museums are considering how to use open licenses to support the delivery of their public mission and increase their visitor numbers. In this presentation, Nick Poole explores two case studies and provides some simple steps for museums wanting to 'open up' their collections online.
This presentation was provided by Edward Galloway and Jeff Wisniewski of the University of Pittsburgh, during the NISO hot topic virtual conference "Digitization, Discovery, and Use." The event was held March 23, 2022.
The document summarizes the AHRC International Strategy and funding opportunities. It discusses partnerships in Europe through programs like HERA and JPI. Worldwide partnerships include bilateral agreements and co-funded programs. The International Partnership Scheme provides placements for early career researchers at prestigious institutions in the US and Asia. Eligible applicants can receive funding for international research trips between 3-6 months. The document advises applicants to clearly identify relevant resources and expertise at host institutions and explain how visits will enhance their projects.
View presentation slides from our November 2012 Briefing events for funded organisations.
The briefings aimed to update funded organisations on the changes the Arts Council is going through and discuss how they can help us make a strong case for maintaining public funding of arts and culture in advance of the next Government spending review.
Professor Madeleine Atkins is Chief Executive of HEFCE. Her presentation at #RLUK14 provided an overview of current trends and developments in higher education, and discussed some of the key forthcoming challenges in the sector.
Geoffrey Crossick is Director of the AHRC's Cultural Value Project and Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the School of Advanced Study at the University of London.
Geoffrey's presentation will focus on the project that he led for HEFCE (and supported by AHRC and ESRC) on the implications of open access for monographs and other long-form research publications.
The HEFCE Monographs & Open Access Project was set up to identify and clarify issues around making monographs openly accessible online, taking a long-term perspective beyond REF 2020. The project examines the culture of monographs in the humanities and social sciences, whether there is a crisis for the monograph form, and how publishing innovations and access models may impact monographs. The project has convened an expert group, conducted research including focus groups, and will report findings to HEFCE in late 2014. Key issues being considered include the role and definition of the monograph, peer review and quality standards, licensing models, and ensuring a balance of private and public benefits from any new models.
This document discusses a project examining the role and purpose of academic books in serving scholarship and learning. The project has two phases: the first involves literature reviews and evidence gathering to understand issues, and the second establishes a community coalition to conduct focused mini-projects. The goal is to investigate opportunities and challenges of technological developments while extensively consulting the academic, publishing, and library communities. The project aims to sustain and enhance the impact of arts and humanities research by navigating breadth and depth of impact from all perspectives.
British academy-northumbria-presentation-oct-2014GillDrinkald
The British Academy provides summaries of its roles, values, strategic priorities, subject areas, and relation to other research councils. It outlines its various research funding opportunities for individuals and international engagement, including Postdoctoral Fellowships, Mid-Career Fellowships, Small Research Grants, and Newton Fund schemes. Evaluation criteria focus on academic merit, originality, and intended outcomes. The Academy engages with the public through various outreach activities and contacts potential applicants regarding funding deadlines and requirements.
This document summarizes a research project called "Fashioning the Early Modern" that examines creativity and innovation in fashion in Europe between 1500-1800. The project is led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and universities in Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. It seeks to understand how certain fashions became popular while others did not, how fashion ideas spread across borders, and how knowledge of past fashion can inform modern creative practices. The project involves workshops, conferences, research in archives, and collaborations with museums to collect data and support exhibitions. Outputs will include publications, a website, and support for gallery renovations at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Lessons learned emphasize the importance of understanding
This document provides an overview of the Arts and Humanities Research Council's (AHRC) strategic themes: Science in Culture, Digital Transformations, Care for the Future, Translating Cultures, and Connected Communities. It outlines the goals and focus of each theme, recent activity including development awards and calls for proposals, and future plans which include notifications for large grant proposals in 2013. Theme leadership fellows are also introduced who will provide strategic advice and help build scholarly communities within each theme.
UCL is committed to open scholarship and accessibility of research. It faces challenges in meeting funder mandates for open access in terms of scale, costs, and complexity. UCL is working on initiatives like its UCL Discovery repository and developing its own publishing platform, UCL Press, to increase open access outputs like journals, monographs, and textbooks while addressing the high and unsustainable costs of current models. UCL argues that universities need to regain their role as publishers to develop new open access models that are financially viable long term.
The Collections Trust seminar introduces attendees to the work of the Collections Trust and excellence in collections management. It covers understanding audiences, managing change in museums, and introduces the Excellence in Collections management model and standards. Attendees are encouraged to participate actively and network. Resources provided include information sheets, slides, and feedback forms.
The TWAS Regional Office for sub-Saharan Africa (TWAS-ROSSA) is hosted by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and aims to enhance the visibility of TWAS, identify eminent scientists for membership and awards, assess TWAS activities in the region, and organize activities in critical science and technology areas. TWAS-ROSSA provides networking opportunities, prizes, and fellowships for young scientists and has over 108 Fellows and 50 Young Affiliates across sub-Saharan Africa. Science academies are independent organizations that bring together eminent scientists to advance scientific knowledge and provide evidence-based science advice to address national and global challenges.
The AHRC International Placement Scheme (IPS) provides fellowships for doctoral students and early career researchers to conduct research at internationally renowned institutions. The IPS started in 2005 and has placed over 270 fellows across 6 host institutions, including the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institute, National Institutes for the Humanities in Japan, Huntington Library, Harry Ransom Center, and Yale Center for British Art. In 2015, Shanghai Theatre Academy was added as a new host. The IPS aims to provide dedicated access to host collections and resources, enhance scholars' research, and create networking opportunities. Applicants must be in receipt of AHRC or ESRC funding and conduct research relevant to their funding within an AHRC/ESRC subject area
From Collection Development to Content Development: Organization and Staffing...Charleston Conference
The document discusses changes to the organization and staffing of content development at the University of Kansas Libraries in response to strategic initiatives at KU. Specifically:
- The libraries moved from a subject bibliographer model to content development specialists to be more flexible and responsive to changing research needs. However, some areas still require deep subject expertise.
- Common responsibilities for content development specialists include monitoring collections, making acquisition decisions, maintaining awareness of research and curricula, and providing instruction and consultation.
- An environmental scan was conducted to understand changing research habits and informational needs in order to shift the focus from collections to users and content.
- Areas like world history, visual arts, English literature, and performing arts
Staunch Global is a scientific event organizer that organizes international conferences in healthcare, clinical, and medical sciences fields. It publishes research from these conferences and provides a platform for the scientific community to present discoveries. Staunch aims to promote professionalism and leadership worldwide through advocacy, education, and networking opportunities at its conferences.
HLF and WLC presentation to WL Community Councils Forum Sep 13Megan Braithwaite
Presentation by Megan Combe and Dougie Grierson to the West Lothian Community Councils forum on 26th Sep 13, detailing the funding options available to local groups.
Ass Af Conference Presentation 02 July 2008.Docpowerinbetween
The changing in the world of research communication: from the perspective of people working in information and communication roles and at the supply end of research.
Presentation by Dr. Xola Mati, Chief Operations Officer, Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) at the Locating the Power of the In-between conference July 08
Many museums are considering how to use open licenses to support the delivery of their public mission and increase their visitor numbers. In this presentation, Nick Poole explores two case studies and provides some simple steps for museums wanting to 'open up' their collections online.
This presentation was provided by Edward Galloway and Jeff Wisniewski of the University of Pittsburgh, during the NISO hot topic virtual conference "Digitization, Discovery, and Use." The event was held March 23, 2022.
The document summarizes the AHRC International Strategy and funding opportunities. It discusses partnerships in Europe through programs like HERA and JPI. Worldwide partnerships include bilateral agreements and co-funded programs. The International Partnership Scheme provides placements for early career researchers at prestigious institutions in the US and Asia. Eligible applicants can receive funding for international research trips between 3-6 months. The document advises applicants to clearly identify relevant resources and expertise at host institutions and explain how visits will enhance their projects.
