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Digital community research co-production project grants – AHRC

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The AHRC have put out a Capital Funding Call for Digital Transformations in Community research Co-Production in the Arts and Humanities.

As part of the cross-Council Connected Communities Programme, these projects should use the potential of digital technologies to transform ways of connecting communities and arts and humanities researchers.

Projects should be interdisciplinary, bringing together arts and humanities researchers, community engagement experts, specialists in digital technologies and other expertise as appropriate.

The funding is for high quality co-produced research projects that use, re-use, remix, link, represent, visualize, map, reconfigure, re-purpose, enhance and/or co-create open data and which involve a wide variety of forms of data and content.

A key focus of, and output from, the projects funded under this call must be some form of new, or significantly enhanced, research-based asset of enduring value for communities and for future research. These assets may take a variety of forms, such as open datasets, integrated search facilities, mash-ups, visualizations and mappings, enhanced gateways and portals, galleries, tools, hardware, interfaces, software, material artefacts, or other forms of innovative cultural and creative resource or asset.

Higher education institutions, some research council institutes and independent research organisations are eligible to apply.

  • A total of £4 million is available, and grants are worth between £50,000 and £600,000 for projects of up to 18 months. They will be based on a full economic cost basis and the AHRC will fund 80% (with the exception that equipment costs may be included under this call).
  • Closing date 27 Jun 13
  • Deadline information Proposals due by 4pm.
  • Date added 14 May 13
  • Award type Directed grants for individual investigators; Directed grants to institutions, research groups etc; Networking/collaboration
  • Award amount max £600,000
  • Award amount min £50,000
  • Award budget total £4,000,000
  • Applications per institution —
  • Consortium requirements Required

Eligibility Profile

  • Nationality of applicant institution United Kingdom
  • Nationality of researcher Not Known
  • Type of institution Non-Profit; Public Sector or Government Organisation; University
  • Sponsor involvement Funding

Please see the funders website for further information:

http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/Funding-Opportunities/Pages/Capital-Funding-Call-for-Digital-Transformations-in-Community-research-Co-Production-in-the-Arts-and-Humanities.aspx

TSB and AHRC: Developing novel approaches to multi-disciplinary software development

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The Technology Strategy Board and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) are to invest up to £1m in feasibility studies to stimulate the development of new multi-disciplinary approaches to software development.

We are looking to fund projects that seek to create novel approaches to critical parts of the software development process, such as capturing user requirements and understanding user culture, and the translation of these into proposals for effective business methodologies suitable for small projects and budgets.

Our aim is to reduce the amount of software that is produced that is unfit-for-purpose, because it is developed without a real understanding of the contexts that users are working in, or their cultures and behaviours, and so does not meet user requirements. The AHRC is particularly keen to encourage innovative engagement with research expertise from across the full spectrum of the arts and humanities.

The competition aims to enable software development teams to work with partners with complementary expertise from non-software disciplines (eg the arts, humanities and social sciences), to explore new and better ways of working, meaning that the value of significant annual investment in software development in the UK can be maximised.

Feasibility studies are open to companies of all sizes, and must be business-led and collaborative. Projects can attract up to 75% public funding for SME business partners (65% for larger organisations). Total project costs should not exceed £66,666. We expect projects to last up to six months.

This competition opens on 28 May 2013. A briefing event for applicants will be held on the same day. The deadline for registration for the competition is noon on 3 July 2013, and the deadline for submission of applications is noon on 10 July 2013.

We are also launching a call for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), lasting up to one year, and focusing on bringing academic learning into software development business practice. The call will open in May 2013. Any organisations applying to both competitions must make sure that their proposals can stand alone and are not dependent on both applications being successful.

