Beyond the Campus: Connecting Knowledge and Creative Practice Communities Across Higher Education and the Creative Economy

高等教育机构通过参与知识经济、地方复兴和人力资本开发，对地方经济发展至关重要。最近，这些动态在整个艺术和人文研究基础上变得更加重要。然而，尽管许多人试图倡导涉及艺术和人文部门以及外部艺术、创意和文化组织的知识参与和合作伙伴关系，但学者和从业者很少有机会反思这种创造性参与及其带来的机遇、好处和挑战。这个研究网络旨在为学者、从业者、艺术家、文化组织、业务发展经理和其他大学董事之间建立一个讨论平台，讨论大学与创意和文化部门之间的知识联系和合作。虽然最近发表了相关的政策文件和分析，但很少协调学术界和外部合作伙伴在这一领域的当前研究、知识交流和合作。研究网络有四个主要目标：1.编写现有研究的文献综述，旨在讨论学术界和创意和文化部门之间的知识交流和合作的作用；2.建立一个开放的知识平台，通过案例研究、链接、访谈工作论文和政策简报，作为学者和从业者在这一领域工作的参考；3.通过系统的分析，根据通过项目、访谈和研讨会演讲收集的数据，更清晰地阐明A&H教学和研究与创意经济之间的关系；4.探索“创意校园”的国际视角，特别是澳大利亚的背景，以了解来自英国以外的不同方法和机会。为了实现这些目标，该研究网络的目标是在英国举办五个研讨会，在澳大利亚举办一个国际研讨会，并开发一个在线平台和网站，以分享案例研究、知识和实践。研讨会将由英国和昆士兰科技大学的五个不同机构主办，重点讨论6个具体的关键主题：-高等教育、社区和文化复兴(肯特大学)-高等教育和艺术和文化部门(曼彻斯特大学)-空间和网络作为共享平台：创意艺术和创意产业(考文垂大学)-创意毕业生和创意职业：嵌入创意(LCACE，伦敦)-创意参与和创意经济：澳大利亚经验(昆士兰科技大学)-创意知识、数字联合制作和社区(纽卡斯尔大学)网站将被用作知识库，每月，还将与其他参与的学术伙伴合作，发表一篇简短的文章/访谈或案例研究，以提供更多关于协作动态和参与的例子。该网站还将包括一个由主持人主持的博客，允许其他学者或从业人员参与辩论。除这一开放平台外，还计划提供更多的传播手段，例如编写一本书，收集国内外关于高等教育与创意经济相互作用的案例研究、思考和经验。研究网络的活动将为AHRC、艺术和人文研究界以及创意和文化从业者提供一个参与知识交流和开放对外关系的综合平台，提供一个机会来批判性地反思以前的伙伴关系和合作，并促进和支持未来的伙伴关系和合作。

Higher education institutions are central to local economic development, through their engagement with knowledge economies, local regeneration and the development of human capital. These dynamics have recently acquired more importance across the arts and humanities research-base. However, while many have tried to advocate for the knowledge engagement and collaborative partnership that involved arts & humanities departments and external arts, creative and cultural organisations, there has been very little opportunity for academics and practitioners to reflect on this creative engagement and the opportunities, benefits and challenges it presents. This research network aims to create a platform for discussion between academics, practitioners, artists, cultural organisations, business development managers and other university directors about knowledge connections and collaboration between universities and the creative and cultural sector. Whilst there have been related policy documents and analyses published recently, there has been little coordination of current research, knowledge exchange and collaboration between academia and external partners in this area.The research network has four main objectives:1. Compile a literature review of existing research which aims to address the role of knowledge exchange and collaboration across academia and the creative and cultural sector;2. Develop an open knowledge platform which acts as point to reference in the work of academics and practitioners in this areas, with case studies, links, interviews working papers and policy briefings;3. Through systematic analysis, develop a clearer articulation of the relationship between A&H teaching and research and the creative economy, based on data collected through the project, interviews and seminar presentations;4. Explore international perspectives on the 'creative campus', and in particular the Australian context, in order to understand different approaches and opportunities coming from outside UK. To address these objectives, the research network aims to host five seminars in UK and one international seminar in Australia and also develop an online platform and website to share case studies, knowledge and practice. The seminars will be hosted by five different institutions across UK and the Queensland University of technology, focusing on 6 specific key topics:- Higher education, communities and cultural regeneration (University of Kent)- Higher education and the arts and cultural sector (University of Manchester)- Spaces and networks as shared platforms: creative arts & creative industries (University of Coventry)- Creative graduates and creative careers: embedding creativity (LCACE, London)- Creative engagement and creative economy: the Australian experience (Queensland University of Technology) - Creative knowledge, digital co-production and communities (University of Newcastle)The website will be used as a knowledge bank and every month, also in collaboration with the other academics partners involved, a brief article / interview or case study will be published to provide further examples of collaborative dynamics and engagement. The website will also include a moderated blog which will allow other academics or practitioners to be involved in the debate. Alongside this open platform, further means of dissemination are also planned, such as an edited book which collects case studies, reflection and experiences in the national and international context about interaction between HE and the creative economy. The activities of the research network will give the AHRC, the arts & humanities research community and creative and cultural practitioners a consolidated platform to engage in knowledge exchange and open external relations, offering an opportunity to critically reflect on previous partnerships and collaborations and to foster and support future ones.