View presentation slides from our November 2012 Briefing events for funded organisations.
The briefings aimed to update funded organisations on the changes the Arts Council is going through and discuss how they can help us make a strong case for maintaining public funding of arts and culture in advance of the next Government spending review.
The AHRC International Placement Scheme provides opportunities for UK scholars to conduct research at internationally renowned institutions. The scheme began in 2005 with placements at the Library of Congress and has since expanded to include the National Institutes for the Humanities in Japan, the Huntington Library in the US, and the Sarai Research Programme in India. The scheme aims to enhance scholars' research through access to unique collections and resources abroad, as well as opportunities for international networking. Scholars are provided support including travel funding, research facilities, and integration into the scholarly community at their host institution.
Alex and Conor introduce SAH Journal (sahjournal.com) as an open access academic journal project involving the collaborative efforts of emerging and established scholars as well as academic librarians. Conor explains the benefits of collaborating with research librarians through publishing. Alex asserts that librarians (libraries) are perfectly positioned to enter into direct competition with established commercial journal publishers. He explains the mechanics of electronic publishing from conceptional planning to implementation via, in this instance, Open Journal Systems (OJS).
The document summarizes the AHRC International Placement Scheme (IPS), which provides funding for UK scholars to conduct research at partner institutions in other countries. It describes the four current IPS partners (Library of Congress, National Institutes for the Humanities in Japan, Sarai Research Programme in India, and Huntington Library in the US). Statistics on applications and awards from 2012 are provided for each institution. Feedback from past fellows highlights the valuable resources, networking opportunities, and career benefits of the IPS placements.
Presented by Dr Karen Lucas on 9th July 2014
http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/k.lucas
Abstract:
Until now, human and social factors have not been very dominant aspects of transportation research. The general trend has been a biased towards more technical and engineering studies and transport economics. Nevertheless, there has been continuous social science research on the fringes of transport studies. For example behavioural psychology has been used in traffic safety risk management and human geography has been concerned with the interface between space, time, and mobility. There has also been a significant academic discourse around transport equity and the mobility and accessibility needs of transport disadvantaged groups, which has gathered momentum in recent years. More lately, sociologists and cultural geographers have begun to explore the embodied meanings and the cultural significance of different transport modes within our everyday social practices.
A number of scholars within the Institute of Transport Studies at Leeds have already forged important cross-disciplinary partnerships with other disciplines within and outside the University. In this lecture, I will explore the potential to further strengthen and exploit these new directions within transport research. I will briefly reflect on the opportunities for achieving this through mechanisms such as within the University’ core research themes, the new Social Science Strategy, other research University-wide supported initiatives and more informal collaborations. But more importantly I will be asking whether it is possible to use these inter-disciplinary collaborations to radicalise our research enquiries so that we are able to offer transformational solutions to overcome the currently environmentally unsustainable and socially unjust allocation of mobility resources within and between nations.
Philosophical Transactions to the Finch report: the events that have defined ...Nick Sheppard
Throughout history the creation and dissemination of knowledge has been influenced by innumerable ‘events’, cultural, technological and political in nature; from the invention of Cuneiform to the rise and fall of Classical civilizations and cultural incubation by the Catholic Church through the European Dark Ages to the Enlightenment. The invention of the printing press is obviously pivotal and in 1665 Henry Oldenburg inaugurated the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (Phil Trans), utilising print technology to establish the principles of scientific priority and peer review that have defined scientific discourse ever since.
In the 20th Century scholarly publishing became exploited by commercial academic publishers and, as journal prices began to outstrip inflation, ultimately resulted in the “serials crisis” of the 1970s. These unsustainable price rises coincided with emergence of the internet and in 1990 Stevan Harnad introduced Psycoloquy, the first peer-reviewed online scientific journal which paved the way for free academic publishing on the web after 1993. In spite of this, and with the World Wide Web over 2 decades old, the traditional subscription model persists, dominated by multinational corporations that generate huge profits and restrict access to scholarly material.
The Open Access movement is a worldwide effort to make scholarly work available online to everyone regardless of their ability to pay for access and in 2011 David Willetts set up a Working Group on Expanding Access to Published Research Findings, chaired by Dame Janet Finch and publishing the so called “Finch report” in 2012. The HEFCE policy on OA that comes into effect in 2016 perhaps represents the most recent cultural and political event in this space.
This paper will explore the events that continue to influence academic dissemination and examine how Universities and academics themselves, particularly early career researchers, can utilise modern technology to be part of their own open knowledge event.
This document introduces the Cultural Value Scoping Project, which is consulting across the UK to determine how best to support future research on cultural value. It aims to gather views from cultural sector practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and funders on approaches that meet stakeholder needs. The scoping project will identify research gaps, make evidence more accessible, establish dialogue between researchers and policymakers, and develop evaluations that benefit both cultural organizations and funders. It seeks to go beyond existing boundaries and approaches to ensure any initiatives that emerge are genuinely helpful to all involved parties.
The Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy Consortiumsaundersn
The Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy Consortium was awarded funding by Arts Council England to deliver a nationwide program training arts organizations in fundraising and establishing philanthropic support. The program will provide courses, apprenticeships, coaching and networking opportunities over three years to strengthen fundraising skills and create a financially sustainable arts sector. Evaluation will assess the impact on fundraising effectiveness and increased donations for the arts.
The document discusses public engagement with science in the UK. It provides information on programs run by the British Science Association to promote engagement, such as British Science Week, the British Science Festival, and CREST Awards for students. It also discusses perceptions of science, including that the public views science positively and supports funding it. However, it notes issues with narrow stereotypes of science and a need to further embed science in culture and society. It advocates treating science as a cultural endeavor to involve a more diverse range of people in addressing societal challenges.
The document provides an overview of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) in the UK, including its history, scope, funding context from 2011-2015, strategic priorities around advancing UK research reputation and impact, and delivery plans for new opportunities like funding themes, fellowships, and international collaborations. Key facts and figures on research funding are also presented, as well as an introduction to AHRC's new 2013-2018 strategy focused on people, projects, international activities, and knowledge exchange.
Research Excellence Framework 2014 and Open AccessOpenExeter
The document discusses the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 in the UK, which will assess the quality of research in higher education institutions. A key change is that the REF will assess the impact of research for 20% of the overall assessment. Institutions will submit information about staff, research outputs, impact case studies, and research environment to be evaluated under the new framework.
The document summarizes the findings of focus groups conducted as part of the "On the Pull" project at the Royal Pavilion & Museums. Key findings included that potential audiences saw museums as boring, dull, and not relevant to their lives. They wanted leisure activities to be relaxing and social. The theme of "courtship" was seen as something that could attract audiences to the museum because it was universally relatable. The focus groups provided valuable insights that helped shape the project, including new ways to interpret collections and make the museum experience more appealing.
This document summarizes Dr. Frances Pinter's experiences promoting open access for scholarly monographs. It discusses various open access business models and initiatives, challenges around metadata and discoverability, and calls for stakeholders to work together on sustainable and cost-effective open access processes. Key points include Bloomsbury Academic's early adoption of open access, Knowledge Unlatched's crowdfunding model, and the importance of Central European University Press's mission. The document advocates for improving metadata standards, tracking usage data, and integrating open access monographs into libraries.
MSCA in HE - General Overview and Proposals for ChangeAndy Jackson
This document discusses the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) program under Horizon Europe. Key points include:
1) MSCA will continue to support researcher training, mobility, and career development through actions like doctoral networks, postdoctoral fellowships, and staff exchanges.
2) Changes are proposed to streamline actions, better manage high demand, and increase synergies within Horizon Europe and other EU programs.
