At the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) we fund world-class, independent research in subjects from philosophy and the creative industries, to art conservation and product design.
Our research addresses some of society’s biggest challenges, such as tackling modern slavery, exploring the ethical implications of artificial intelligence, and understanding what it is to be human.
Everything humans have ever thought, said, designed or performed falls into the remit of arts and humanities. We study what it is to be human, and the conditions that allow us to flourish or falter. All human history is in our scope, but so are the challenges of the present and the possibilities for the future.
AHRC is the UK’s largest provider of response-led and strategic funding, advanced skills training and career development across the whole range of arts and humanities.
Our ambition is to sustain a rich, diverse and creative research ecosystem, which will engage with other constituents of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and stakeholders across the UK and the world.
AHRC is committed to UKRI’s holistic vision of science, in which arts and humanities research is enriched and emboldened by engagement with technology, medicine and our environment, and informs and enriches those disciplines in turn.
We will place our values, creativity and imagination at the heart of the reinvention of public life, successful economies, constructive civil discourse and a rich cultural infrastructure.
AHRC reflects and supports a hugely diverse research community. We fund world-class research in all the UK’s regions and nations, distributing funds without detriment to excellence. We are committed to international connectivity and to promoting and embodying values of equality, diversity and inclusion.
We have spearheaded a successful collaboration of public and private partners in the creative industries. This draws on the strength of content and creativity among our researchers and independent research organisations (IROs) to provide business-facing and innovative outcomes, many of which have proved essential through the COVID-19 pandemic.
We will embed this success into transforming AHRC’s aims and objectives, to carry forward UKRI’s mission to convene, catalyse and invest to build a thriving and inclusive research and innovation system, involving research that connects discovery to prosperity and public good.
Studentship Project
Refers to a funded doctoral (PhD) position offered by a UK university or research organisation, where the student receives financial support for both their tuition fees and living costs, as well as access to training, networking, and development opportunities. The funding is not awarded directly to the student; instead, UKRI provides grants to research organisations (such as universities), which then allocate studentships to individual PhD candidates.
Intramural Project
Refers to research or other activities that are funded and conducted within a specific organisation, such as a university, research institute, or government agency, rather than by an external funding body. In the context of UKRI or similar research organisations, intramural funding supports projects led by researchers who are already affiliated with the host institution, using internal resources or funds allocated for internal competition among staff.
This dataset is based on information made available by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) via the Gateway to Research (GtR) and contains no personal or sensitive information. Users must comply with all applicable data protection legislation when accessing, handling, or reusing this data.
If you have any questions about GtR, you can email: gateway@ukri.org
