Audio recording of NCACE Evidence Café 12: REF 2021 Impact Case Studies held on 23 November 2023. Our November café took a look at the forthcoming NCACE analysis of the REF 2021 Impact Case Studies. Speakers included: Dr Federica Rossi (CIMR, Birkbeck UoL and NCACE Co-Investigator), Dr Ning Baines (University of Leicester), Evelyn Wilson (Co-Director, NCACE), Dr Laura Kemp (Senior Manager, NCACE) and a video presentation by Professor Maria Delgado (Vice Principal (Research and Knowledge Exchange) Central School of Speech and Drama).

Event link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-evidence-cafe-12-ref-2021-impact-case-studies-tickets-730417196497?aff=oddtdtcreator

NCACE Evidence Café 12: REF 2021 Impact Case Studies - 23 November 2023

Audio recording of NCACE Knowledge Impacts Network (KIN): Co-designing questions for Cultural Knowledge Exchange and Trans-Disciplinary Research held on 21 February 2024. The focus of February KIN session was to workshop and discuss what the terms "Knowledge Exchange" and "research" mean in different contexts, and to think about how we might better co-design questions and challenges for knowledge exchange and trans-disciplinary research between higher education and the arts and cultural sector. Speakers included: Dr Hilary Wason (Kingston University London), Iain Bennett (The Fifth Sector), Rebecca Evans (Pell Ensemble), Ruth Heritage (Cultural Activist & Artistic Director) and Suzie Leighton (NCACE and The Culture Capital Exchange (TCCE)).

Event link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-knowledge-impacts-network-workshop-tickets-777015523347?aff=oddtdtcreator

NCACE KIN: Co-designing questions for Cultural Knowledge Exchange and Trans-Disciplinary Research

Audio recording of NCACE Evidence Café 13: Knowledge Exchange and Small Specialist Arts held on 9 May 2024. The focus of May’s café session was on KEF and Knowledge Exchange activities in Small Specialist Arts institutions where NCACE shared findings from its current work on KEF, the KEF narratives and Small Specialists. Speakers included: Dr Michelle Phillips (Royal Northern Conservatoire of Music), Dr Federica Rossi (CIMR, Birkbeck UoL and NCACE Co-Investigator), Dr Rebecca Emmett (Research England), Sian Brittain (Guildhall School of Music & Drama), Evelyn Wilson (NCACE) and Dr Laura Kemp (NCACE).

Event link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-evidence-cafe-13-knowledge-exchange-and-small-specialist-arts-tickets-828445902997?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1%2A1rs48o4%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_ga%2AMzQzNDI3MDA0LjE3MTU2MDQzNzE.%2A_ga_TQVES5V6SH%2AMTcxNTYwNDM3MS4xLjEuMTcxNTYwNDM5OC4wLjAuMA..

NCACE Evidence Café 13: Knowledge Exchange and Small Specialist Arts - 9 May 2024

Audio recording of The Power of Collaborative Action IV: Pioneers, Change-makers and Liminal Spaces held on 23 May 2024. The NCACE 4th annual showcase explored boundary breaking cultural knowledge exchange and collaborative practice between the higher education and arts and cultural sectors. The focus was on audacious individuals and partnerships that are moving research, practice, and policy forward in new and impactful ways. 

Contributors included: Rachel Tyrrell (Research England), Aisha Richards (Shades of Noir), Jess Thom & Dr Will Renel (Touretteshero), Dr Jessica Moody (University of Bristol), Cleo Lake (Artist, Activist and Researcher), Kwesi Johnson (The Cultural Assembly), Prof Selina Busby (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama), Dr Max Dean (Centre for Performance, Technology and Equity), Peter Mwashi Litonde (Smiles Africa), Pauline Rutter (Artist, Activist and Researcher), Shibboleth Shecter, Natascha Ng, Alice White (Camberwell College of Art) and Denise Williams-Dean (Citizens UK), Michael Pierce and Monika Rodriguez (Cinema Nation), Kerry Wilson (Liverpool John Moores University), Jo Ward (Change Maker), Karen Irwin (Live Music Now) and Matthew McCallum (AHRC).

Please note that Aisha Richards's reflection is not included in the recording.

Event link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-power-of-collaborative-action-iv-tickets-823564653047?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1%2A1rb5txg%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_ga%2AODc1NTc5MDczLjE3MTY5NzI1OTI.%2A_ga_TQVES5V6SH%2AMTcxNjk3MjU5Mi4xLjEuMTcxNjk3MjYxNC4wLjAuMA..

The Power of Collaborative Action IV: Pioneers, Change-makers and Liminal Spaces - 23 May 2024

Audio recording of Knowledge Impacts Network: Supporting the future of Citizen Research held on 13 June 2024. This session of the KIN focussed on how citizen research and knowledge can inform, drive and develop research collaborations and practices such as curation and creative learning. 

Contributors included: Mark Johnson (Being Human Festival), Dr John Giblin (National Museum of Scotland) and Dr Jen Grove (UKRI Public Engagement). The session was facilitated by Suzie Leighton (NCACE) and Dr Hilary Wason (Kingston University London).

Event link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-knowledge-impacts-network-supporting-the-future-of-citizen-research-tickets-875914743577?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1%2Aodxzfs%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_ga%2AMzg1NzM4NTY2LjE3MTg3MTUyMTU.%2A_ga_TQVES5V6SH%2AMTcxODcxNTIxNS4xLjEuMTcxODcxNTIzOS4wLjAuMA..

