Heritage Research: The AHRC Heritage Priority Area

Rodney Harrison,Hana Morel,Colin Sterling,Hannah Williams

doi:10.5334/ai-380

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Journal: Archaeology International	Publication Date: Dec 5, 2018
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Affiliation: University College London

Abstract

Since January 2017, the UCL Institute of Archaeology has been the institutional base of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Heritage Priority Area Leadership team. The team, led by AHRC Heritage Priority Area Leadership Fellow and Professor of Heritage Studies at the UCL Institute of Archaeology Rodney Harrison, are funded to undertake their work initially for a period of three years until the end of 2019. This brief research update provides an overview of the work of the team and AHRC’s investment in world leading heritage research, with particular reference to the AHRC’s Heritage Priority Area: Future Directions research strategy, which was updated in consultation with the team in March 2018.

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IntroductionThe team, led by AHRC Heritage Priority Area Leadership Fellow and Professor of Heritage Studies at the UCL Institute of Archaeology Rodney Harrison, are funded to undertake their work initially for a period of three years until the end of 2019
Since January 2017, the UCL Institute of Archaeology has been the institutional base of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Heritage Priority Area Leadership team
In April 2018, AHRC became part of UK Research and Innovation, a new organisation that brings together the UK’s seven Research Councils, Innovate UK and Research England to maximise the contribution of each Council and create an enhanced environment for research and innovation to flourish (Figure 1)

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The team, led by AHRC Heritage Priority Area Leadership Fellow and Professor of Heritage Studies at the UCL Institute of Archaeology Rodney Harrison, are funded to undertake their work initially for a period of three years until the end of 2019. The AHRC’s Heritage Priority Area builds on earlier investments in substantial heritage related research funded through AHRC’s responsive mode research schemes, post-graduate training, international and knowledge exchange funding It connects with past thematic initiatives, including the AHRC Museums and Galleries Programme (2005–10) and joint AHRC-EPSRC Science and Heritage Programme (2007–12) and with other AHRC thematic initiatives such as Care for the Future, Digital Transformations, Science in Culture, Translating Cultures, Conflict, Connected Communities and the Creative Economy. The priority area seeks to further develop partnership work across the sector, including for example ten years of AHRC funding for a range of heritage organisations such as independent research organisations (IROs), as recognised in the recent report A Decade of Success (AHRC 2017), and through collaborative doctoral awards and partnerships

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