3) The goals of MSCA in Horizon Europe are to invest in research talent, improve careers, create impact, and strengthen the European Research Area.
Slides from a webinar for the Royal Society of Chemistry on 24th February 2016.
See the URI below to access the full report from the RSC survey "The role of libraries in open access publishing":
http://www.rsc.org/campaigns/m/lc/lc16013/open-access/
We often hear that we are in a transitional phase of open access publishing, but it is not always clear how we will reach a fully open access environment, what that will look like and what it means for scholarly research. This webinar will draw insights from a librarian survey we ran in 2015, discussing areas where librarians feel a lack of confidence and presenting technical and policy developments.
Register to gain a deeper understanding of:
• The historical and political context of scholarly publishing
• Funder and other policy requirements for Open Access (e.g. HEFCE and RCUK in the UK, Horizon2020 in Europe and NIH is the USA)
• Developing models of OA including “Gold”, “Green” and “hybrid”
• Jisc support services for OA
• Social media and OA – e.g. “Altmetrics” (alternative metrics) as potential indicators of impact beyond the traditional readership of scholarly material
VC's visit to Global Studies, 9 May 2014SussexGlobal
Engaged research that addresses global issues through interdisciplinary perspectives. The School has successful partnerships and research income but needs help with big data, arts, and developing ideas without rushing proposals. International doctoral research covers diverse topics with multiple funders. The School aims to strengthen research capacity through improved procedures and fundraising.
Creating an outstanding learning environment for students through philosophy, ethics, skills and employment preparation. The School fosters student engagement and feedback to enhance teaching. Challenges include improving outdated facilities.
Expanding successful international partnerships in areas like Asia, migration and development through research themes, collaborations and support. Communicating research influences policy and public understanding. Long-term sustainability requires securing funding platforms.
Designing a connected research impact strategy for arts and humanities discip...Niamh NicGhabhann
This document discusses strategies for measuring the impact of arts and humanities research, which often involves non-traditional outputs. It notes that current systems focus too narrowly on citations and publications. To develop an inclusive system, it recommends considering four questions: how the research benefits society, who finds it valuable, how to communicate its value, and how to prove others find it valuable. It provides examples answering these questions for two projects and emphasizes gathering diverse evidence of impact from the beginning to communicate research value to different stakeholders.
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This document provides information about applying for funding from the HERA Joint Research Programme on the theme of "Uses of the Past". Key points:
- The programme pools €21 million from 23 European countries and the EU for humanities research projects involving at least 4 researchers from 4 eligible countries.
- Applicants must submit an outline proposal by April 9, 2015 following the prescribed format. Successful applicants will then be invited to submit a full proposal.
- Projects can be up to €1.2 million and 36 months. Proposals will be evaluated on criteria like relevance, excellence, innovation, impact, and European added value.
- The
This document discusses the HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area) network and its upcoming joint research programme called "Uses of the Past".
HERA is a network of national humanities research councils across Europe that coordinates research policies, establishes joint research programmes, evaluates the impact of humanities research, and promotes humanities. The upcoming "Uses of the Past" programme will fund projects exploring how the past is used, both constructively and contentiously, with a focus on identity, norms/values, media/culture, transnational dynamics, and informing current issues. It encourages interdisciplinary, international collaboration with non-academic partners to address these themes in new ways.
The document discusses the challenges and lessons learned from the SAWS (Sharing Ancient Wisdoms) project, which aimed to bring together specialists from different disciplines to create a single digital library of ancient Greek and Arabic wisdom literature. Some of the key frontiers that had to be crossed included working across national borders, different academic administrations, languages, disciplines, and generations. Building trust and understanding between partners from varied backgrounds took ongoing effort. The project leaders hope the methodology they developed will be useful for other collaborations in the future.
The document summarizes resources available at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, including their extensive collections of manuscripts, books, photographs, and works of art from famous authors, artists and photographers. Some of the notable collections mentioned include works by Edgar Allan Poe, Jack Kerouac, William Shakespeare, and photographers Robert Capa and Magnum Photos. Events are also highlighted, such as a reading by novelist Ian McEwan, and information provided about facilities for research fellows.
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The document discusses James West's experience as a fellow at the Library of Congress. It provides an overview of the Library of Congress, describing it as the largest library in the world with over 150 million physical items. It also notes the excellent research environment and resources available to fellows. The document outlines the personal and general support fellows receive and the sense of community among researchers. Finally, it briefly describes the housing experiences of James West and other fellows.
The Shanghai Theatre Academy was founded in 1956 and has undergone several name changes since. It is a leading research institution focused on performing arts from China, including Chinese opera. Current research areas examine intercultural communication between Europe and China through performing arts and interpreting Chinese culture and creative industries using Chinese opera.
This document provides an overview of Samson Kambalu's time as an IPS Fellow at the Yale Center for British Art in 2014. It mentions locations at Yale University such as the Taft Apartments and Beinecke Library. It also references works by William Blake that Kambalu engaged with. Additionally, it outlines Kambalu's research on the Sanguinetti Papers and Guy Debord's letters during his fellowship.
The document discusses the resources and benefits available to researchers at the Huntington Library in California. It highlights the breadth and depth of the collections, including rare pamphlets, photographs, and manuscripts. Dedicated curators are available to provide expertise on specific collections and advise researchers. The Huntington Library also aims to foster a community of scholars through workshops, seminars and social events. Visiting researchers can experience professional development opportunities through networking with other academics and exposure to talks and conferences hosted at the library.
The document discusses Joseph Wright works that are housed at the Yale Center for British Art. It contains images of art galleries at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The Yale Center for British Art exhibits some paintings by Joseph Wright.
On Wednesday 29th January, the Doctoral Training Partnerships and Centres for Doctoral Training were launched at a conference at the University of Nottingham.
A town meeting was held at the British Library to launch the call for The Academic Book of the Future. This call, in association with the British Library, relates to the AHRC's Digital Transformations in the Arts and Humanities Theme. The call’s aim is to explore the future of the academic book in the context of open access publishing and the digital revolution. A single consortium will be funded through this scheme, with total project costs up to a value of £450k FEC, with AHRC providing 80% of the costs, and lasting up to 24 months from October 2014.
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2. History:
• AHRB 1998 / AHRC Royal Charter
April 2005
Scope:
• 21% of research-active academic
community within AHRC remit
[c.11,900 researchers in REF2014]
• AHRC receives 2.8% of the science
and research budget from BIS
• CSR 2010: AHRC
– £99.9m in Yr 1
– £98.4m p.a. Yrs 2-4
• SR 2015/16: £98.3m
3. Strategy, 2013-18
• The Human World: The
Arts and Humanities in
Our Times
• New confidence
• Tenth/twentieth
anniversaries
• Engagement
• Advocacy
• Enhancement
4. Priorities, 2011-15, 2015/16
• Advancing UK’s world-leading
reputation for research
• Building capacity and capability
• Enabling researchers
• Strategic targeting of partnerships
and greater brokerage activities,
to:
– influence public policy
– engage with the creative economy
– have an impact internationally
– have greater profile with public
6. • AHRC Themes
• Digital Transformations in A+H
• Translating Cultures
• Care for the Future
• Science in Culture
• Connected Communities (with other
RCs)
• Priority Areas: Design, Heritage,
Languages
Themes and Priority Areas
7. Research:
Collaboration and Ambition
• enhancement of existing schemes to
stimulate new approaches;
• commitment to responsive mode and
researcher-led projects that are
ambitious, dynamic and field defining;
• facilitate greater interdisciplinarity;
• thematic programmes to stimulate and
support cross-cutting research in key
areas.
