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Arts and Humanities Research Council
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UKRI AHRC supports world-class research into human culture and creativity. We are part of UK Research and Innovation (@UKRI_News).
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    Arts and Humanities Research Council
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    Jul 27, 2020
    We are pleased to announce that Professor Ambreena Manji @AmbreenaManji and Professor David Olusoga @DavidOlusoga have been appointed to join AHRC's Council. Read more: orlo.uk/VoKg0
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    Arts and Humanities Research Council
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    Feb 5, 2018
    We catch up with @ChrisGPackham to talk all about #naturewriting and his reaction to being voted author of the nation's #favenaturebook in the @ahrcpress @LandLinesNature poll #Winterwatch
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    Arts and Humanities Research Council
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    Mar 18, 2021
    Introducing the #NewGenerationThinkers of 2021 🎉 Ten of the UK’s most promising early-career researchers will be sharing their work on the radio, TV and more this year with our New Genreration Thinkers scheme, in partnership with @BBCRadio3. ➡️ orlo.uk/5AcfT #NGT21
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    Arts and Humanities Research Council
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    Aug 9, 2018
    We're excited to announce a new £2.5m call to create a collaborative Centre for Cultural Value to advance understanding of the value of arts and culture. It follows recommendations from a newly published report – details below: ahrc.ukri.org/newsevents/new… @phf_uk @ace_national
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    Arts and Humanities Research Council
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    May 25, 2022
    New pre-announcement: early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions! Funding available to conduct research at cultural and heritage institutions. Learn more - orlo.uk/JRvvD More details coming in autumn 2022
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    Arts and Humanities Research Council
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    Mar 26, 2020
    In times like these, the arts and humanities can help expand our shrinking horizons, and explore human truth that goes beyond headlines, and statistics. Today, we’re pleased to reveal the ten talented academics who are 2020’s New Generation Thinkers. #NGT2020
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    Arts and Humanities Research Council
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    Oct 13, 2022
    Opening soon: @ahrcpress and @DCMS are looking for research projects that will help develop a thorough and well-rounded approach for fully exploring the value of #culture and #heritage -orlo.uk/COFMX Apply by 17 January
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    Arts and Humanities Research Council
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    Apr 18, 2019
    The remains of Britain's earliest Rabbit have been discovered by AHRC-funded experts, revealing that Rabbits arrived in the UK more than 1,000 years earlier than previously thought @UniofExeter @uniofleicester @UniofOxford ahrc.ukri.org/newsevents/new…
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    Arts and Humanities Research Council
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    Jul 18, 2018
    #NewGenerationThinkers 2019 is now open! For information about the scheme, advice from previous NGTs, and guidance on how you can become an AHRC/@BBCRadio3 New Generation Thinker, visit ahrc.ukri.org/newsevents/new…
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    Arts and Humanities Research Council
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    Aug 15, 2018
    We're excited to announce the launch of #DTP2 and the ten partnerships – bringing together 72 UK higher education institutions – that will support £170m of innovative PHDs over the next eight years. ahrc.ukri.org/newsevents/new…
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    Arts and Humanities Research Council
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    May 16, 2024
    Congratulations to the ten early career researchers who have been announced as this year’s New Generation Thinkers, supported by AHRC and the BBC 🙌 Find out more about them: ukri.org/news/2024-coho… #NGT2024 @BBCFreeThinking
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    Arts and Humanities Research Council
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    Apr 5, 2023
    📢 New Generation Thinkers reveal 📢 10 academics have been chosen to bring their exciting research to a whole new audience through our partnership with @BBCRadio3. Meet our Thinkers - ukri.org/news/career-ch… #NGT2023
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    Arts and Humanities Research Council
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    Apr 11, 2024
    Congratulations @DesignMuseum for achieving Independent Research Organisation (IRO) status, joining IROs like @V_and_A, @Tate and @TheRSC. As the first independent museum to be awarded IRO status, it acknowledges their important impact in design research: orlo.uk/gX06I
    “AHRC is proud to have placed Design at the centre of its work within UKRI, catalysing new collaborations and raising the ambitions and impact of researchers and practitioners alike.
 
“We welcome the Design Museum as an Independent Research Organization, and look forward enormously to new partnerships in design-led research and innovation.”

-Christopher Smith, 
Executive Chair of AHRC
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    Arts and Humanities Research Council
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    Aug 29, 2018
    We're expecting to launch a new call early next month aimed at building new, transatlantic partnerships, focusing on digital scholarship Museums, libraries, galleries and archives will work together to apply new digital methods and technologies. More here ahrc.ukri.org/funding/apply-…
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