UK-Ireland collaboration in the Creative Economy – Research Networking Awards

AHRC and Research Ireland are collaborating on a new research programme that will deliver transformational impact on creative economy research between the UK and Ireland. The programme will exploit complementary strengths in the creative economy between centres of excellence in both countries, leading to new and sustainable collaborations and strengthening world-class research and industry capacity across UK and Irish ecosystems.

This funding opportunity aims to form research networks and conduct collaborative networking and partnership development activities between creative economy researchers and wider stakeholders in Ireland and the UK. Specifically, this opportunity aims to support a diverse range of projects that:

• Build and consolidate new partnerships between researchers and stakeholders in the UK and Ireland and provide a platform for longer-term collaboration;
• Deliver innovative research networking activities that are appropriately tailored to the themes and areas being addressed, such as workshops, seminars and / or other events and outreach, mobility, engagement and knowledge exchange activity;
• Are genuinely collaborative and involve a balance of Research Organisations and industry stakeholders in both countries;
• Promote the sharing of best practice and knowledge exchange between institutions in Ireland and the UK and clearly demonstrate the specific added value of enhanced collaboration in the field.