8. Peer Review
• ensure high standards to inform decision-making;
• create a greater depth of engagement across the Peer Review College
to increase its formative advice to the Council;
• consider new models of review and funding;
• review processes of application to minimise administrative and other
burdens and ensure the effective and efficient use of resources.
9. People: From PG to PI
• enhance postgraduate provision and maintain commitment to one
third of programme spend to PG;
• work with research organisations on the flexible and effective use of
funding to deliver the highest quality training for postgraduates;
• increase training, mentoring and other opportunities for early-career
researchers;
• ensure the Fellowships scheme (in addition to supporting major
intellectual projects) offers researchers at all career stages
opportunities to develop leadership.
10. Knowledge Exchange
• build upon the KE Hubs for the Creative
Economy;
• enhance partnerships with mutual
benefits;
• increase opportunities for all researchers
to develop their work in collaboration
inside and outside HE and convey their
findings to wider public audiences.
Public Good and the Power of Knowledge
• develop the impact of arts and
humanities research
• lead the analysis of the cultural value of
the arts and humanities and its
contribution to public and economic
good.
11. International
• continue to raise the international
profile of arts and humanities
research;
• ensure international leadership in
supporting the role of A&H in global
challenges;
• develop further relationships under
the International Placement Scheme to
facilitate greater international mobility
for UK researchers;
• enhance awareness of the
international possibilities for
researchers across our funding
portfolio.
12. AHRC Commons and Commons
Fellow
Dr Richard Clay, University of Birmingham
r.s.clay@bham.ac.uk
– develop the vision and objectives of the
AHRC Commons
– three-year schedule of activities and outputs.
– encourage dialogue and debate engaging
broadly across arts and humanities research
disciplines in the UK and beyond
– connect existing AHRC-funded projects,
events and groups with other relevant
networks
– role of the Commons in the 10 year
anniversary of the AHRC in 2015
13. Making the Case
• Funding sustainability
• Competition, collaboration
• Resources: Demand and
expectation management
• Funding “the best”: role of
risk and innovation
• Evidence and knowledge:
Researchfish, Gateway to
Research and why they
matter
15. The AHRC 10th
anniversary
• Research Council status achieved in 2005
• Significant changes since then
• Opportunity to:
o celebrate 10 years of achievement
o engage key audiences
o highlight impact of sustained investment
o celebrate role of arts and humanities in national life
o provide opportunities for researchers
o look forward to the future
16. The AHRC 10th
anniversary
Anniversary Advisory Group
• Jan Dalley (Financial Times, AHRC Council)
• Jane Ellison (BBC)
• Richard Clay (AHRC Commons Fellow)
• Joanna Mackle (British Museum)
• Professor Evelyn Welch (KCL)
• Philip Pothen (AHRC)
17. The AHRC 10th
anniversary
Activities being planned or scoped:
• Series of debates – “The Way We Live now” – HEI involvement, call
currently live
• International collaborations
• “Crowdsourcing the anniversary” workshop – next week
• Film competition
• Celebrating success – case studies, films, feature articles, “Class of
2005”, facts and figures…
• IROs and CDAs
18. The AHRC 10th
anniversary
Activities being planned or scoped (2):
• Peer Review College
• Cheltenham Festival call – currently live – Jazz and Music;
Science and Literature to follow
• Image Gallery
• Follow on Fund call
19. The AHRC 10th
anniversary
Key considerations:
• Audience engagement
• Election year
• Working in partnership with community
• Legacy
• Forward looking
• Other Councils
20. The AHRC 10th
anniversary
Questions or feedback?
What would you like to see emerge from the AHRC anniversary
that might be useful to you as research managers and
administrators?
How can we engage your researchers in these activities?
p.pothen@ahrc.ac.uk
21. Business Process and Analysis
Anne Sofield
Head of Business Process and Analysis
14 November 2014
23. What do we do?
We are a business-focused team:
•Demonstrate impact of AHRC-funded research
•Manage business information and evidence
•Manage business processes and systems
25. Managing Business Information
It’s all about the data
•Data quality = robust information analysis
•Collection systems – in-house and cross Council
•Information management policies, strategies and
delivery plans
•Information and data management aid operational
processing
26. Managing Business Processes
Efficient and effective working
•‘Ring fenced’ budget?
•Duty to be more efficient and effective
•Reduce internal (and external) processing
requirements
27. What do we need?
• Accurate data in source systems, ideally first time –
we might come back to you…
• Full and comprehensive updates regarding outputs
of research – ResearchFish!
28. What’s in it for you?
• Accurate outward-facing representation of the
impact of your research!
• Our success with BIS = your success
30. International Funding
Opportunities
ARMA, November 14 2014
Adam Walker, Head of Languages, Literature and
International Engagement
Follow the AHRC’s international blog at
http://researchbeyondborders.wordpress.com/
31. On-going opportunities
Lead agency agreements in place with FAPESP (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
& NSF (US):
• FAPESP: applications can be submitted to the AHRC Research Grants
scheme at any time & follow the same review process as AHRC
standard grants but with reviewer input from FAPESP
• NSF (SBE): applications can be submitted to either AHRC or NSF
(BBSRC & ESRC also operate under this agreement)
Research Networking: proposals involving international
collaborations may apply for additional funding of up to £15,000, in
addition to the £30,000 FEC scheme limit
Significant international components to programmes such as
Translating Cultures, OWRI
Potential new opportunities: e.g. Digging Into Data; UnBox
32. International Co-Investigators
International Co-Is are eligible on Research Grants, Research
Networking, Follow-on Fund and some thematic calls
Costs up to 30% of the 100% fEC of a proposal can be requested
Proposals must still be led by a UK PI
Salary costs can be included in some circumstances but estates
and indirect costs cannot
Pilot scheme due for review in December
33. International Placement Scheme
Annual scheme providing 2-6 month funded fellowships for PhD students &
ECRs at world-leading international research institutions:
1. Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
2. Huntington Library, California, USA
3. Library of Congress, Washington D.C., USA
4. National Institutes for the Humanities, Japan
5. Shanghai Theatre Academy, China - NEW HOST FROM 2015!
6. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. & New York, US
7. Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA
Call for the 2015/16 round is live next week: deadline 15 Jan 2015, c.60
awards available
34. Horizon 2020
The largest ever EU Research & Innovation programme – nearly €80 billion
from 2014-20
Does involve some arts & humanities – AHRC is working with others to
increase this
Societal challenge: ‘Europe in a Changing World’ has the largest humanities
component
Relevant topics currently / soon to be open include: ‘The cultural heritage of
war in contemporary Europe’ & ‘European cultural and science diplomacy:
exploiting the potential of culture and science in the EU’s external relations’
Please refer to the AHRC International Blog: ‘Research Beyond Borders’ for
regular updates
35. Humanities in the European Research
Area (HERA)
Partnership of funders across 24 European countries
2 previous large-scale calls (2010 & 2013), high level of
UK success
New call: ‘Uses of the Past’ will formally be launched in
January 2015
Up to €23m, call likely to be for large-scale, collaborative
projects up to €1.2m, involving 4 countries or more
www.heranet.info
36. The Newton Fund
Part of UK’s Official Development Assistance – to promote
economic & welfare development of partner countries
£75m per year for 5 years from 2014 (plus match)
Multiple delivery partners
3 areas of activity: people, programmes, translation
Partner countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, India,
Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa
& wider Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam
Allocations for individual Council activity but also cross-Council
‘bottom-up’ calls – calls with Chile and Brail have closed,
forthcoming calls with Mexico & Turkey
37. Platforms
EU funded projects that aim to enhance collaboration between social
science & humanities researchers in Europe & other countries
EqUIP: Europe – India
Trans-Atlantic Platform: Europe and the Americas
Currently in the scoping stage for both projects – looking at existing
collaborations, barriers etc
Aim to identify new ways of working, scope common areas of interest and
identify priorities & opportunities for future collaboration between the
countries involved.
www.equiproject.eu; www.transatlanticplattform.com
39. Arts and Humanities Research Council
November 2014
Heather Williams
KE Strategy & Development Manager
40. AHRC KE & Partnerships
• Supporting A&H researchers who want to explore ways of
working in collaboration with organisations and agencies
outside HE
• AHRC internal structure – KE team members now in core
teams
• Expectation is that supporting researchers to think about
opportunities to work in collaboration with interested parties
outside HE is normal across all our funding
• Not a separate breed of those who do KE, as opposed to
‘normal’ researchers
41. Why research and the creative
economy?
