Welcome to our Website
The Arts and Humanities Research Council [AHRC] supports world-class research that furthers our understanding of human culture and creativity.
From ancient history and heritage science to modern dance and digital content
The AHRC funds research on a very wide range of subjects, from traditional humanities such as history, English, linguistics, French and other modern languages, philosophy and classics, area and interdisciplinary studies to creative and performing arts such as drama, dance, music, art and design.
Research into these subjects helps us to interpret our experiences, probe our identities, interrogate our cultural assumptions and understand our historical, social, economic and political context. It adds to the economic success of the UK, through its contributions to the knowledge economy and innovation agenda. The research we fund can lead to improvements in social and intellectual capital, community identity, learning skills, technological evolution and the quality of life of the nation.
You should find everything you need on this website. Whether you’re looking for how to apply for funding opportunities, subjects covered, case studies and information about research we’ve funded, news and events or how to contact us, you’ll find it here.
Creating an Impact
As a publicly funded body, it is important that we evaluate the research we fund. We have developed a number of methodologies and resources to provide confident and effective assessments of all our funding. Find out more about our impact strategy and evaluation framework, or read some impact case studies.
News & Events
UK/Irish bilateral awards announced
Five new UK/Irish research collaborations have been announced thanks to a joint funding partnership. R ead this press release to find out more.
AHRC appoints Director of Policy and Public Affairs
Jonathan Breckon has been appointed as the new Director of Policy and Public Affairs. Read this press release to find out more.
AHRC signs new international memorandum
AHRC Signs Memorandum of Understanding for Scholarly Collaboration with US organisation. Read this press release to find out more.