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Project: Knowledge Exchange between Arts and Humanities and the Private, Public and Third Sectors: A comparative perspective
Project leaders: Alan Hughes and Michael Kitson Overview
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This research funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council was carried in 2011 and analysed the pattern, scope and impact of interactions between academics in the Arts & Humanities with external organisations in the private, public and third sectors. The research uses the academic and business survey datasets created for the project 'University-Industry Knowledge Exchange: demand pull, supply push and the public space role of higher education institutions' to provide a detailed and comprehensive picture of such interactions in the UK and evaluates them in a comparative context with other disciplines.The analysis is based on three unique and contemporary databases: first is the CBR survey of over 22,000 academics; second, the CBR survey of over 2,000 business enterprises in all sectors of the UK economy; third, a series of case studies of interactions between academics from the Arts and Humanities with other organizations. The academic survey contains details of the interactions and characteristics of 3,650 academics from the Arts and Humanities. The enterprise survey contains information on the range of interactions between the business community and the university sector, including an identification of interactions with different disciplines, including the Arts and Humanities. The case studies comprise an analysis of 33 interactions between academics from the Arts and Humanities with other organizations. The report, the biggest study of its kind to focus on the arts and humanities is based on these three unique datasets and reveals several key findings: the arts and humanities are highly connected within the UK economy; they have significant links to the private sector; the academic benefits of knowledge exchange; benefits to students and the issues surrounding knowledge exchange. The report enhances the AHRC's understanding of the challenges and opportunities in knowledge exchange. It builds on and reinforces the work that the AHRC has undertaken in this important area and it will allow the AHRC to develop appropriate, evidence-based funding models and guidance. |
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