• UK Arts & Humanities research - world-leading
highest proportion of 4* research in RAE 2008
27% of UK research active staff are in A&H
• UK Creative sector - world-leading creative talent
As big as financial services sector
Fastest growing sector of economy
Employs many A&H graduates and PGs – highly qualified workforce
Dominated by SMEs, esp. small and micros
42. The Human World
AHRC Strategy 2013-18
“Research is a powerful driver of
growth in the economy, and engaging
with academic researchers is an
important factor in business
innovation.
There is great demand among the UK’s
creative and cultural sector – from
international companies and major
cultural institutions to small arts
organisations and creative micro-
businesses – to take advantage of the
deep understanding and innovative
thinking of arts and humanities
researchers.”
43. Main AHRC CE investments
Doing
•Four Knowledge Exchange Hubs
•10 Creative Economy KE projects
•Nesta/ACE/AHRC Digital R&D
Fund
•Design – priority area
•Videogames networks
•BBC New Generation Thinkers
•IROs (BM, BL, V&A…)
•Collaborative Doctoral Awards
Understanding
•Brighton Fuse report
•Brighton Fuse follow-up
projects
•Bristol & Bath By Design
•CREATe centre for
copyright research
•Cultural Value Project
44.
45. What were we thinking in 2011?
• Opportunity to scale up from individual, small-scale
KT grants
• Put the funding in the hands of people closer to the
action (not in Swindon…)
• 4 centres, 4 directors – nearly 30 HEIs; researchers,
fellows, ECRs, PhDs…
• Scope for those outside Hub to engage
46. Hub application guidance said…
‘…By the end of the funding period the KE Hubs, as a cohort, should have:
•Extended A&H reach into the private sector as well as the public and third sectors
•established new strategic partnerships in the creative economy
•increased the number of A&H researchers actively engaged in KE with the creative
economy
•brought KE into the academic mainstream in ways that established researchers, early
career researchers and post graduate students perceive as enhancing and enriching
•driven up awareness within the creative economy of the value of A&H to innovation
in the sector to the extent that A&H researchers become partners of choice for
leading creative businesses seeking innovative solutions
•brought about demonstrable and distinctive economic, social and cultural impacts in
the creative economy which would not have happened without the KE Hubs.’
47. 4 hubs, 4 years (2012-16), £4 million each
Design in Action
Connecting with over 1000 SMEs in Scotland; Chiasmas – deep
engagement
Creative Exchange
20 KE PhDs, 200 interested businesses -> 40 partners (from BBC,
Microsoft Research to micros)
REACT
Connecting 300 creative businesses and 300 academics; Ideas Labs -
Sandbox process – co-creation/production
CreativeWorks London
9 sectors of London’s creative and cultural life; creative vouchers,
Researchers/entrepreneurs in residence
AHRC Knowledge Exchange Hubs
48. AHRC Knowledge Exchange Hubs
“The arts and
humanities and
interdisciplinary
interactions are a key
source of innovation
and economic
growth”
49. What have we learnt?
• Nature of arts and humanities research
Specialist historical/cultural knowledge
Practice-based approaches e.g. Design
• Nature of creative and cultural sector and partnerships
Fragmented
Diverse
Freelance
Micros
National-scale cultural institutions
50. What have we learnt?
• Models of collaboration
Co-creation
Producers v business development
• PhD model
• What do creative SMEs need?
Access to people with new ways of thinking
Not £££…
• Impact on local area
Networks
Ecosystems
• A&H research can create commercially viable propositions
51. Challenges
• Culture change
• HEIs make life difficult for SMEs
• Contracts
• IP
• Payments
• Overheads
• Timescales
52. Where next?
• IP consultant
• KE Fellow
• Policy papers
• Regional events 2015
• Sustainability
• Sharing with other Research Councils /
Innovate UK
53. Legacy
• Culture change in HEI
• Skills
• Raised awareness of the role of HEI in the
Creative Economy
• A&H model for working with businesses not
just those within creative and cultural sector
• What is working and how can this be
replicated?
• Where do we go next?
55. Overview
• Background to the Harmonisation project
• The importance of collecting information on research
outcomes
• Current Submission Period
• Future developments
56. Background – In brief
• Previously AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC and NERC used a system
called ROS (Research Outcomes System) for capturing research
outcomes. ROS was ‘frozen’ in April 2014.
• STFC and MRC used Researchfish – this meant some multi-
disciplinary researchers had to use both systems.
• Researchfish was selected as the Councils’ preferred outcomes
collection system after careful evaluation in an open and
competitive tender process.
57. Why Change?
An internal analysis of the situation in 2013 looked at the issues
and options:
•Do nothing was not an option since ROS needed substantial re-development
(technology obsolete)
•Having two different systems risked sending a very poor message about
cross-Council harmonisation and joint working
•Tendering for a single system as opposed to using two would offer
opportunities for cost saving.
•Gateway to Research (GtR) required harmonisation of data from the two
systems.
•Having two systems with different data content and structures was a real
obstacle to developing further interoperability
58. Project Progress
• The ‘Research Outcomes Harmonisation’ project was formally
established in January 2014, and set itself the deadline of
launching a harmonised system by September.
• Working with the sector and keeping the sector informed
have been key principles of the project.
• Simon Kerridge (Chair of ARMA) is a member of the Project
Board.
59. Simon Kerridge, Chair of ARMA, says:
•“I have been very pleased to have been part of the project, representing
ARMA on the project board.
The collection of information on the outputs of the research we help
support is of vital importance, and I hope that ARMA members will
continue to work to enhance this area of work in their ROs.
We also look forward to being part of further discussions around how to
develop greater interoperability with RO systems to minimise the effort
and maximise the value of collecting this information.”
Working with the Sector
60. Working with the Sector
• To help with developing and communicating the project:
– We have maintained a project website, with minutes of the Project
Board meetings being published:
www.rcuk.ac.uk/research/researchoutcomes
– We have sent out regular email updates, and tweeted about them
from the Research Funding Programme twitter account (@RCUKRFP).
– We had a stall at the ARMA conference in Blackpool in June, and held
two communications workshops in July.
– A Virtual User Group (only meets in cyber space) has been set up to
provide input to and comment on all our communications.
– RCUK Roadshows in London, Manchester and Edinburgh in October
2014.
61. Data Migration
• Significant back office work has been undertaken – in particular,
the cleansing of data in ROS following the closure of the system
in April, ready for migration.
– Over 155,000 publication entries
– Over 900 subsequent awards and other marks of esteem
– Over 1200 research databases and models made available to other
researchers.
– Over 6,000 records of further funding achieved to take the research
further
– Over 37,000 entries relating to public engagement and other public
dissemination of the research findings.
– Over 1400 records of intellectual property, 100 spin outs, and 900 entries
relating to influence on public policy.
62. Common Question Set
• As part of the move to Researchfish, Research Councils have
harmonised on a single framework for research outcomes
information – the ‘Common Question Set’.
• This Common Question Set covers outcome types for all
disciplines and is the result of significant amounts of work by the
Research Councils’ Performance and Evaluation Network (PEN).
• It is thought to be a European, if not global, first.
