Northumbria

							  Knowledge Transfer and the
           AHRC

Kezia Parry
Knowledge Transfer Programme Manager
AHRC and our subject domain
                         • Classics, Ancient History and
• Principle
                           Archaeology
  responsibility
  funding research       • Visual Arts and Media: practice,
  and postgraduate         history and theory
  training in arts and   • English Language and Literature
  humanities             • Medieval and Modern History
• Also fund university   • Modern Languages and Linguistics
  museums and            • Librarianship, Information and
  galleries                Museum Studies
• Budget of £87          • Music and Performing Arts
  million for 2006-07
                         • Philosophy, Law and Religious
                           Studies
To exploit fully the new knowledge and learning
that is generated in HEIs, it has to be applied to
areas of life where it can make a difference
  AHRC’s broad definition of KT
  encompasses:
• business interactions

• knowledge interactions with other audiences
 eg. museums and galleries, heritage sector

• research that informs public policy

• high-quality content for print, film and broadcasting
 media that is derived from arts and humanities research

• performances and exhibitions through which
  the outcomes of this research are experienced
               Examples of KT

• Mitchell and Kenyon Film archive
• Raphael exhibition at the National Gallery
• Recycled glass buildings (and worktops) and
  sustainable living
• Public understanding of bacteria
• Centre for the Study of the Domestic Interior
Key areas of current knowledge
transfer
• Sponsor of KTPs

• Collaborative Doctoral Awards Scheme

• Impact Fellowship in Creative Industries

• Research Networks and Workshops in the nature of
  creativity and innovation

• Joint Research Councils’ Business Plan Competition
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                2005-2006         2006-07           2007-08

 Collaborative Doctoral Awards    Dissemination Scheme
 Sponsorship of KTPs              Mini KTP scheme
 Impact Fellowships               RCUK Business Plan
 Museums and Galleries Research   R&D Collaborative Fund
 Proposed KT Fellowships          Total
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
• A government-wide scheme, sponsored by a
  wide range of bodies
• Supports partnerships between businesses
  and universities
• A graduate is employed to work on a project
  for the business, supported by the university
• Very effective in knowledge transfer,
  increasing profits and job-creation
• AHRC began sponsoring KTPs in October
  2005
   KTP Criteria for the Arts and
   Humanities Research Council
• KTPs must transfer knowledge, skills or technologies arising
  from arts and humanities research

• Business partners include charities, not for profit and public
  sectors as well as commercial organisations

• Not prescriptive about the size of organisation that can take
  part

• Option of sole funding or sharing funding with other sponsors
 AHRC-sponsored partnerships
• Graphic and retail design applied to a
  fashion brand
• Landscape design applied to a
  playground equipment manufacturer
• Jewellery design applied to a jewellery
  design and manufacturing company
• Architectural design applied to an
  industrial interior design agency
         Forthcoming KTPs
• Commercialisation of musical recording and
  archives
• Conservation and curatorial research applied
  to a not-for-profit gallery
• Broadcasting and media expertise used by a
  TV production company
• Commercialisation of modern languages in
  the multi-language DVD market
Developing KT Strategy: planned support

• Development of a mini KTP scheme

• Collaborative R&D funding programme for CIs

• Development of KT Fellowships

• Integrated strategy for Museums and Galleries
 Developing Mini KTP: Rationale

• KTPs are a large commitment in terms of time and money –
  too big for smaller companies

• Smaller companies are less likely to require help with a large
  project (1 to 3 years) and more likely to want to focus on a
  smaller and more immediate project

• Many of the organisations in the arts and humanities sector
  and creative industries tend to be smaller than those in the
  traditional sciences

• To effectively support the arts and humanities community we
  want to develop a more accessible scheme

• Nationwide coverage, not regional
         Developing Mini KTPs:
            Considerations
• The biggest change will be that shorter partnerships are
  permitted (3 – 18 months). Shorter partnerships must still
  deliver effective results for all three parties

• The application process needs to be proportionate to the scale
  of activity and as straightforward as possible

• We need to strike a balance to ensure robust financial
  checking whilst making the scheme as accessible as possible

• We need to identify the key differences between the creative
  industries and other business sectors and how this should
  affect the new scheme

• LAUNCH: late April 2006
   Knowledge Transfer and the
            AHRC
Kezia Parry, Knowledge Transfer Programme Manager
k.parry@ahrc.ac.uk