Knowledge Impacts Network: Supporting the future of Citizen Research - 13 June 2024

Audio recording of Culture, Collaboration and Knowledge Exchange: Technology for Social Good held on 20 June 2024. The purpose of this workshop was to discuss and showcase the impacts and potentials of collaborations and transdisciplinary research projects between HEIs and the arts that generate social and cultural good, through the use of both existing and emerging technologies.

Contributors included: Hannah Conway (SoundVoice), Dr Josh Edelman (Manchester Metropolitan University), Dr Marc Garrett (Furtherfield), Professor Sarah Hayes (Bath Spa University), Professor Bryce Lease (The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama), Rupert Lorraine (University of Plymouth), Professor Helen Manchester (University of Bristol), Sinead Ouillon (Coventry University), Lara Ratnaraja (Independent), Linden Walcott-Burton (London Authority), Dr Idrees Rasouli (Anglia Ruskin University), Roger Robinson (Poet, writer, performer), Clare Reddington (Watershed) and Dr Zoe Seaton (Big Telly). The workshop was co-hosted by Evelyn Wilson and Dr Laura Kemp (NCACE).

Event link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/culture-collaboration-and-knowledge-exchange-technology-for-social-good-tickets-828548289237?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1%2Aw2ddvi%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_ga%2ANDkyMjczNzg0LjE3MTkyMjI2MDY.%2A_ga_TQVES5V6SH%2AMTcxOTIyMjYwNS4xLjEuMTcxOTIyMjk5Ny4wLjAuMA..

Culture, Collaboration and Knowledge Exchange: Technology for Social Good - 20 June 2024

Audio recording of NCACE Collection Summer Showcase on 16 July 2024. The Collection Summer Showcase, highlighted some of our new publications and opened up a rich and lively summer discussion with some of the authors. We covered a range of topics from ethics and leadership in cultural knowledge exchange, to pioneering cultural projects between universities and local authorities, to research collaborations in creative health and in the curation of arts projects with an eco-social focus.

Contributors included: Dr Funmi Adewole (DeMontfort University), Professor David Amigoni (University of Keele), Dr Rowan Bailey (University of Huddersfield), Dr Marc Garrett (Furtherfield), Dr Rebekka Kill (Independent), Thomas Hardy (Saffron Hall), Ali Winstanley (Artist), Suzie Leighton (NCACE), Evelyn Wilson (NCACE), Dr Laura Kemp (NCACE) and Dr Josh Weeks (Story Associate, NCACE).

Event link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-collection-summer-showcase-tickets-932381868267?aff=oddtdtcreator

NCACE Collection Summer Showcase - 16 July 2024

Audio recording of NCACE Evidence Café 14: Artists and Universities held on 22 January 2025. In this Evidence Café session, we built on our research to better understand and evidence how artists are working with Higher Education, focusing on projects that include: research collaborations, public engagement, knowledge exchange activities or other institution-specific initiatives. This session was held to create a space for sharing models of practice, both from the perspective of the practitioner and from Higher Education Institutions.

Contributors included: Dr Penny Hay (Bath Spa University), David Harradine (Fevered Sleep), Dr Morag Rose (University of Liverpool and Artist) and Elspeth (Billie) Penfold (Textile Artist) and co-hosted by Evelyn Wilson (NCACE) and Dr Sarah Sigal (NCACE).

Event link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-evidence-cafe-14-artists-and-universities-tickets-1087022346099?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1%2A1j7nbjq%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_ga%2ANTU0MDgyNjg1LjE3Mzc5Nzg2MTg.%2A_ga_TQVES5V6SH%2AMTczNzk3ODYxNy4xLjEuMTczNzk3ODY1Mi4wLjAuMA..

NCACE Evidence Café 14: Artists and Universities - 22 January 2025

Audio recording of NCACE Collection Spring Showcase held on 8 May 2025. In this Spring Showcase, we presented an opportunity to hear from some of our recent contributors and to explore ideas about what kinds of materials might be valuable in supporting our future understanding of the diversity of collaborative practices between universities and the arts and culture sectors, and their power to generate a wide range of meaningful impacts and values.

Contributors included: Dr Josh Weeks (Institute of Advanced Studies, UCL), Professor Bambo Soyinka (Bath Spa University and StoryArcs), Dr Nick Makoha, (Poet, playwright and King’s College London), Dr Laura Kemp (Impact Consultant), Hannah Conway (Sound Voice Project), Dr Josh Edelman (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Zoe Seaton (Big Telly). Chair: Evelyn Wilson

Event link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-collection-spring-showcase-tickets-1280580333249?aff=oddtdtcreator


NCACE Collection Spring Showcase - 8 May 2025

Audio recording of NCACE Independent Researcher Network Roundtable Consultation held on 19 June 2025. The roundtable consultation was the first step toward shaping a new Independent Researcher Network (IRN) crossing higher education, the arts and cultural sector, and their collaborative partners. The session built on our Knowledge Impacts Network (KIN) and aimed to establish a cross-sector, peer-to-peer network to support those conducting research outside formal academic institutional frameworks or working on a freelance or contract basis.

Contributors included: ‘Funmi Adewole Elliott, Susan Jones, Rita Sebestyen, Birungi Kawooya and Suzie Leighton.

Event link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-independent-researcher-network-roundtable-consultation-tickets-1336565596679?aff=oddtdtcreator


The Power of Collaborative Action IV: Pioneers, Change-makers and Liminal Spaces - 23 May 2024

NCACE

Related tracks