Hi Claire
I think your description hits the nail.
http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/dec/18/research-council-sandpits-funding-decisions Clearly a set of vocabulary to learn if we want to partner universities.
Best wishes,
Vicky
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Dear Paddy
Forgive my ignorance but what is a 'sandpit event'? It is conjuring up images of mad professors in glasses and white hair throwing sand in the face of an anxious curator whilst declaring 'it's not fair, my institution is better than yours'. Is that how it works? Or have I been to too many sandpits recently?
Best wishes and it's nearly Christmas!
Claire
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[log in to unmask] www.claireadler.co.ukOn 10 Dec 2015, at 10:19, Paddy McNulty <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Dear GEM
I'd like to take an opportunity to highlight a sandpit event for museums and universities in the North East region. Participants will be able to submit project planning proposals and receive funding (of between £1000 to £5000) to help museums and universities explore and plan collaborative projects. The deadline for applications is now 7pm Wednesday 16th December. More information is below and attached.
If you have a North East university partner in mind please ask them to apply also. Another sandpit event is being delivered in the East Midlands region (posted separately to avoid confusion).
Apologies for cross posting. Please do share with all colleagues or networks you think would be interested or benefit from this event.
Kind Regards
Paddy McNulty
Paddy McNulty Associates
Museums Consultant
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Details
Creating Connections Museum university partnership sandpit
Date: Friday 22nd January: 1100 1700 (Lunch included)
Venue: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Free: Arts Council England funded
Audience: Museums that are Accredited, Provisionally Accredited, or
working towards Accreditation in the North East Museum Development
region
Are you interested in a partnership project with a university or do you want to broaden your existing university partnerships? Do you need some funds to kick start a joint project? If so, this ACE funded initiative may interest you. The Museum and University Partnership Initiative is facilitating a sandpit event and inviting museums and academics in the North East region to join us for a series of cross sector discussions with the objective of generating ideas for future projects. The first part of the event will explore current collaborative practice and provide participants with the opportunity to build their knowledge and formulate future partnerships.
In the second part of the event, participants will form self-directed break out groups and explore ideas for future partnership projects around the following themes:
Audiences
Business
Collections
Engagement
Internationalism
We welcome applications from all museums in the North East region that are Accredited, Provisionally Accredited, or working towards Accreditation; we also would welcome representatives of local, county, or regional museum forums or networks.
At the conclusion of the sandpit potential partners can pitch their
project ideas to the panel. Up to £5000 of funding is available for a
further stage of project planning; we welcome bids for the funding
between £1000 and £5000. Please note that funding must be spent by
31st March 2016
This event is an ideal opportunity for increasing access to resources, cross sector networking, and sharing expertise. Funding can be used to facilitate the next stage of your planning providing a unique opportunity to explore the dynamics of your partnership and potential ways forward.
The Museum and University Partnership Initiative (MUPI) is an Arts Council England funded partnership project involving the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement, Share Academy (UCL, the University of the Arts London, and the London Museums Group), and Durham University. MUPI is currently exploring the landscape of collaborative practice between museums and universities and the project seeks to identify key drivers for collaboration as well as test new opportunities for activities and cross-sector development.
If you are keen to participate in the sandpit then please fill in our online application form no later than 7pm on Wednesday 16th December 2015. Please complete the online application form at http://bit.ly/nesandpit . Successful applicants will be notified by the 18th December 2015. Please note that places are limited. We will seek to ensure that there is a balance between museum and university staff to enable cross sector working. and places will be allocated on the basis of the application criteria.
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