To ensure we remain the leading body for funding world class research into arts and humanities, we constantly review all our documents, policies and procedures to reflect developments and the changing needs of all our stakeholders.
We also actively carry out consultations with both our own internal committee and panel structures, as well as with the wider academic sector and other stakeholders on specific policy issues.
This page includes links to all our current documents relating to planning and reporting, policies and policy statements, governance, as well as the most recent Annual Report and Accounts.
Joint agreement (AHRC, ESRC and BA)
Joint agreement (pdf 54kb). This is the joint AHRC, BA & ESRC statement on early and mid career support.
Leading the World
Leading the World: the economic impact of UK arts and humanites research (pdf 848kb). The UK is leading the world in the impact of its publicly funded arts and humanities research.
Strategy Documents
AHRC Delivery Plan 2011-2015 (pdf 1810kb) sets out the AHRC’s priorities and commitments over the period.
Arts and Humanities Research Landscape (pdf 149kb) sets out the significance of arts and humanities research in the UK, to elucidate the context for that research and to describe the AHRC’s distinctive role in contributing to the UK research base.
AHRC Delivery Plan, outlining our funding priorities and activities for the year as well our Performance Managment Scorecard.
AHRC Strategic Plan 2007-2012 (pdf 311kb), explaining how the AHRC will meet the opportunites and challenges over the next few years.
Evaluation Strategy (pdf 395kb)
AHRC Economic Impact Baseline 2010 (pdf 323kb)
AHRC Economic Impact Baseline 2009 (pdf 349kb)
AHRC Economic Impact Reporting Framework 2010 (pdf 129kb)
AHRC Economic Impact Reporting Framework 2009 (pdf 457kb)
AHRC Economic Impact Reporting Framework 2008 (pdf 140kb)
AHRC Economic Impact Reporting Framework 2007 (pdf 299kb)
Knowlege Transfer Strategy (pdf 198kb)
International Strategy (pdf 276kb)
AHRC Annual Reports and Accounts
2010-11 Annual Report and Accounts (pdf 4781kb)
2009-10 Annual Report and Accounts (pdf 26818kb)
2008-09 Annual Report and Accounts (pdf 4670kb)
2007-08 Annual Report and Accounts (pdf 3401kb)
2006-07 Annual Report and Accounts (pdf 2638kb)
2005-06 Annual Report and Accounts (pdf 2936kb)
For older versions of the Annual Report please contact communications@ahrc.ac.uk.
Policies and Policy Statements
Governance Documents
The following documents provide information about how we are governed
AHRC Code of Practice (pdf 170kb) for Members of the AHRC Council, Committees, Panels and Advisory Groups.
Management Statement (pdf 149kb) agreed between the Office of Science and Technology in the Department of Trade and Industry and the Arts and Humanities Research Council April 2005.
Financial Memorandum (pdf 93kb) agreed between the Office of Science and Technology in the Department of Trade and Industry and the Arts and Humanities Research Council April 2005.
Transparency Agenda
The Government has a clear commitment to greater transparency of public information and believes that the public should be able to hold government and public services to account. Here is a link to more details about the agenda: http://www.bis.gov.uk/transparency/staff
Under the Government’s Transparency Agenda AHRC is required to publish certain information on its financial transactions. We will be releasing this information on a monthly basis below.
Financial transactions over £25k for December 2011 (csv file 126kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for November 2011 (csv file 11kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for October 2011 (csv file 1kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for September 2011 (csv file 52kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for August 2011 (csv file 2kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for July 2011 (csv file 3kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for June 2011 (csv file 71kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for May 2011 (csv file 1kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for April 2011 (csv file 38kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for March 2011 (csv file 38kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for February 2011 (csv file 3kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for January 2011 (csv file 3kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for December 2010 (csv file 19kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for November 2010 (csv file 5kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for October 2010 (csv file 11kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for September 2010 (csv file 11kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for August 2010 (csv file 2kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for July 2010 (csv file 3kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for June 2010 (csv file 4kb)
Financial transactions over £25k for May 2010 (csv file 1kb)
Complaints
The AHRC has complaints procedure (pdf 40kb) relating to applications for funding and awards made. If you have a complaint about the way in which your personal data has been handled or about a request for information which is not covered by this procedure, please contact the Information Manager by email or by post to the AHRC. The Information Manager is also the AHRC's Data Protection Officer.