National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange
@ncace.bsky.social
National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange (NCACE). Supporting knowledge exchange and collaboration between Higher Education and the Arts
NCACE is part of the School of Advanced Study
NCACE is part of the School of Advanced Study
NCACE Festival 2026 - Proposal Deadline
Last week we hosted our Meetup, a chance to hear more about our Festival plans, taking place in April 2026.
Listen to the recording here: soundcloud.com/user-2458372...
Apply to contribute to the Festival by 8 Dec 2025:
files.ncace.ac.uk/NCACE%20Fest...
Last week we hosted our Meetup, a chance to hear more about our Festival plans, taking place in April 2026.
Listen to the recording here: soundcloud.com/user-2458372...
Apply to contribute to the Festival by 8 Dec 2025:
files.ncace.ac.uk/NCACE%20Fest...
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
NCACE Festival 2026 - Proposal Deadline
Last week we hosted our Meetup, a chance to hear more about our Festival plans, taking place in April 2026.
Listen to the recording here: soundcloud.com/user-2458372...
Apply to contribute to the Festival by 8 Dec 2025:
files.ncace.ac.uk/NCACE%20Fest...
Last week we hosted our Meetup, a chance to hear more about our Festival plans, taking place in April 2026.
Listen to the recording here: soundcloud.com/user-2458372...
Apply to contribute to the Festival by 8 Dec 2025:
files.ncace.ac.uk/NCACE%20Fest...
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Arts & culture highlights of the week: interviewing the inspiring & talented @danhicks.bsky.social
again but this time in Bristol @bookhaus.bsky.social . @ncace.bsky.social work visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum (cannot believe this was my first visit!!). So much to celebrate & fight for!
again but this time in Bristol @bookhaus.bsky.social . @ncace.bsky.social work visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum (cannot believe this was my first visit!!). So much to celebrate & fight for!
November 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Arts & culture highlights of the week: interviewing the inspiring & talented @danhicks.bsky.social
again but this time in Bristol @bookhaus.bsky.social . @ncace.bsky.social work visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum (cannot believe this was my first visit!!). So much to celebrate & fight for!
again but this time in Bristol @bookhaus.bsky.social . @ncace.bsky.social work visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum (cannot believe this was my first visit!!). So much to celebrate & fight for!
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Join us in person on 18 November for an Introduction to Responsible AI (RAI): www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
Taster Session: Introduction to Responsible AI
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November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Join us in person on 18 November for an Introduction to Responsible AI (RAI): www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
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Big thanks to @ncace.bsky.social for this fantastic session and so generative to connect with so many inspiring and talented independent scholars and creatives. Feeling seen and valued is important.
Building connections. Creating opportunities. Recognising your work.
Independent researchers shape culture, knowledge & society—too often without recognition or support. The NCACE Independent Researchers Network aims to change that.
Info and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-inde...
Independent researchers shape culture, knowledge & society—too often without recognition or support. The NCACE Independent Researchers Network aims to change that.
Info and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-inde...
NCACE Independent Researcher Network Launch
Building connections. Creating opportunities. Recognising your work.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Big thanks to @ncace.bsky.social for this fantastic session and so generative to connect with so many inspiring and talented independent scholars and creatives. Feeling seen and valued is important.
We’re delighted to share that NCACE will continue to be funded by Research England for the next four years! We’ll keep supporting collaboration and knowledge exchange between higher education and the arts.
Read more: ncace.ac.uk/2025/09/10/m...
Read more: ncace.ac.uk/2025/09/10/m...
Moving Forward: A snapshot of NCACE future plans - National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange
We are delighted to announce the very welcome news that NCACE will continue to be funded by Research England for the next four years. It is a great achievement and one that has only been made possible...
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October 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We’re delighted to share that NCACE will continue to be funded by Research England for the next four years! We’ll keep supporting collaboration and knowledge exchange between higher education and the arts.
Read more: ncace.ac.uk/2025/09/10/m...
