[p2p-research] Fwd: UK Research Funding with Non Academics ?
Ryan Lanham
rlanham1963 at gmail.com
Fri Apr 10 15:48:24 CEST 2009
I find this sort of theme very encouraging. I applaud The Arts and
Humanities Research Council and those in the academy who push for greater
impact outside the university and for public engagement in general. It is
very hard to do. I fear that in many locations the walls between the arts
and social sciences in universities and "society" are greater than ever,
particularly in North America. One would hope this need not be positioned as
an obligation or requirement for promotions, etc. I think the tone set
below by AHRC is almost ideal.
Ryan Lanham
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson at gmail.com>
> Date: Apr 9, 2009 10:44 PM
> Subject: UK Research Funding with Non Academics ?
> To: Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>, Athina Karatzogianni <
> athina.k at gmail.com>
>
> Hi Michel , Athina,
>
> found this shared letter in a thread ... in relation to funding from
> The Arts and Humanities Research Council
> web: www.ahrc.ac.uk
>
> I do not find a web link directly related to it on google,
>
> http://www.google.be/search?hl=nl&client=firefox-a&rls=org.gnu.gnuzilla%3Aen-US%3Aunofficial&q=ahrc+funding+Professor+Philip+F.+Esler&btnG=Zoeken&meta=
>
> so its better to stay cautious with the info
>
>
> excerpts :
>
> "The New Impact Questions on Applications for Arts and Humanities Research
> Council Funding
>
> I am writing to remind you that the AHRC has now altered applications for
> research grants to include questions relating to impact and to offer some
> guidance on the context and nature of this change. In return for its
> tripling the Science and Research Budget in the last ten years the UK
> Government reasonably looks to our achieving a range of benefits beyond
> academic excellence. It is not unreasonable to expect that the recipients of
> public funding should indicate the broader benefits of their work to the
> public at large. "
>
>
> " Rather, we want the researchers we fund to work with non-academic
> partners in private, public or third sectors to ensure that these varied
> impacts are effectively demonstrated and supported, throughout the research
> lifecycle, in order to add value, stimulate interest from wider
> stakeholders, including the general public, and, where needed, actively
> highlight the need for continued investment in the research base.
> What impacts of this sort can we expect from arts and humanities
> researchers? Here are some examples (but many others are possible):
> * Collaborations with organisations such as these:
> o local, regional or national museums, libraries, archives or heritage
> centres
> o creative and performing arts organisations
> o commercial companies
> o Schools, colleges, youth organisations
> o Charities and voluntary organisations
> o Local, regional or national arts organisations and festivals
> o Hospitals and healthcare organisations
> o Faith groups
> o Prisons
> o Tourism and heritage organisations
> o Genealogy organisations
> o Media organisations
> * Impact on policy-related issues and organisations, such as:
> o Government (e.g. citizenship, IP, culture, security, ethnicity etc.)
> o Legal system (jurisprudence, international law, etc)
> o Local government (arts, culture, etc)
> o NGOs (e.g. charities, health-related organisations, think-tanks, etc)
> * Cultural impact
> o Issues of national, regional and local identities
> o Cultural histories (such as the Shah Abbas Exhibition at the British
> Museum)
> o 'Hidden' archives and neglected histories
> o Widening access through digitised archives
> o Media partners such as TV networks, radio producers, documentary
> film-makers
> * Monetary impact
> o Spin-out companies/businesses
> o Consultancy advice
>
> I cannot emphasise sufficiently that excellent research without obvious or
> immediate impact will continue to be funded by the Research Councils and
> will not be disadvantaged within the assessment process. While we are
> looking for a genuine and conscientious attempt by researchers to identify
> potential non-academic partners for their research, we are mindful of the
> possibility that for some projects there may not be any.
>
> Yours faithfully,
> Professor Philip F. Esler
> Chief Executive,
> The Arts and Humanities Research Council
> web: www.ahrc.ac.uk
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Sally Jane Norman <s.j.norman at newcastle.ac.uk>
> Date: Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 6:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [-empyre-] On Currencies, Capitalism, and the Fed
> To: soft_skinned_space <empyre at gamera.cofa.unsw.edu.au>
>
>
> hi Joe, all
>
> this is a useful-saddening-maddening discussion with a crunch indeed.
>
> Today's notification of "impact" criteria henceforth to be formally
> articulated by the fundable UK Arts and Humanities community might be of
> interest. Apologies for length - I've slightly truncated but felt that this
> might resonate interestingly with discussion underway.
