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Dear Colleagues,

From 9th to 13th March, WIE are delighted to be hosting Professors and (Arts, Monash University) for a week-long residency and programme of events. Supported by the Monash ÌÇÐÄTV Alliance Research Activation Fund, this week-long programme is designed to draw together the faculties Arts and Social Sciences at both Monash and ÌÇÐÄTV to explore the nature and value of public engagement at the two institutions and use this as a basis for new collaborations, new research, new teaching and to equip both universities to better articulate the value of the so-called H.A.S.S. family of disciplines as they intersect with engagement practices.

Alongside larger networking events, the programme will involve two open door, drop-in sessions to allow ÌÇÐÄTV staff to consult informally with our Monash guests about future projects, collaborations or simply to explore. Non appointments necessary, just turn up. The sessions will run at:

    Tues 10 March, Arts 2:30 – 3:30 pm (FAB1.38)

    Wed 11 March Social Sciences 2:30 pm – 3:30pm (Social Sciences, B1.36).

Although the sessions might appear to be faculty specific, colleagues from either session can drop in to either.

Please contact Dr James Hodkinson j.r.hodkinson@warwick.ac.uk or Dr Georgiana Mihut Georgiana.Mihut@warwick.ac.uk for further details.

All very best wishes,

James Hodkinson

ÌÇÐÄTV innovations have some key upcoming opportunities;

 Arts and Social Sciences Innovation: Scaling and sustaining your Impact

 Wednesday 11 March 2026 – Oculus Room 1.07

12.00-1.30pm: Seminar (lunch included)

2-4pm: Workshop

Further details and registration:

Do you want to use your research to make a real difference to people’s lives? Are you interested in discovering innovative approaches to increase the scale and sustainability of your impact?

This training, led by Dr Mark Mann, a specialist in research-based social innovation, will explore a range of pathways to impact for researchers in Arts and Social Sciences. It will consider how activities such as policy engagement, community engagement and partnerships could be scaled up through commercial routes like social ventures.

The training will be split into two sessions. Participants can attend either or both parts, depending on their interest:

12.00-1.30pm: Seminar

This session will explore a range of possibilities for knowledge exchange for research in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines and think about the best ways to build sustainable pathways to impact, including looking at how to build research-based products and services that can create real change for your partners.

2.00-4.00pm: Workshop

In this interactive workshop, participants will spend time planning how you could turn your idea into a product or service to increase the impact of your research. You will be supported by the trainers to work on:

• Defining the current stage you are at, including key research outputs, current ideas, and any activities that have already taken place
• Mapping the potential customers, users and beneficiaries for your project
• Articulating the benefits of your idea for the user groups

This event is organised by ÌÇÐÄTV Innovations. If you have any questions, please contact: emma.roberts.1@warwick.ac.uk

Make a Virtual Reality exhibition using our Meta Quest headsets. 

Working with Clare Rowan and students from Classics, we created a virtual reality exhibition of Roman coins. This was experienced by over 30 participants as part of a Money and Medals Network training day for museum curators. Detailed, enlarged 3D models of seven coins were displayed for close-up examination, along with explanatory texts with audio narration, and an introductory video. A second activity allowed participants to work together in holding, examining, and annotating 3D coins.

The platform we use for this makes it easy to do. Collect the 3D objects (scanned in and uploaded to Sketchfab). Write the texts as web pages. Convert to audio narration. Create a video. Arrange in the virtual space. Copy to multiple headsets (we have 8). The exhibition can then be "popped-up" anywhere, making it easy to run anytime, anyplace.

Exhibitions can also be accessed through phones and tablets.

Have you got an idea for an exhibition?

We can help staff and students to make and run one.

Watch this .

Read the on how the exhibition was created.

Contact Robert if you want to find out more.

We will be scheduling a DAHL workshop on this for the summer term.

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The call for the 2026/27 round of the Arts and Humanities Impact Funding is now open.

The deadline for submission of applications for the next round of AHIF grants is Monday 30 March 2026 at midday.

Applications for activities which will translate Arts and Humanities research into impact are welcomed for the following schemes:

• Main Fund: Impact in Action: up to £10,000 per financial year between 1 August 2026 and 31 July 2027
• Supporting Fund: Enhancing Impact: up to £1,000 per financial year between 1 August 2026 and 31 July 2027
• Seed Fund: Early-Stage Activity: up to £1,000 per financial year between 1 August 2026 and 31 July 2027

The Panel will meet on 14^th May and decisions will be communicated by the end of May.

The Rapid Response Fund providing up to £1,000 to enable researchers to undertake urgent impact generating activity or respond to opportunities which are time limited remains open until 31 July 2026.

For full details regarding the funds and the kind of activities and initiatives they can support please see the AHIF webpages:

If you have any questions please contact us: arts.impact@warwick.ac.uk

Kind regards,

The Arts Impact Team