What is a story? And more to the point, what makes a good one? Within academia, there is a field called ‘narratology’ that is dedicated to such questions. There is also a growing body of popular works, such as Into the Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell them (2013) by the British script … Continued
Background The REF Impact Case Study database provides a unique and vitally important lens on research and its impacts in the world and here at NCACE it was the state of the relationship between research and the arts that we were particularly keen to examine. So, in 2023, we undertook and published a body of … Continued
In this blog, we’re exploring an emerging kind of interdisciplinary collaboration, and how similar kinds of highly iterative, agile workflow could benefit the wider creative sector. This article is less focussed on the outputs of our R&D processes, and more about how we worked together as a collective of production studios and researchers. In late … Continued
Considering practice-based-research through anecdotal experiences across academia, museums and archival practices While doing research for my PhD thesis at the Centre for Dance Research (C-DaRE) at Coventry University in 2019 I was in discussion with my then Director of Studies, Dr Natalie Garrett Brown who suggested I use the term ‘practice-informed-research’ rather than the more … Continued
Megan Lupton is a PhD candidate at De Montfort University investigating the ethics of true crime content. As part of her research, she conducted semi-structured interviews with true crime practitioners to understand how they navigate ethical dilemmas associated with their genre. The knowledge exchange between Megan, the researcher, and the interviewees was a surprising yet … Continued
In the recent NCACE publication REF 2021: Research Impact and the Arts and Culture Sectors we analysed the submissions of small, specialist higher education providers that conduct research within disciplines that correspond to the arts and culture sectors, such as music, the visual arts, the performing arts and literature. Chapter 3 – An analysis of … Continued
It’s really exciting to be able to announce the launch of our new Online Research Library, showcasing the outputs of two decades of collaborative working between Clore Leadership and The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). I’ve led the cataloguing and curation of the project on behalf of both organisations. This post will share a … Continued
In our recent report on REF 2021: Research Impact and the Arts and Culture sectors, one of the themes we explored was how research, in collaborations with the arts, can address what are sometimes referred to as ‘Grand Challenges’. ‘Grand Challenges’ can be thought of as specific critical barrier(s) that, if removed, would help solve … Continued
Knowledge exchange is a term used to describe a variety of activities that creative higher education institutions have been undertaking for a long time. What we may refer to as outreach, business and community engagement, impact, and / or widening participation, falls under this term, defined by UKRI as ‘universities and other higher education institutions … Continued
The importance of impact arising from, and having effects on, artistic and cultural production While it is broadly acknowledged that academic research should generate real-world impact, the discourse often focuses on impact arising from academic knowledge feeding into technological and business innovation; much less so on the impacts that involve, either as means or outcomes, … Continued