British Academy visit to Newcastle: 5 June 2023

British Academy visit to Newcastle

5 June 2023

Devonshire Building, Newcastle University

 

Event jointly hosted by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Humanities Research Institute

The British Academy Policy team is visiting Newcastle University on June 5th, and we are running a full day of meetings and sessions to enable us to hear about their programmes and strategies. There will be a focus on policy, as well as their future role as one of the major funders of Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences in the UK. We also want the British Academy to hear about our University aspirations and activities, and to see us as a key ‘go-to’ institution in the north of England.

 

We have a small number of spaces available for interested researchers to join us, in person, at the event.  Please register you attendance but completing the registration form:  https://forms.office.com/e/3E1WnTZXLx

There is also the opportunity to join the presentation by British Academy via zoom.  If you would like to do this please let us know on the registration form:  https://forms.office.com/e/3E1WnTZXLx

Agenda

11:00-11.30       Tea/Coffee

11:30-12:30       Presentation from British Academy on their programmes and strategies with a focus on policy-related schemes & Q&A session (open to all members of HaSS)

12:30-13:30       Lunch

13:30-16:30       Discussion workshop – SHAPE in practice: ‘how can the British Academy work with arts, humanities and social science researchers in some key areas of challenge and opportunity’

13:30-15:00       Session 1

Participants to select one group from:

1)      Where we live next (Campus for Ageing and Vitality and Creating the UK’s first Health Innovation Neighbourhood)
2)      Data and digital society
3)      Children and youth
4)      Landscape

15:00-15:15       Tea and Coffee

15:15-16:30       Session 2

Participants to select one group from:

1)      Local and regional development
2)      Addressing climate change
3)      Creative economy
4)      Heritage

16:30    Close