Archives NRA list members working in the UK Higher Education sector may be interested in the heritage and digital data research area within Historic England's Call for Proposals for their AHRC funded Collaborative Doctoral Partnership programme.
"Historic England is delighted to announce our 2020 Call for Proposals for our AHRC funded Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) programme. The CDP programme provides funding for collaborative PhD studentship projects which support the work of our organisation.
Proposals for studentship projects should be made by a university based researcher in collaboration with a named member of staff from Historic England, who will act as the co-supervisor for the studentship. We are not looking for project ideas directly from potential students.
Proposals must match one of our published CDP Priority Research Areas 2020 and we encourage a range of proposals across these areas that can demonstrate academic originality, are appropriate for collaborative study at doctoral level, and fall into the AHRC subject remit. Proposals must also demonstrate they can provide career development opportunities for the student outside of the main research within the funded 4 year period.
The detailed CDP Priority Research Areas for this Call have been selected for their alignment with the Historic England Research Agenda."
"Priority Research Area 5 #inform – heritage and digital data.
The heritage sector produces significant amounts of digital data derived from commercial archaeology, surveying and imaging services and from many other sources. It is widely acknowledged that the sector needs to do more to capture this data in a consistent manner, using recording standards that facilitate interoperability and the sharing of different sorts of digital data across a range of institutions and collections. What are the most pressing priorities for the heritage sector in this area? What lessons can it learn from the ways in which archives, libraries, museums and other sectors address the issue? What are the digital skills gaps among heritage organisations and practitioners and how are these best addressed at individual, organisational, sub- and whole sector level? What new technologies can be exploited by the heritage sector to support data retention and sharing and as a tool for effective public engagement? What are the implications for the heritage sector in not fully embracing the latest developments in the digital humanities?"
The deadline for proposals is 27th November 2020. You can find out more including guidance on how to submit a proposal at the Historic England web page https://historicengland.org.uk/research/support-and-collaboration/researchopportunities/
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