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Collaborations between universities and cultural institutions: achieving transformative research impact 1

Dr Ning Baines (University of Leicester), Dr Federica Rossi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) and Evelyn Wilson (NCACE)

Summary This blog post has been written following an NCACE Evidence Café event held in November 2025 on the theme of this blog’s title. It uses data from REF 2021 Impact Case Studies to identify formal collaborations between universities and cultural institutions, discussing the dynamics of how knowledge is produced and what drives transformative collaborations. … Read more…

Reflections on Collaborative Research Between Universities and Cultural Institutions: Achieving Transformative Impact.

Ailsa Roberts (National Galleries of Scotland), Joanna Norman (V&A), Sarah Campbell (Arts and Culture, University of Exeter) and Evelyn Wilson (NCACE)
Wassail Steve Haywood

Introduction NCACE’s Evidence Café series has been an important and ongoing part of our work since March 2021. They are online events that support presentations, showcasing knowledge and evidence, information sharing, and storytelling. They act as a community for knowledge sharing and exchange in and around the theme of cultural knowledge exchange.  Over the last … Read more…