Working with Partners

We work with organisations in the greater arts, cultural, creative, public, heritage, and third sectors to develop mutually beneficial opportunities for knowledge exchange. We focus our industry engagement on three distinct but complementary areas. To find out more about this work, explore our pages below.

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Knowledge Exchange Hubs

We facilitate modes of partnership-based research through our Knowledge Exchange Hubs. We develop entrepreneurial capacity and innovation in the research community, pursuing projects across a wide variety of fields in collaboration with our partners and our members HEIs.

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Internships/Artist Residences

Our annual paid internship competition enables PhD researchers to develop their research skills, networks and CV whilst making a difference to your organisation.

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External Partners

We work with our core partners and an ever-growing number of supporters in the greater arts, cultural, creative, public, heritage and third sectors.

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Collaborative Doctoral Awards

Our Collaborative Doctoral Awards provide funding for PhD-level research projects which are developed in partnership between Higher Education Institutions and non-HEI organisations or businesses.

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Applied Research Collaborative Studentships

Our Applied Research Collaborative Studentships are doctoral projects designed and supervised by at least two higher education institutions and at least one other partner. Partners work with a highly motivated doctoral researcher on the development of cutting-edge research addressed to their organisation's needs and priorities