AHRC DCMS Fellowship - Sofya Shahab
Lead Research Organisation:
Institute of Development Studies
Department Name: Grants Administration Office
Abstract
Each fellowship will last up to 13.5 months to cover a three-month inception phase for set up activity, followed by a six to nine month placement with the Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS), and concluding with an impact phase lasting up to six weeks. Fellows will co-design projects and activities with DCMS and produce analysis to inform government decision making across a range of policy priorities. Fellows will also engage across DCMS, building effective working relationships and supporting wider knowledge exchange with researchers. This will be supported through their embedded role within DCMS, including line management support.
| Description | As the Fellowship is only at the mid-point and data collection stage there are no outputs or outcomes to yet report. |
| Exploitation Route | N/A |
| Sectors | Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Description | British Council Cultural Protection Fund and What Works? Initiative |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Through the DCMS Fellowship I have formed a collaboration with the British Council to assist in their evaluation and understanding of the impacts of their projects - predominantly the Cultural Protection Fund - on wellbeing and human rights among project participants. I am also assisting in evidencing and communicating the impacts of their work to government stakeholders and considerations for future projects relating to international cultural heritage protection. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The British Council have contributed to the Fellowship by inputting into the design of the research project, sharing knowledge and evidence from past research and evaluations and supporting the data collection through interviews with BC staff and connecting me to CPF/BC partners. |
| Impact | As the Fellowship is only at the mid-point and data collection stage there are no outputs or outcomes to yet report. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation to British Council Cultural Protection Team |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation providing an overview of the Fellowship and the research project and approaches to members of the Cultural Protection Team at the British Council and discussion of how the research might be of most use to them in informing work going forwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Presentation to DCMS Arts, Heritage and Tourism Directorate |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A presentation to DCMS colleagues on the Fellowship aims and objectives, as well as the research project relating to how heritage contributes to the UK's soft power and international human rights agenda. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |