Dr Terry Corner, the South East Adviser for Knowledge Transfer, presented at a workshop hosted by Kent Innovation and Enterprise on Wednesday 15th March.

The goal of the event was to raise awareness of Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) prospects for academics in areas of specific interest to the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and researchers already working in, or partnering with, organisations in heritage, culture and the creative arts.

Information shared in the session included examples of recently funded AHRC KTP projects, criteria for successful projects and details of the support available in the University to help academics to develop and submit a KTP proposal. Case studies demonstrated the breadth of opportunities where broadcast technologies, exhibition capabilities and imaginative design were just some of the important ingredients for projects arising from arts and humanities research. The success rate of KTP applications is 89% with an average award value of £140,000 which can contribute to the Research Excellence Framework.

Colleagues from the Schools of Arts, Engineering and Digital Arts, English, Kent Business, Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, UELT and Research Services attended, with wider interest expressed from Architecture, Psychology, SECL, Anthropology and Computing.

If you would like more information about KTPs or the AHRC, or if you think that you might have a KTP in the making, please contact the Kent Innovation and Enterprise team on 01227 82 (7376).