AHRC-Funded Fellowship to Explore UK-China Creative Industries Research and Innovation Hub
The AHRC SEED Fellowship aims to establish a pioneering UK-China Creative Industries Research and Innovation Hub. Led by Professor Hua Dong, Dean of Brunel Design School, the fellowship embarks on a comprehensive journey to shape the future landscape of creative industries collaboration between the two nations.
The primary objectives of the fellowship encompass several key areas. Firstly, the team aims to develop a strategic vision and an evidence-informed delivery plan for the future UK-China Creative Industries Research and Innovation Hub. This plan will be informed by existing work and strategies, taking into account the invaluable expertise of working groups, an Advisory Board, and partnerships. These collaborative efforts will ensure that the hub’s plan captures and incorporates diverse needs and requirements.
In addition, the SEED Fellowship seeks to strengthen existing partnerships and cultivate new research and innovation collaborations between the UK and China. Through a series of engaging activities such as workshops and working groups, the project aims to build a vibrant community consisting of businesses, academics, and industry members. This community will serve as the cornerstone of a centre of excellence, fostering creative discourse, knowledge sharing, training, partnership facilitation, and access to expertise. These activities will play a pivotal role in shaping the initiatives of the future hub.
A distinguishing feature of the SEED Fellowship is the Empower program, which provides seed funding for UK-China projects generating creative outputs and facilitating productive connections. By developing resources and a comprehensive toolkit, the fellowship aims to support cross-cultural collaboration. The outcomes of these collaborative efforts will be showcased through various platforms, including social media and the project website.
Ultimately, the SEED Fellowship aims to facilitate the successful launch and implementation of the UK-China Creative Industries Research and Innovation Hub. Through rigorous research, deep sector knowledge, and close collaboration with the research and innovation community, Professor Hua Dong and the team are committed to developing a robust UK-based hub that complements its China-based counterpart. The future hub will serve as a docking station for accessing knowledge and expertise, a centre of excellence for training creative entrepreneurs with cultural sensitivity, a club for intelligence gathering, creative debate, and showcasing to the hub’s community and the general public, an accelerator for business research, innovation, and growth, as well as business-to-business engagement. Additionally, it will act as a facilitator of collaborative and interdisciplinary research partnerships and a platform to create the conditions for sustained and productive partnerships between the creative industries in the UK and China.
The fellowship is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC); it represents a major milestone in advancing research and innovation in the UK-China creativeindustries.
Contact Hua.Dong@brunel.ac.uk
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The AHRC SEED fellowship team participated in the Beyond Conference
The AHRC SEED fellowship team participated in the Beyond Conference (November 21-22, London) to interact with a broad audience of creative industries from the UK and internationally.
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Round table discussion at the University of Manchester
On the November 17th 2023, Professor Hua Dong and Dr Xinya You went to University of Manchester to have a round table discussion about UK-China creative industries research and innovation collaboration, with representatives from the Manchester China Institute, Creative Manchester, Manchester Confucius Institute, AMBS, and Manchester City Council.
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SEED Mini Grant Round Two winners selected!
Following the successful launch of the ROUND 1 mini projects, we are pleased to announce the three winners of the Round Two call,
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Call for participation of the SEED online survey
Share your experience and express your needs for UK-China collaboration, with the opportunity to win a voucher (50 pounds equivalent) We invite you to participate in an online survey about creative industries. The survey will help identify stakeholders’ need and the Hub’s role in response to opportunities and challenges of UK-China creative industries collaborations. The…
Creative Industries
USEFUL LINKS:
- Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
- Brunel Design School
- Creative Industries Council
- Creative Industries Journal
- Creative industries clusters programme
- Audience of the Future
- UK export academy
- Culture and Heritage Capital portal
- Creative Industries Sector Vision
- A Global Agenda for the Cultural and Creative Industries
- World Conference on Creative Economy
- Creative Economy Outlook
- China-Britain Business Council
- British Council: UK-East Asia Connections Through Culture Grant Programme 2023
- British Council: Creative Economies
- UK-China Creative Industries Research and Innovation Hub Fellowship Online Survey (onlinesurveys.ac.uk)
Featured
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SEED Fellowship workshop in Wuxi
Workshop date: 8th September, 2023 (10.00am-16.00pm) in-person workshop Attendees: Hua Dong (SEED Fellow) + 21 workshop participants (with one coming from China) +5 student assistants + Dr Weining Ning + Dr Isobel Ward
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SEED Fellowship workshop in Shanghai
Workshop date: 6th September, 2023 (9.00am-17.00pm) in-person workshop Attendees: Hua Dong (SEED Fellow) + 20 workshop participants (with one coming from China) +3 student photographers + Dr Weining Ning + Dr Isobel Ward
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Brunel Workshop
Workshop date: 24th July, 2023 (10.00am-17.00pm) in-person workshop Attendees: Hua Dong (SEED Fellow) + 10 workshop participants (with one coming from China) +4 student assistants
Confirmed In-person Workshops
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Workshop in Birmingham, November 22nd, 2023
Workshop date: 22 November, 9:30am-5:00pm (UK time) Venue: Birmingham City Univeristy Facilitator: Iris Tsang, Hua Dong and Weining Ning Participants: 21 participants from the UK, plus three assiatnts for recording Multidisciplinary background of participants: funding body (AHRC), museums, theatre and performance, policy, economics, education, arts, architecture, design, digital Participants’ affiliations: Birmingham City Univeristy, University of…
If you are from the creative industries sector and are keen to participate in one of the above workshops, please get in touch with Hua.Dong@brunel.ac.uk