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发展，对地方经济发展起着核心作用。这些动态最近在艺术和人文学科的研究基础上变得更加重要。然而，尽管许多人试图倡导艺术与人文学科部门和外部艺术、创意和文化组织之间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、利益和挑战。这个研究网络旨在为学者、实践者、艺术家、文化组织、商业发展经理和其他大学主管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，但学术界和外部伙伴在这一领域的当前研究、知识交流和合作几乎没有协调。研究网络有四个主要目标：1。编写现有研究的文献综述，旨在解决学术界和创意文化部门之间知识交流与合作的作用；2 .开发一个开放的知识平台，通过案例研究、链接、访谈、工作文件和政策简报，为这一领域的学者和从业者的工作提供参考；3 .通过系统分析，结合项目收集的数据、访谈和研讨会报告，更清晰地阐述A&H教研与创意经济的关系；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，该研究网络计划在英国举办五场研讨会，在澳大利亚举办一场国际研讨会，并开发一个在线平台和网站来分享案例研究、知识和实践。研讨会将由英国五所不同的机构和昆士兰科技大学主办，重点关注6个特定的关键主题：-高等教育，社区和文化再生（肯特大学）-高等教育和艺术与文化部门（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，数字合作生产和社区（纽卡斯尔大学）该网站将被用作知识库，每个月，也将与其他学术合作伙伴合作，发布一篇简短的文章/采访或案例研究，以提供更多的合作动力和参与的例子。该网站还将包括一个经过审核的博客，允许其他学者或从业者参与辩论。除了这个开放的平台，还计划进一步的传播手段，例如一本收集案例研究的编辑书籍，在国内和国际背景下关于高等教育与创意经济之间互动的反思和经验。该研究网络的活动将为人文艺术研究会、人文艺术研究界和创意文化从业者提供一个统一的平台，以进行知识交流和开放的对外关系，为批判性地反思以前的伙伴关系和合作提供机会，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.