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What KT did nextKnowledge Exchange and the Creative Economy
AHRC Events for Research/KE ManagersFebruary/March 2013
Robert Keegan, KE Portfolio Manager
Why do we do it?
• To strengthen the impact of arts and humanities research by encouraging researchers to disseminate and transfer knowledge to other contexts where it makes a difference
• To raise the profile of arts and humanities research and be an effective advocate for its social, cultural and economic significance
AHRC Vision and Strategy 2007-2012
Strategic Aims 3 & 4
Why do we do it?
‘To deliver maximum benefits for society & the economy by leading the strategic stimulus of research & knowledge exchange, supporting the creative economy to stimulate growth and by contributing to the improvement of well-being & public services, especially in relation to communities’
AHRC Delivery Plan 2011-2015
We have moved……
• From KT
• To KE
What is Knowledge Exchange?
The processes by which new knowledge is co-produced through interactions between academic and non-academic individuals and communities
• Includes innovation through applying existing knowledge to new contexts
• Assumes added value to both partners
• Transformative effect on project partners
What are we doing?• Ending small, dedicated KE schemes
• Embedding KE throughout AHRC schemes
• Focusing the KE budget on:
– a small number of longer and larger grants for Knowledge Exchange Hubs
- the contribution of research to the creative economy
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What are we doing?- the contribution of research to the creative economy
• CEKE Projects• KTP sponsorship – renewed criteria• Strategic partnerships – BBC, BT, SFC, Nesta, ACE,
Design Council, Creative Scotland, Brighton Fuse
• CREATe
- Public Policy • Highlight call in Research Networking • Policy Seminars & Commissioned Research• Fellowship opportunities• Training (e.g. IfG ‘Engaging with Government’)• Policy Roadshows (in development) 7
KE & Impact across the AHRC
• Impact is the demonstrable contribution that excellent research makes to society & the economy... it embraces all the extremely diverse ways in which research-related knowledge and skills benefit individuals, organisations and nations by:
• fostering global economic performance & economic competitiveness of the UK
• increasing effectiveness of public services & policy • enhancing quality of life, health & creative output
• To deliver impact need to engage and collaborate
KE is all around us• Research Networking
• Research Grants
• Fellowships
• Follow-on Funding
• BGP2 & CDA/CDP
• Strategic Themes
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KE and the PRC• Academic vs. Knowledge Exchange
- ability to recognise & appraise KE activities both large & small scale, wherever they occur
-partnerships/collaboration/co-production
-appropriateness
-added value/impact
• Strategic KE Reviewers - ad-hoc requirement for more experienced KE practitioners
• Encourage PRC members to identify their own experience/capabilities in KE
KE and the PRC
Challenges
• to widen understanding of KE
• to ‘normalise’ KE
• recognise the added value
• effective reviewing of KE
• recognise creativity & innovation
Follow-on Funding for Impact & Engagement scheme
• Re-launched 31 Jan 2013 following a 2 year pilot
• Innovation, Creativity and relevance to target audiences are key
• Must be based on AHRC/RC funded research
• Open deadlines via JeS
• Up to 12 months and £100k fEC
• Encourage smaller awards up to £30k e.g. feasibility testing/exploring new partnerships for KE, testing
the market or investigating a new business model
Follow-on Funding for Impact & Engagement scheme
to support innovative & creative engagements with new audiences & user communities
Knowledge Exchange Public Engagement Active Dissemination Policy Commercialisation
Follow-on Funding for Impact & Engagement scheme
• Deliver impact not new research• FoF should be contextualised• Well-defined non-academic need and engagement
with user communities• Reach and sustainability• So what ? – how will it make a difference?• Ensure applicants & reviewers work to the scheme
criteria.• Don’t get carried away with the topic!
Contacts
• Ellie Ricketts-Jones
KE Co-ordinator
• Robert Keegan
KE Portfolio Manager