63. Common Question Set
• The Common Question Set is freely available on the RCUK
website (pdf), and also in xml format on the Researchfish website
to enable its use by other organisations and system developers.
• The full data schema will be released later in November 2014.
64. Why capture research outputs?
• It is vital that grant holders record and confirm the outcomes and
outputs from their projects so that we can use this to understand
the impact of our funding and to make the case for continued
investment in research.
• Information returned to the Research Councils is made available
through the Gateway to Research, thereby raising the visibility of
research to other researchers, government, the public and to
potential collaborators.
65. Hearts and Minds…
•Reporting outcomes of research is required as part of the Terms And
Conditions of grant acceptance.
•We need to communicate to grant holders the importance of
returning information to us, not just seeing it as a reporting obligation
under the Terms and Conditions of their awards.
•The submission period this year was the last opportunity before the
next Comprehensive Spending Review to provide us with systematic
information to use in making the case.
66. Progress so far…
• In September RCUK sent out 21,459 registration emails – a
combination of grant holders funded by the ex-ROS Councils,
and new grant-holders funded by STFC and MRC.
• The current levels of activation are (as at 14 November 2014):
funding_organisation
Awards
in RF
Active
Awards
Percentage
Active
AHRC- 4350 2859 66%
BSRC- 8241 6948 84%
EPRC- 14778 11331 77%
ESRC- 5780 3982 69%
MRC-- 7022 6531 93%
NERC- 5452 4684 86%
STFC- 3008 2568 85%
67. Submission Period
• Information can be entered at any time during the year, but
we only use submitted outcomes data for analysis and
reporting (and for putting in the public domain through GtR)
• The submission period opened on 16 October 2014 ….
and closed on 13 November 2014.
• During this period a grant holder confirms the information
they are returning to us.
68. Submission Rates
Research
Council
Number of
Awards
Number of
Awards
Requiring
Submission*
Number of
Awards
Submitted
Percentage
of Awards
Submitted
AHRC 4350 2714 1828 67%
BBSRC 8241 6410 5021 78%
EPSRC 14778 8675 6243 72%
ESRC 5780 3232 2001 62%
MRC 7022 6447 5683 88%
NERC 5452 4754 3645 77%
STFC 3008 2435 1496 61%
48631 34667 25917 75%
* Response codes 1 and 4 – ie includes people who have changed institution, but still
expected to submit.
69. Submission Rates
• Looking at just response code 1: ie grant active, or within
five years of ending, and PI still at same RO…
• 92% of these AHRC grant holders have activated their account
• 77% had submitted by the deadline yesterday.
• 52 ROs had a 100% submission rate
• Out of 150 ROs, only two with 10+ submission expected had
less than a 50% submission rate.
• 37,211 total outcomes in Researchfish for AHRC, of which
19,400 have been added by PIs during the past 2 months
70. Future Developments – Sanctions
•A harmonised sanctions policy for all Councils has been agreed.
•Councils other than MRC will not apply sanctions this year, but
anticipate applying the policy from 2015.
•Sanctions will apply to grant holders who do not make a
submission to the relevant Research Council each year (ie a
declaration of what outcomes and outputs, if any, have been
achieved).
Sanctions:
•PI may be unable to apply for further awards
•payments may be withheld
71. Future Developments –
Interoperability
• RCUK and Researchfish are both committed to exploring and
introducing further system interoperability during 2015.
• We are holding a workshop in December 2014 will work with all
stakeholders in the research community to move towards better
interoperability during 2015.
• We appreciate that some ROs put considerable effort into
developing processes to bulk upload data into ROS… but there
were problems.
72. • We want you to discuss this in breakout groups… But some
initial ideas:
– Encourage PIs to use Researchfish online help.
– Encourage PIs to enter info as outputs / outcomes emerge, and not leave
it to the last minute.
– Learn about some of the functionality which can help research managers
or other team members support the PI:
E.g. the Delegate function to enable someone to manage the PI’s account on
their behalf, or the ‘Research Team’ functions for collaborative grants.
How You Can Help
74. 1. How can research managers best support grant holders in providing
information to AHRC on the outputs and outcomes from their projects?
2. What sort of outputs / outcomes (other than publications) are collected
from staff through your RO’s own information system, and how do these
relate to the RCUK framework?
3. How can AHRC best communicate to grant holders the importance of
returning information to us about the outputs and outcomes of their
funding? Ie what messages, what forms of communication etc?
4. What do you think are the options for interoperability between
Researchfish and your university’s system? What are the challenges for a
funder in taking information from a variety of different systems?
For Discussion
Editor's Notes
The AHRC funds other organisations to conduct public engagement activities e.g. museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres and other cultural and creative institutions and individuals and some AHRC funded projects / researchers generate considerable public interest in their research. Many, such as the Stonehenge, Avebury and other projects involve the public directly. We support many institutions in the cultural and creative sectors that have track records of innovative outreach activities, including reaching non-traditional audiences such as minority ethnic groups. Some AHRC funded projects achieve significant public interest (e.g. Old Bailey on-line which has received over 10 million visits since its launch, Darwin on-line etc.) or undertake public engagement activities (e.g. exhibitions, performances, popular publications) as a part of their research. However, whilst the AHRC undertakes a range of communication activities and has a pro-active media engagement strategy, we do not have our own dedicated programme of public engagement. Given the current challenging economic and financial situation, this is unlikely to change in the near future.
The language and definitions of much of this work can be a disincentive for engagement. The emphasis on ‘Science in society’ has in the past seemed to exclude most arts and humanities subjects. However, the RCUK group has now been renamed ‘Public Engagement with Research Group’ and is looking at broadening it’s remit. The AHRC supports the cross-Council Public Engagement with Research initiative (PER). However, to date the focus of the initiative has been on the contribution that the arts and humanities can make to understanding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) subjects (e.g. ethical or communication issues) rather than the arts and humanities per se and it is not yet clear what opportunities the refocusing on public engagement with research will offer.
The AHRC funds other organisations to conduct public engagement activities e.g. museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres and other cultural and creative institutions and individuals and some AHRC funded projects / researchers generate considerable public interest in their research. Many, such as the Stonehenge, Avebury and other projects involve the public directly. We support many institutions in the cultural and creative sectors that have track records of innovative outreach activities, including reaching non-traditional audiences such as minority ethnic groups. Some AHRC funded projects achieve significant public interest (e.g. Old Bailey on-line which has received over 10 million visits since its launch, Darwin on-line etc.) or undertake public engagement activities (e.g. exhibitions, performances, popular publications) as a part of their research. However, whilst the AHRC undertakes a range of communication activities and has a pro-active media engagement strategy, we do not have our own dedicated programme of public engagement. Given the current challenging economic and financial situation, this is unlikely to change in the near future.
The language and definitions of much of this work can be a disincentive for engagement. The emphasis on ‘Science in society’ has in the past seemed to exclude most arts and humanities subjects. However, the RCUK group has now been renamed ‘Public Engagement with Research Group’ and is looking at broadening it’s remit. The AHRC supports the cross-Council Public Engagement with Research initiative (PER). However, to date the focus of the initiative has been on the contribution that the arts and humanities can make to understanding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) subjects (e.g. ethical or communication issues) rather than the arts and humanities per se and it is not yet clear what opportunities the refocusing on public engagement with research will offer.
The AHRC funds other organisations to conduct public engagement activities e.g. museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres and other cultural and creative institutions and individuals and some AHRC funded projects / researchers generate considerable public interest in their research. Many, such as the Stonehenge, Avebury and other projects involve the public directly. We support many institutions in the cultural and creative sectors that have track records of innovative outreach activities, including reaching non-traditional audiences such as minority ethnic groups. Some AHRC funded projects achieve significant public interest (e.g. Old Bailey on-line which has received over 10 million visits since its launch, Darwin on-line etc.) or undertake public engagement activities (e.g. exhibitions, performances, popular publications) as a part of their research. However, whilst the AHRC undertakes a range of communication activities and has a pro-active media engagement strategy, we do not have our own dedicated programme of public engagement. Given the current challenging economic and financial situation, this is unlikely to change in the near future.
