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Arts and Humanities Research Council

Administers Arts and Humanities Research Council, which funds independent humanities and cultural work across creative industries and design.

United Kingdomwww.ukri.org

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Total grants3

About

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is one of UK Research and Innovation's nine councils and sits under the wider UKRI umbrella. It funds independent research across philosophy, creative industries, art conservation, product design, and related humanities and cultural fields. In the current spending review period, UKRI has assigned it a record £369 million for creative industries, with…

Programs & grants under this funder

AI Humanities Sandpits

Funds AI Humanities Sandpits, invite-only trilateral United Kingdom/Canada/United States sandpit grants developing AI evaluation frameworks using humanities methodologies.

1 grant

AI Humanities Sandpits: Canada, UK and US

Closed

£780K pool

Creative Industries Clusters Programme

Runs Creative Industries Clusters Programme, aHRC's flagship innovation work cluster programme connecting United Kingdom universities with creative industry partners to drive.

Gambling Harms Research Grants

Funds Gambling Harms Research Grants, interdisciplinary studies on prevention and treatment of gambling-related harms.

1 grant

Gambling Harms Research Grants

Closed

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AHRC Impact Acceleration Account

Offers creative-industry support through proof-of-concept and secondment opportunities in arts innovation.

AHRC International Partnerships and Programmes

Runs AHRC International Partnerships and Programmes, bilateral and multilateral AHRC research partnerships with DFG, NEH, Irish RC, HERA, JPI CH, and others.

Video Games and Gambling-Related Harms

Offers Video Games and Gambling-Related Harms, eSRC-led cross-council research on loot boxes, esports betting, and digital gambling in video games.

1 grant

Video Games and Gambling-Related Harms

Closed

£5M pool

Parent entityUK Research and Innovation

Last verified: 31 May 2026Source: www.ukri.org