  • Status: Forthcoming
  • Key features: Investment of up to £1m in feasibility studies to stimulate the development of new multi-disciplinary approaches to software development.
  • Programme: Feasibility studies
  • Award: Up to £1m
  • Opens: 28 May 2013
  • Registration closes: 03 Jul 2013
  • Closes: 10 Jul 2013
  • Status: Forthcoming
  • Key features: Investment of up to £1m in feasibility studies to stimulate the development of new multi-disciplinary approaches to software development.
  • Programme: Feasibility studies
  • Award: Up to £1m

  • Opens: 28 May 2013
  • Registration closes: 03 Jul 2013
  • Closes: 10 Jul 2013

To apply, please visit the TSB’s website, or contact Research and Income Generation Support at Research and Enterprise.

Lincoln Researcher Selected for AHRC/BBC Collaborative Workshop on Scottish Identity

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Dr Claire Warden, from the Lincoln School of Performing Arts at the University of Lincoln, has been selected as one of 15 researchers to participate in an AHRC/BBC workshop on Scottish identity.

Over 100 researchers submitted an expression of interest to take part in the AHRC/BBC workshop that will help inform and influence BBC thinking around programming for 2014 when the planned referendum on Scottish independence will take place, as well as the  Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme.

Claire will be joining researchers from a number of Universities across England and Scotland. These include the OU, Stirling, Edinburgh, Oxford, Cambridge and Glasgow:

Dr Marion Bowman                         Open University

Lucinda Dean                                  PhD student, University of Stirling

Dr Frances Fowle                            University of Edinburgh

Dr Kyle Hughes                               Northumbria University

Dr Margery Palmer McCulloch          University of Glasgow

Professor Sally Mapstone               Oxford University

Stephen Millar    PhD student,        Cambridge University

Dr Michael Morris                             University of Glasgow

Dr Susan Rennie                              University of Glasgow

Michael Shaw    PhD student,          University of Glasgow

Dr Cassie Smith-Christmas              University of the Highlands and Islands

Professor Greg Walker                    University of Edinburgh

Dr Claire Warden                             University of Lincoln

Dr Gary West                                   University of Edinburgh

Professor Christopher Whatley        University of Dundee

The researchers represent a broad range of subjects, including Scottish history from early to modern, Scottish literature, religion, language and linguistics, the visual arts, music, architecture, drama, as well as a mix of researchers at different stages of their careers.

The workshop will take place in London on the 26th April.

Don’t merge the research councils, says British Academy

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Research Fortnight Today

Merging the Arts and Humanities Research Council with the Economic and Social Research Council would bring no advantage, the British Academy has claimed in its evidence to the triennial review of the research councils.

A single body for the research funded by AHRC and ESRC would be “unwieldy” and would “struggle to reflect the needs of such a varied and diverse research community, which risks undermining the UK’s highly successful track record of research in these disciplines”, the academy said.

“The British Academy does not believe that there would be any advantages to be gained in merging the two councils into one.”

A call for evidence to the review launched in February, sought input on whether the number of research councils is correct, among other things.

The academy said that while the research councils had increased their collaborations, “there remains scope to increase joint working and co-ordinated activities”. Its evidence also recommended a review of the councils’ existing mechanisms to support interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research, and high-risk innovative research.

 

Story by: Adam Smith

Source: Research Fortnight

 

Monthly Bid Writing Surgery with Martin Pickard

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Coat of armsDo you need expert advice on a research proposal? The next bid writing surgery will be held on Thursday 14 February.

Dr. Martin Pickard (Grantcraft) is an external consultant employed by the University of Lincoln with over 25 years’ experience in writing and advising on grants and tenders for EU and other funders.  He has worked extensively across Europe with a number of universities, research institutes and industrial firms, and provides a bespoke bid writing support service for external research funding applications.

Martin’s monthly bid writing surgery will give staff an opportunity to access his 25 years of experience in supporting bids for external funding. Availability is limited. Contact Research and Income Generation Support if you wish to book an appointment to speak to Martin about a bid to any funder. Each appointment lasts around 45 mins to 1 hour.