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   Continuity and Change
Special rate for members of the Social History Society. Members of the Social History Society may subscribe to the journal at £28 for an individual rather than the normal rate of £35.

For further information contact the Administrative Secretary, the Social History Society, History Department, Furness College, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YG

 

AHRC Research Workshops on the Impact of Arts and Humanities Research

The primary aim of the scheme is to maximise the participation of scholars from a wide range of arts and humanities disciplines, in collaboration with partners from the private sector, the cultural and creative sectors and the wider community to investigate, reflect upon and discuss the impact of research in the arts and humanities.

The Workshop scheme will fund up to seven grants in total from across the five research themes outlined below:

1.                    What is the role of the Humanities in the Twenty-First Century?
What contributions do the Humanities make to society? What contributions should we expect the Humanities to make? How should they be assessed?

2.                    How do we evidence and assess innovation?
Questions that proposals may wish to address include, but are not limited to:

  • What is an effective definition of innovation in the fields supported by the AHRC? What are examples of it?
  • By what channels might the fields supported by the AHRC realistically stimulate innovation elsewhere in the UK ? How would we measure this innovation and the impact of AHRC funding on it?
  • Are new/different knowledge transfer processes needed to optimise the contribution of the arts and humanities to the innovation economy? What examples are there of good and effective practice, and what was its impact?
  • How do we distinguish innovation from creativity? Can we identify different eras and models of innovation in the arts and humanities; for example, the era of gifted individuals creating new genres, the era of collegiums, schools, institutions, state, masses?
  • (Applicants should note that this research theme is co-funded with the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA).

3.                    Understanding the visitor/audience experience and impact
What is the nature of experience for visitors and audiences at arts and cultural organisations and events? What constitutes a ‘quality’ experience? How do we assess the impact of the experience?

4.                    How do we evaluate the Knowledge Transfer process?
How do we evidence the knowledge exchange process? How can we assess the impact of knowledge transfer? What does success look like?

5.                    The impact of postgraduate research funding in the arts and/or humanities
What is the impact of postgraduate training on individual skills development? What is the impact on social capital and social networks, and what are the longer-term economic and social impacts?

Applications are invited via Je-S between 16 October 2007 and 31 January 2008. No applications will be accepted after this date.

Applications will be assessed by a specialist panel, and applicants will be informed of the outcome by 30 June 2008.

If you have any further queries about this scheme, please contact Laura Lugg, Impact Evaluation Manager (l.lugg@ahrc.ac.uk)

Downloads

·                        Guidance Notes for completing and submitting the Research Workshops on the Impact of Arts and Humanities Research scheme application form

·                        You may also like to read the AHRC Research Funding Guide which provides an overview of the Research Networks and Workshops scheme. Please note however that networks will not be supported in this scheme.

3 October 2007

 

RAE

RAE 2008 Consultation on assessment panels' draft criteria and working methods is now available on http://www.rae.ac.uk/pubs/2005/04/ and online comment from interested parties is invited by midday on 19 September 2005. Of particular interest may be the following, however:

Types of output

14. In judging outputs the sub-panel will be guided solely by its view of the research quality of the outputs cited. All cited works will be judged on academic merit regardless of the medium (for example, in paper or electronic form) or location of publication.

15. The sub-panel will look for evidence of the following in judging the quality of the work cited: originality, contribution to the advancement of knowledge and understanding, scope or range of the work and scholarly rigour.

16. Types of output will not be ranked against each other; outputs not already subject to a peer-review or refereeing process will not for that reason be regarded as of lesser quality. No form of output will be regarded as intrinsically inferior to any other.

ESRC Public Services Programme

This programme is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for five years from November 2004. It will support up to 40 projects between two commissioning calls, the first of which closed in October 2004. It is anticipated that the second call will be issued in summer 2005 with decisions in 2006. More information can be found on the programme's web site: http://www.publicservices.ac.uk (opens in a new window).