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University for the Creative Arts is launching a new funding initiative, the [Design Research Award] at UCA. The Design Research Award is an exciting opportunity to support bold, practice based research that is collaborative, interdisciplinary, and globally relevant. This initiative is part of UCA's Creative Education Strategy, which empowers UCA Staff and Students and places them at the centre of UCA's Education, Learning, practice, research, careers, knowledge exchange, and innovation at the centre of shaping creative futures.
Applications are invited for up to three collaborative research projects, each with funding of up to #£10000. [Please note]: All proposals must involve collaboration with UCA academic staff as will need to be the PI on the application. If you are an external academic, creative, business, or industry partner with a great idea that could lead to a larger research collaboration, we encourage you to connect with our staff.
📌 Explore our Innovation Hub: https://www.uca.ac.uk/innovation/
Find our staff and their research interests: https://www.uca.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/
Projects must:
✔ Involve at least two UCA campuses (Farnham, Epsom, Canterbury, Maidstone, or ICI China (https://ici.xmu.edu.cn/en/)
✔ Include an external partner (organisation, industries and business)
✔ One academic from another global HE institution
✔ Align with one or more of the following design-led themes: - Artificial Intelligence in Design - Design for Fashion - Material Design — including bio-based materials, circularity, and sustainability
🗓 Deadline to apply: 30 June 2025
📢 Outcome notification: September 2025 We’re especially looking for imaginative ideas with strong potential for impact, knowledge exchange, and future development. Let’s shape what comes next — together. You will need to connect with our academic staff here as they will be leading the application submission : https://www.uca.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/
