AHRC Sussex IAA

The aims of the AHRC IAA are to bring about a transformational step change in our research culture and environment for impact, and to expand our partnership capacity by developing innovative methods of engagement towards meaningful co-creation.

In the Arts & Humanities at Sussex we are at the threshold of a major shift in our approach to how research is conducted across disciplines, and reciprocally with non-academic creative/cultural partners and communities. This will be a new phase of collaborative learning relating to the practice of research, impact and knowledge exchange. It demands strategic questions of capacity (in both researcher and partnership development) and the creation of a shared responsive research 'ecosystem'. It requires new, exploratory modes of learning and co-creation built around active listening and participation for all stakeholders; and support for the next generation of early career researchers, who will transform the sector and the untapped potential of the Arts & Humanities for the future. The AHRC Sussex IAA has this new, accelerated phase of impact in view, for focused investment to enable and build its delivery. We aim, via the AHRC Sussex IAA, to establish an inclusive collaborative ecology with the cultural and creative sector that will open up practical and strategic opportunities for knowledge sharing and co-creation, while supporting outstanding research and development at each stage. Key strands of Arts & Humanities research and impact at Sussex are embedded in the interdisciplinary energies and creative engagement which characterise our research. We have strengths across the portfolio in: AI and Digital Transformations; Place Making and Communities; Cultural heritage; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; Policy; Creative Economy; New horizons. We also recognise that our research can have impact and relevance beyond the creative and cultural sector and exploring and maximising this wider reach is essential.

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