The Arts and Humanities Research Council [AHRC] supports world-class research that furthers our understanding of human culture and creativity.
From ancient history and heritage science to modern dance and digital content.
Research into these subjects helps us to interpret our experiences, probe our identities, interrogate our cultural assumptions and understand our historical, social, economic and political context. It adds to the economic success of the UK, through its contributions to the knowledge economy and innovation agenda. The research we fund can lead to improvements in social and intellectual capital, community identity, learning skills, technological evolution and the quality of life of the nation.
News & Events
Important changes to AHRC funding schemes
In 2010 the AHRC, along with the other Research Councils, will be transferring its grants processing activities to the new RCUK Shared Services Centre. In addition, the AHRC office will be moving from Bristol to Swindon in June. These changes will impact significantly on the AHRC’s planned schedule of activities over the coming nine months.
Excavating the Portus
Portus was the principal port of ancient Rome. In this podcast interview Professor Simon Keay and Dr Graeme Earl explain the importance of Portus and the visual tools that they have used to interpret the site.
The National Portrait Gallery - a gallery for our times
In this video Sandy Nairne, director of the National Portrait Gallery, talks to the AHRC about the recent successes of the gallery, the importance of its research activities and its future.
Get the best value from innovative research
New research shows that the best way to get value from innovative research in the arts and humanities is through relationships.
Award for Bluestonehenge project
The Stonehenge Riverside Project, funded by the AHRC, has won the award for Archaeological Research Project of the Year.
Africans in Roman York?
New forensic techniques in archaeology reveal existence of high status Africans living in 4th Century AD York.
You can also listen to a podcast by Dr Hella Eckardt about the project.
Between Kismet and Karma
Striking works of art by women artists from South Asia will go on display in Leeds next month as part of a national programme of events about art, conflict and feminism in the region.
Exhibition showcases late AHRC Creative Fellow works
The Elusive State of Happiness is a major exhibition of the work of Ian Breakwell, an artist whose final works were created under a Creative Fellowship award from the AHRC.
Winners of £4m Digital Programme Announced
The AHRC has released details of the winners of its ‘Digital Equipment and Database Enhancement for Impact’ (DEDEFI) scheme.