The BBC has published ‘8’, a newspaper aimed at sharing the lessons learned from the successful AHRC/BBC research partnership, the ‘Knowledge Exchange Programme’.
Launched in 2007 the research partnership aimed to gain audience insights outside the scope of the BBC’s own in-house research, and give the academic community the benefit of unprecedented access to BBC archive material and internal data.
The new publication 8 is a way of sharing all the lessons learned from the collaboration between the BBC and the AHRC and making sure that the research findings produced by the funded projects are made the best use of. It contains articles from the likes of Bill Thompson, Katherine Corrick and Pat Kane on, amongst other things, media literacy, the ethics of play and digital inclusion.
There are contact details for all researchers involved in the studies and an official view of KEP's aims from the lead AHRC and BBC partners. There's also a graphical representation of one of the projects - a collaboration between the production team working on CBBC's virtual word for children, Adventure Rock, and the University of Westminster - which shows the connections and influence a collaborative project builds over time.
You can download a pdf of the publication at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/knowledgeexchange/8.pdf
If you would like a hard copy of the actual newspaper then please contact Jo Pollock at j.pollock@ahrc.ac.uk.
END
AHRC Media contact: Jake Gilmore, Communications Manager, 0117 9876 773
Notes to Editors:
About the BBC/ Arts & Humanities Research Council Knowledge Exchange Programme Project
Launched in early 2007, the Knowledge Exchange Project was conceived as a way to bring together the arts and humanities research community with the BBC’s Research & Development department to enable co-funded knowledge exchange and collaborative research and development. Divisional teams from the BBC partnered with universities across the UK to work on specific areas.
About BBC Future Media Technology
The BBC’s mission is to develop distinctive content that educates, entertains and informs. BBC Research & Development sits within its BBC Future Media & Technology division. The role of its Future Media & Technology division is to develop innovative ways to take that content to audiences via the internet, interactive TV and mobile services - helping audiences enjoy a seamless experience of BBC programmes, wherever they may be. FM&T also manages the BBC's broadcast and enterprise technology strategy, BBC research and development, and the BBC Archives.
Arts & Humanities Research Council: Each year the AHRC provides approximately £102 million from the Government to support research and postgraduate study in the arts and humanities, from languages and law, archaeology and English literature to design and creative and performing arts. In any one year, the AHRC makes approximately 700 research awards and around 1,350 postgraduate awards. 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.