The language and definitions of much of this work can be a disincentive for engagement. The emphasis on ‘Science in society’ has in the past seemed to exclude most arts and humanities subjects. However, the RCUK group has now been renamed ‘Public Engagement with Research Group’ and is looking at broadening it’s remit. The AHRC supports the cross-Council Public Engagement with Research initiative (PER). However, to date the focus of the initiative has been on the contribution that the arts and humanities can make to understanding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) subjects (e.g. ethical or communication issues) rather than the arts and humanities per se and it is not yet clear what opportunities the refocusing on public engagement with research will offer.
The AHRC funds other organisations to conduct public engagement activities e.g. museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres and other cultural and creative institutions and individuals and some AHRC funded projects / researchers generate considerable public interest in their research. Many, such as the Stonehenge, Avebury and other projects involve the public directly. We support many institutions in the cultural and creative sectors that have track records of innovative outreach activities, including reaching non-traditional audiences such as minority ethnic groups. Some AHRC funded projects achieve significant public interest (e.g. Old Bailey on-line which has received over 10 million visits since its launch, Darwin on-line etc.) or undertake public engagement activities (e.g. exhibitions, performances, popular publications) as a part of their research. However, whilst the AHRC undertakes a range of communication activities and has a pro-active media engagement strategy, we do not have our own dedicated programme of public engagement. Given the current challenging economic and financial situation, this is unlikely to change in the near future.
The language and definitions of much of this work can be a disincentive for engagement. The emphasis on ‘Science in society’ has in the past seemed to exclude most arts and humanities subjects. However, the RCUK group has now been renamed ‘Public Engagement with Research Group’ and is looking at broadening it’s remit. The AHRC supports the cross-Council Public Engagement with Research initiative (PER). However, to date the focus of the initiative has been on the contribution that the arts and humanities can make to understanding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) subjects (e.g. ethical or communication issues) rather than the arts and humanities per se and it is not yet clear what opportunities the refocusing on public engagement with research will offer.
The AHRC funds other organisations to conduct public engagement activities e.g. museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres and other cultural and creative institutions and individuals and some AHRC funded projects / researchers generate considerable public interest in their research. Many, such as the Stonehenge, Avebury and other projects involve the public directly. We support many institutions in the cultural and creative sectors that have track records of innovative outreach activities, including reaching non-traditional audiences such as minority ethnic groups. Some AHRC funded projects achieve significant public interest (e.g. Old Bailey on-line which has received over 10 million visits since its launch, Darwin on-line etc.) or undertake public engagement activities (e.g. exhibitions, performances, popular publications) as a part of their research. However, whilst the AHRC undertakes a range of communication activities and has a pro-active media engagement strategy, we do not have our own dedicated programme of public engagement. Given the current challenging economic and financial situation, this is unlikely to change in the near future.
The language and definitions of much of this work can be a disincentive for engagement. The emphasis on ‘Science in society’ has in the past seemed to exclude most arts and humanities subjects. However, the RCUK group has now been renamed ‘Public Engagement with Research Group’ and is looking at broadening it’s remit. The AHRC supports the cross-Council Public Engagement with Research initiative (PER). However, to date the focus of the initiative has been on the contribution that the arts and humanities can make to understanding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) subjects (e.g. ethical or communication issues) rather than the arts and humanities per se and it is not yet clear what opportunities the refocusing on public engagement with research will offer.
The AHRC funds other organisations to conduct public engagement activities e.g. museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres and other cultural and creative institutions and individuals and some AHRC funded projects / researchers generate considerable public interest in their research. Many, such as the Stonehenge, Avebury and other projects involve the public directly. We support many institutions in the cultural and creative sectors that have track records of innovative outreach activities, including reaching non-traditional audiences such as minority ethnic groups. Some AHRC funded projects achieve significant public interest (e.g. Old Bailey on-line which has received over 10 million visits since its launch, Darwin on-line etc.) or undertake public engagement activities (e.g. exhibitions, performances, popular publications) as a part of their research. However, whilst the AHRC undertakes a range of communication activities and has a pro-active media engagement strategy, we do not have our own dedicated programme of public engagement. Given the current challenging economic and financial situation, this is unlikely to change in the near future.
The language and definitions of much of this work can be a disincentive for engagement. The emphasis on ‘Science in society’ has in the past seemed to exclude most arts and humanities subjects. However, the RCUK group has now been renamed ‘Public Engagement with Research Group’ and is looking at broadening it’s remit. The AHRC supports the cross-Council Public Engagement with Research initiative (PER). However, to date the focus of the initiative has been on the contribution that the arts and humanities can make to understanding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) subjects (e.g. ethical or communication issues) rather than the arts and humanities per se and it is not yet clear what opportunities the refocusing on public engagement with research will offer.
Brief history of team:
Started out as business processing and supplier management
Added management information to help manage data
Restructure of Programmes in Spring saw addition of wider evidence gathering and impact demonstration
Who?
BIS are our primary audience. We have a duty to demonstrate that the research AHRC funds demonstrably aids the taxpayer, who ultimately supports the research we fund. We do this in a variety of ways: through case studies and the annual Impact Report; through the cyclical Comprehensive Spending Review; through regular meetings and briefings – consultations, Parliamentary Questions, ministerial briefs, etc. The only way we can do this is via the evidence and qualitative information supplied to us by our award holders!!
Why?
BIS care and we should care because we spend public money – it has to make a difference to the taxpayer!
What?
We look at sectors, people, regions/areas and disciplines. We demonstrate impact in terms of economic, social, cultural, policy-related.
Good data quality equals good information analysis and forecasting
We use a variety of collection systems, which will be known to ARMA, as well as developing our own in-house systems
JeS
Research Fish
SharePoint (impact wiki)
Possibility of altmetrics
Policies, strategies and plans will help drive robust information collection and management at both the team-level and for the organisation as a whole
One of the aims of AHRC’s recent restructure was to de-centralise these activities. In order to do this, we need to effectively manage how the rest of the business operates.
CSR coming up – how long can we expect to have the ‘science’ budget protected?
Even if it is ring-fenced, surely we have a duty to reduce processing inefficiency, while making it more effective
Reducing processing for AHRC staff should not mean unnecessarily increasing the burden on RO admin staff – we need to work smarter
It sounds simplistic, but we are aiming for correct and quality processes – first time. The information we hold actually belongs to you and your institutions, so if it’s incorrect, we will want it fixed at source – meaning corrections made and data entered by ROs.
Help us build the case for why arts and humanities are important – we can’t do this without engagement and proactivity from our award holders. Impact Summaries, Pathways to Impact, Output collection systems…it all adds up and allows us to harvest the information, tell the story and demonstrate the impact your researchers are already making!
Let’s not forget that while the AHRC attempts to demonstrate the impact of the research that we fund; it is, ultimately YOUR research. Information held in JeS and ResearchFish make their way to Gateway to Research – free publicity
The more information we have and the greater the impact we can demonstrate to BIS, the better the chance of a quality settlement.
It makes sense to start with our more established opportunities available through our responsive mode schemes and other routes.
Firstly, through our Research Grants scheme, we have lead agency agreements in place with FAPESP in Brazil and the National Science Foundation in the US. The idea behind these agreements is that obviously they facilitate collaboration between researchers in different countries whilst allowing applicants to submit a single application to one funding body and therefore avoid the risk of double jeopardy.
