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AHRC Research, International Strategy and Funding Opportunities with Africa

AHRC Research, International Strategy and Funding Opportunities with Africa. Caroline Baylon Head of International Relations C.Baylon@ahrc.ac.uk. Recognition of A&H. Integration e.g. cross RC calls. ££££. AHRB Founded in 1998 Funded by funding councils. AHRC UK Research Council

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AHRC Research, International Strategy and Funding Opportunities with Africa

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  1. AHRC Research, International Strategy and Funding Opportunities with Africa Caroline Baylon Head of International Relations C.Baylon@ahrc.ac.uk

  2. Recognition of A&H Integration e.g. cross RC calls ££££ AHRB Founded in 1998 Funded by funding councils AHRC UK Research Council April 2005

  3. AHRC’s Vision and aims • The AHRC’s vision is to be a recognised world leader in advancing arts and humanities research • Strategic Aims • - To promote and support the production of world-class research and post graduate training in the arts and humanities • - To strengthen the impact of arts and humanities research • - To raise the profile of arts and humanities research and to be an effective advocate for its social, cultural and economic significance

  4. AHRC’s Remit • Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology • Visual Arts and Media • English Language and Literature • Medieval and Modern History • Modern Languages and Linguistics • Librarianship, Information and Museum Studies • Music and Performing Arts • Philosophy, Law and Religious Studies 28% UK researchers

  5. AHRC’s International Strategy • The AHRC International Strategy aims are: • To add value to our research by encouraging collaborations between UK researchers and the best researchers from around the world; • To facilitate and support the movement of researchers to and from the UK • To facilitate access to other funding sources, facilities and resources; • To influence the international research agenda; • To promote the UK as a world centre for research and innovation.

  6. Priorities: Removing Barriers! • To encourage and enable international collaboration where it will add value to research. • Focus for the next three years on the development of research collaborations in four regions: Europe, India, China and USA. • Priority to themes outlined in the delivery plan and on emerging strategic themes to be developed by Council: more international priorities to be intensified within these new themes

  7. Future Developments • Embedding the international strategy in our core activities by opening some of the AHRC’s schemes to international collaborations • Collaborate with UK partners to avoid duplication of efforts • Collaborate with RCUK and overseas offices • Influence the International agenda • Open discussion channels with potential partners in the priority areas. • Explore new priority areas/ countries

  8. International collaboration produces research of greater quality and vitality International Partnerships: Africa • Three key strands: • networking researchers – Europe and beyond • sharing expertise and best practice • co-funding

  9. International Partnerships: Responsive Mode Research Networking • Aimed at developing new networks and interactions; • networks for 2 years up to £30k; • Extra funding available for networks with a strong international element • Additional 15K to cover the cost of any international participants or activities

  10. International Partnerships: Co-Funding • Currently no official co-funding initiatives with funding agencies in Africa • Recent findings: between 2007 and 2009 AHRC invested £3.2 millions (Sub-Saharan Africa only, £4.2 M if North Africa is included) in research projects with an African component. • most interactions included visits to and from Africa, workshops and conferences, (rarely) inclusion of African collaborators

  11. Examples of collaborations with Africa funded by the AHRC • Dress and the African Diaspora • Settler Country: Photographing the traces of the 1820 settlers in South Africa • Land degradation in central Tanzania • East African Popular Music Performance and Theatre • Theatre and Women in Development in Nigeria • Documentary Photography in Apartheid and Post - Apartheid South Africa • The Literature Police: Apartheid and its Cultural Consequences

  12. Future directions • A lot more has to be done to facilitate collaborations with Africa • AHRC currently gathering evidence to identify new priority areas and needs of the academic community in terms of support for international collaborations • International aspects of AHRC’s work are growing • Internationalisation of the whole of the AHRC portfolio on-going • Good examples of collaborations with Africa and suggestions always welcomed

  13. Thank You For further information: • Please visit our new website http://www.ahrc.ac.uk http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/about/international_activity.asp

  14. Contacts: • Caroline Baylon Head of International Relations c.baylon@ahrc.ac.uk • Christelle Pellecuer Programme Manager, Europe and India (Deputy Head) c.pellecuer@ahrc.ac.uk • Polly Webb Net-Heritage Project Manager p.webb@ahrc.ac.uk • Pippa Craggs International Development Officer p.craggs@ahrc.ac.uk

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