>
> (How) can we make a plea for the deep social, moral, critical relevance of
> the seemingly irrelevant? Or is this irrelevant? I'm impressed by the
> perspicacity of colleagues working on Knowledge Transfer questions within
> this same research council so am baffled and torn - keep having visions of a
> yes-men or bavos collective type grant submissions. Impact criteria and
> occult hermeneutics arising around them are throwing all kinds of questions
> onto academic desks. And onto those of potential partner organisations
> understandably keen to get their share.
>
> Deep impact
>
> kia ora
> sjn
>
> ps - nothing yet on Research Council bean counters that relates to hormone
> levels you'll be pleased to learn.
> So how come the economics discussion scared all the gals off the list?
>
>
>
> The New Impact Questions on Applications for Arts and Humanities Research
> Council Funding
>
> I am writing to remind you that the AHRC has now altered applications for
> research grants to include questions relating to impact and to offer some
> guidance on the context and nature of this change. In return for its
> tripling the Science and Research Budget in the last ten years the UK
> Government reasonably looks to our achieving a range of benefits beyond
> academic excellence. It is not unreasonable to expect that the recipients of
> public funding should indicate the broader benefits of their work to the
> public at large. In addition, the Royal Charters of the Research Councils
> require that we foster impact, as well as research and postgraduate
> provision.
>
> We can meet this challenge, since the magnificent research funded by the
> AHRC and the other Research Councils has a huge impact on the wellbeing and
> economy of the UK. Building on the HM Treasury definition of 'economic
> impact', the Research Councils jointly describe impact as: the demonstrable
> contribution that excellent research makes to society and the economy ...
> Impact embraces all the extremely diverse ways in which research-related
> knowledge and skills benefit individuals, organisations and nations by:
> * fostering global economic performance, and specifically the
> economic competitiveness of the UK, * increasing the effectiveness
> of public services and policy, and
> * enhancing quality of life, health and creative output.
> This very broad description is embodied in the questions that applicants
> for research grants have to answer when they are completing the Impact
> Summary that is being introduced into application forms for all the Research
> Councils over 2009:
> * Who will benefit from this research?
> * How will they benefit?
> * What will you do to ensure benefit?
>
> It would be very wrong to suggest that we have introduced these new
> questions as a way to pick winners who will help UK PLC. Rather, we want the
> researchers we fund to work with non-academic partners in private, public or
> third sectors to ensure that these varied impacts are effectively
> demonstrated and supported, throughout the research lifecycle, in order to
> add value, stimulate interest from wider stakeholders, including the general
> public, and, where needed, actively highlight the need for continued
> investment in the research base.
> What impacts of this sort can we expect from arts and humanities
> researchers? Here are some examples (but many others are possible):
> * Collaborations with organisations such as these:
> o local, regional or national museums, libraries, archives or heritage
> centres
> o creative and performing arts organisations
> o commercial companies
> o Schools, colleges, youth organisations
> o Charities and voluntary organisations
> o Local, regional or national arts organisations and festivals
> o Hospitals and healthcare organisations
> o Faith groups
> o Prisons
> o Tourism and heritage organisations
> o Genealogy organisations
> o Media organisations
> * Impact on policy-related issues and organisations, such as:
> o Government (e.g. citizenship, IP, culture, security, ethnicity etc.)
> o Legal system (jurisprudence, international law, etc)
> o Local government (arts, culture, etc)
> o NGOs (e.g. charities, health-related organisations, think-tanks, etc)
> * Cultural impact
> o Issues of national, regional and local identities
> o Cultural histories (such as the Shah Abbas Exhibition at the British
> Museum)
> o 'Hidden' archives and neglected histories
> o Widening access through digitised archives
> o Media partners such as TV networks, radio producers, documentary
> film-makers
> * Monetary impact
> o Spin-out companies/businesses
> o Consultancy advice
>
> I cannot emphasise sufficiently that excellent research without obvious or
> immediate impact will continue to be funded by the Research Councils and
> will not be disadvantaged within the assessment process. While we are
> looking for a genuine and conscientious attempt by researchers to identify
> potential non-academic partners for their research, we are mindful of the
> possibility that for some projects there may not be any.
>
> Yours faithfully,
> Professor Philip F. Esler
> Chief Executive,
> The Arts and Humanities Research Council
> web: www.ahrc.ac.uk
>
>
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