Forty three UK researchers have been successful in getting funding as part of the latest round of awards from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Research Grants (Standard) Scheme.

More than two hundred and fifty academics in the fields of arts and humanities applied for research funding as part of this scheme. After a process of rigorous peer review the successful applicants, coming from HEIs across the UK, have been awarded a total of £14m.

The majority of these projects will take three years to undertake from 2008-2011.

Some of the topics to be researched will include:

• A geo-historical analysis of the city in film
• An analysis of Rhodesian identity during the insurgency in 1972-1980
• the impact of the UK Freedom of Information Act on records management in the public sector

A further £600,000 has been awarded to four research teams as part of the AHRC Research Grants (Speculative) Scheme.

The AHRC Research Grants scheme is intended to support well-defined research projects enabling individual researchers to collaborate with, and bring benefits to, other individuals and organisations through the conduct of research. This programme provides grants for projects with a full economic cost (fEC) between £20,000 and £1,000,000 for a varying duration up to a limit of 60 months.

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Media enquiries to:

Jake Gilmore, AHRC Communications Manager. Tel: 0117 987 6773 or e-mail: j.gilmore@ahrc.ac.uk.

Editors Notes:

Arts and Humanities Research Council - Each year the AHRC provides approximately £90 million from the Government to support research and postgraduate study in the arts and humanities, from archaeology and English literature to design and dance. In any one year, the AHRC makes approximately 700 research awards and around 1,500 postgraduate awards. Awards are made after a rigorous peer review process, to ensure that only applications of the highest quality are funded. Arts and humanities researchers constitute nearly a quarter of all research-active staff in the higher education sector. The quality and range of research supported by this investment of public funds not only provides social and cultural benefits but also contributes to the economic success of the UK.

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