FAPESP: applications are submitted to AHRC Research Grants scheme as per the normal process, but with reviewer input from FAPESP.
NSF: the agreement with NSF is with their Social Behavioural and Economic division; the process here is very similar to FAPESP, but applications can be submitted either to AHRC or NSF, depending on where the bulk of the research lies.
Research Networking scheme: proposals can apply for additional funding up to £15k where international collaborations are involved
Whilst these aren’t international schemes as such, I think it’s worth noting that a number of our large thematic programmes, such as Translating Cultures and the new Open World Research Initiative, will contain substantial international elements.
And of course we may have future opportunities – for example we’re currently exploring options for next steps for the UnBOX project, which was a UK-India collaboration bringing together researchers, creative practioners and artists and Digging into Data, which looks at issues to do with bog data and the research lnadscape.
Currently piloting.
International Co-Is are an eligible cost on proposals to our Research Grants, Networking and Follow-on Funding scheme, and some of our thematic calls.
International Co-Is can account for 30% of the overall cost of an application and can be charged at 100%.
This can include salary costs in some circumstances, but not estates and indirects
Pilot scheme – runs until December and we’re currently undertaking a review of how effective it’s been - no decision has been taken yet, but it does seem to have been well received and we’re fairly optimistic about its continuation.
International Placement Scheme (IPS) has grown considerably over the last few years and has really now become one of our flagship international programmes.
The scheme provides funded fellowships for PhD students and ECRs at some of the world’s leading research institutions. PhD students must be in receipt of a live AHRC award – ESRC students can also apply for the Library of Congress – and with the exception of the hosts in China and Japan – ECR applicants must have held AHRC funding in the past to be eligible to apply.
List of institutions – grown from 1 when we started out in 2005 to 7 today: 5 in the US, NIHU in Japan, and just announced this week, the Shanghai Theatre Academy in China.
The call for the next round of awards goes live next week and we expect to make around 60 awards across all the institutions.
The feedback we receive on this scheme in terms of the impact it has on those that take part in it is always extremely positive, so please do mention it to people you think will be interested.
Complex picture!
Horizon 2020 is the largest ever EU Research and Innovation programme, with nearly 80 billion euros in funding available over 7 years from 2014
It’s important to note that whilst embedding arts and humanities approaches in the programme has been a struggle, there are elements involved and increasing opportunities for arts and humanities perspectives under the societal challenge element of the programme. AHRC is working with like minded colleagues to try and ensure that those opportunities are developed as fully as possible going forward.
The societal challenge currently with greatest humanities and social science component is ‘Europe in a Changing World’
Topics currently or soon to be open that may be of interest to colleagues in your institution include ‘the cultural heritage of war in contemporary Europe’, and ‘European cultural and science diplomacy: exploiting the potential of culture and science in the EU’s external relations’
We recognise the complexity of this landscape and will aim to provide updates as regualrly as possible through our blog: ‘Research Beyond Borders’
A very successful and well-established network of partners that aims to develop and promote the humanities in the European research area
There are now partners involved across 24 European countries – with Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Lithuania and Switzerland all joining the latest call
Previously there have been 2 large-scale calls through HERA – 2010 & 2013. It’s worth noting that traditionally researchers from the UK have been very successful through these calls – in 2013 for example UK researchers were included in 16 of the 18 projects and led 9 of them.
A new call – ‘Uses of the Past’ will be launched in January 2015. Essentially this has been ‘pre-launched’ and some of the details are still being finalised, but we anticipate that there will be up 23m euros available and that this will be a large for large scale collaborative projects up to 1.2m euros involving researchers from at least 4 countries.
You may have heard that a match-making event for this call is taking place in January. The EOI call to attend that has now closed, but it’s important to note that you don’t need to have attended this event to apply.
We are expecting a high level of interest from UK researchers – we received 600 bids for the outline stage last time – it’s important that applicants ensure their proposal is a good fit to the call.
A new initiative funded by BIS which forms part of the UK’s Official Development Assistance –its aim is to develop research and innovation programmes that promote the economic and welfare development of the partner countries.
A £375m programme, with £75m plus match to be invested from 2014 – we’re already in the first year.
On the UK side, there are multiple partners involved. Obviously, that includes the Research Councils but also bodies such as the British Council, the British Academy and Innovate UK.
The fund will cover 3 broad areas of activity: people – which will include things such as fellowships and mobility schemes, programmes – essentially research collaborations addressing development topics; and translation, which is concerned with innovation partnerships concerned with development topics.
Partner countries.
Newton is very much in its infancy, and lot of this is still taking shape. At the Research Councils, there are allocations for Council-specific activities with partner countries, but also ‘bottom-up’ calls, which are more open calls seeking applications within any of the Council’ remits e..g calls with Chile and Brazil have just closed and it’s likely that there will soon be calls with Turkey and Mexico.
There will be lots of activity in this area over the coming months so do try to keep abreast of developments.
Not directly relevant in terms of immediate funding opportunities, but are worth nothing for context and longer-term opportunities.
Aim is to enhance collaboration between social science and humanities researchers in the UK and other parts of the world.
EquIP – Europe and India. T-AP, Europe and the Americas.
Currently both projects in the scoping phase, we’re mapping for example, existing collaborations barriers to research and so on.
The aim is to identify new ways of working, scope common areas of interest and identify new priorities for collaboration between the countries involved.
Great demand from creative sector to work A&H academics
Hubs are our biggest investment but many other initiatives
Bristol and Bath Design Fuse – how design manifests and adds value in the economy to this area
Why the Hub model? Large scale as opposed to small scale projects to capitalise on what is happening
Devolving power and funding to Hub Directors – responsive to needs of the sector
Hubs have been open to those outside their direct network
Careers / skills opportunities available through the Hubs
Hubs have gone way beyond what we expected – looking back at what we asked in application guidance – achieved
Engaged 2000 SMEs in 2 years
Important point – increased number of A&H researchers actively engaged in KE with CE
Challenge to identify evidence of economic, social and cultural impact to BIS. Looking to Hubs for examples.
Led by….
DiA – intensive chiasma, business ideas formed, designer at heart of business development using design mechanisms in the innovation process
CX – lab sessions around a series of themes, funded 4 – 6 projects from each lab
REACT – Sandbox methodology, 3 month intensive project between researcher and C&C business
CWL – Creative vouchers from ideas labs, relationships are brokered
All offer support to businesses between 20k – 50k
REACT both A&H
Challenges of working with SMEs (resources, speed) v challenges of working with large (bureaucracy)
Genuine co-production as opposed to other disciplines e.g. commercialisation, KT
Learnt about what creative businesses need – access to people with new ways of thinking
Repeated engagement over time
Culture change – tech transfer / spin out
Not agile enough
1 designated person at an institution to support SMEs / Hubs
IP – identify and analyse their respective IP strategies, capturing best practice for KE in A&H. Knowledgeable assets which generate real world impact
Hubs are refining their models to focus on sustainability
Other RCs looking to Hubs – baffled by SME engagement
New breed of PhD
How can we take the learning from the Hubs – capture and articulate
Don’t want to fund same again - Regional / sector specific / inclusive collaborative mechanism
This is a slide set which research managers may wish to use in talking to their staff (for example at Departmental, College, Faculty, level, etc), particularly in the run up to the first submission period. Submission period is 16th October – 13th November 2014.
These slides provide information about the move to use Researchfish by all Research Councils. The slides seek to underline the importance of grant holders engaging with the new system to return information to us.
This is a slide set which research managers may wish to use in talking to their staff (for example at Departmental, College, Faculty, level, etc).
People may wish to add in their own slides on arrangements and support available at their own institution.
People should feel free to shorten the presentation if they do not think some slides are relevant; also they may wish to use it to highlight examples of research outcomes and impact from RC grants that have been profiled recently by the institution.