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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Arts & Humanities Research Council e-bulletin May 2012

 
AHRC
e-bulletin
May 2012
The Arts and Humanities Research Council [AHRC] supports world-class research that furthers our understanding of human culture and creativity.
At a glance
In this issue:
Closing dates:
News
AHRC/BBC Wales seminar on Dylan Thomas
New call
A new call has been issued for expressions of interest from arts and humanities researchers from all disciplines within the arts and humanities to participate in a half-day AHRC/BBC editorial seminar on Dylan Thomas on the 29 June 2012 in Cardiff.
Find out more about the call on our website.

Projects explore groundbreaking ideas for new heritage experiences
Collaborative awards
Six projects that have been commissioned out of the South West are unlocking histories, hauntings and happenings in all kinds of UK heritage attractions, as well as unravelling rich experiences through the use of cutting edge technologies.
Find out more on our website.

AHRC Knowledge Exchange Hub celebrates the 'Digital Public Space'
New FutureEverthing project
A new online artwork produced for the London 2012 Festival is offering people the opportunity to see what is being said and felt about a sporting event at the moment of triumph or despair thanks to the way it visualises the online digital interactions, such as Twitter, as they happen in what is known as the Digital Public Space.
For more information please see our website.

AHRC appoints new members to its Advisory Board
Five new members
Meeting four times a year, the role of the AHRC Advisory Board is to advise Council on the development of strategies that reflect AHRC's Charter and the challenges facing arts and humanities research.
Find out more on our website.

Archaeological evidence for Saxon Britain glass industry
New research
Research funded by the AHRC and led by the University of Reading has revealed that finds at Glastonbury Abbey provide the earliest archaeological evidence of glass-making in Britain.
For more information please see our website.

British religion has changed dramatically
Funding initiative findings
Summing up findings from the £12m Religion and Society Programme at the final Westminster Faith Debate last week, Professor Linda Woodhead argued that research shows that religion in Britain has changed more rapidly since the 1980s than our ideas about it.
Find out more on our website.
Events
SCRIPT Conference
6-8 June, Edinburgh
The AHRC Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law at the University of Edinburgh (SCRIPT) will be ten years old in 2012. To celebrate this event, SCRIPT is hosting a conference in Edinburgh on the theme of 'Law and Transformation'
Further information is available on the SCRIPT website.

Fifth annual Subject Associations Meeting
20 June, London
AHRC is holding its fifth annual Subject Associations Meeting. A special panel session in the morning will focus on the value of research outside the academy.
Further information is available on our website.

Connected Communities Programme Summit 2012
11-12 July, Manchester
The theme of this year's event will be community engagement, with a further focus on co-design and co-production of research.

Award holder events
A selection of events organised by our award holders
  • 9th International Symposium on Computer Music Modeling and Retrieval (CMMR) - Music and Emotions
    19 June, London
  • Sculpture, The Arts and The Decorated School
    23 June, Leeds
  • Fairness and Responsibility in an Unequal Society
    28 June, London
Find out more about our award holder events

We have a range of AHRC stickers, posters and pens for your AHRC-funded event. Please email
communications@ahrc.ac.uk
Competitions
Call for Expression of Interest for research participation in an AHRC/BBC Wales seminar on Dylan Thomas
Closing date: 14 June
The AHRC and BBC Wales are organising a seminar that brings together BBC and independent commissioning and production staff with arts and humanities researchers specialising or with an interest in Dylan Thomas.

Find out more on our website.


Call for Research Grant - Environmental Change and Sustainability: Thinking forward through the past proposals
Closing date: 30 October
Applications for up to £1.5m (full economic cost) are invited under this highlight notice in AHRC's standard and early career research grants routes. The highlight notice addresses the 'Environmental Change and Sustainability' area within the Care for the Future theme.

Find out more on our website.


Non-AHRC News and Competitions
News from the arts and humanities community

The following items are not AHRC news but may be of interest to our community.
·  ASHPIT think tank, 28 May, University of Oxford
The think tank event will respond particularly to the new landscape of Doctoral Training Centres and cross-HEI consortia, and to policy arising from the impact agenda.
More information can be found on the project blog.
·  Worlds Together: an international conference exploring the value of the arts in young people's lives from Shakespeare to the digital realm. September 6-8, 2012.
Worlds Together is a collaborative conference between Tate Modern, the British Museum, the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). It draws together different disciplines in order to ask what is at stake for children
s cultural lives today.
More information can be found on the RSC website.
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