Read more: ncace.ac.uk/2025/09/10/m...
Join us for our NCACE Meetup on 20 November 2025, to hear about plans for our next Festival of Cultural Knowledge Exchange which will take place in April 2026. A chance to share ideas, connect and get involved.
For more information and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-meet...
For more information and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-meet...
NCACE Meetup
Theme: NCACE Festival of Cultural Knowledge Exchange 2: Getting Involved
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September 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Join us for our NCACE Meetup on 20 November 2025, to hear about plans for our next Festival of Cultural Knowledge Exchange which will take place in April 2026. A chance to share ideas, connect and get involved.
For more information and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-meet...
For more information and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-meet...
Building connections. Creating opportunities. Recognising your work.
Independent researchers shape culture, knowledge & society—too often without recognition or support. The NCACE Independent Researchers Network aims to change that.
Info and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-inde...
Independent researchers shape culture, knowledge & society—too often without recognition or support. The NCACE Independent Researchers Network aims to change that.
Info and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-inde...
NCACE Independent Researcher Network Launch
Building connections. Creating opportunities. Recognising your work.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Building connections. Creating opportunities. Recognising your work.
Independent researchers shape culture, knowledge & society—too often without recognition or support. The NCACE Independent Researchers Network aims to change that.
Info and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-inde...
Independent researchers shape culture, knowledge & society—too often without recognition or support. The NCACE Independent Researchers Network aims to change that.
Info and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-inde...
From Practice to PhD Workshop - 22 October 2025
Jointly hosted with @bathspauni.bsky.social, we’ll ask: how can arts & cultural organisations & researchers work together through PhD research - and what does it take to make it successful?
Register & more info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-pract...
Jointly hosted with @bathspauni.bsky.social, we’ll ask: how can arts & cultural organisations & researchers work together through PhD research - and what does it take to make it successful?
Register & more info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-pract...
From Practice to PhD Workshop
From Practice to PhD Workshop: Embedding Research Collaborations in Arts & Culture
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September 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
From Practice to PhD Workshop - 22 October 2025
Jointly hosted with @bathspauni.bsky.social, we’ll ask: how can arts & cultural organisations & researchers work together through PhD research - and what does it take to make it successful?
Register & more info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-pract...
Jointly hosted with @bathspauni.bsky.social, we’ll ask: how can arts & cultural organisations & researchers work together through PhD research - and what does it take to make it successful?
Register & more info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-pract...
NCACE Summer Reads
Over the past year, our Arts Professional series explored: migration, climate emergency, governance, cultural support for young people, local authority-arts-HEI collaborations, and business schools supporting arts organisations.
Read here: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/tags/ncace
Over the past year, our Arts Professional series explored: migration, climate emergency, governance, cultural support for young people, local authority-arts-HEI collaborations, and business schools supporting arts organisations.
Read here: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/tags/ncace
August 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
NCACE Summer Reads
Over the past year, our Arts Professional series explored: migration, climate emergency, governance, cultural support for young people, local authority-arts-HEI collaborations, and business schools supporting arts organisations.
Read here: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/tags/ncace
Over the past year, our Arts Professional series explored: migration, climate emergency, governance, cultural support for young people, local authority-arts-HEI collaborations, and business schools supporting arts organisations.
Read here: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/tags/ncace
NCACE Events Coming Soon
We’ve got exciting events this autumn as we continue the conversation around cultural knowledge exchange.
For more information and to register, visit:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/ncace-3228...
We’ve got exciting events this autumn as we continue the conversation around cultural knowledge exchange.
For more information and to register, visit:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/ncace-3228...
August 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
NCACE Events Coming Soon
We’ve got exciting events this autumn as we continue the conversation around cultural knowledge exchange.
For more information and to register, visit:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/ncace-3228...
We’ve got exciting events this autumn as we continue the conversation around cultural knowledge exchange.
For more information and to register, visit:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/ncace-3228...
NCACE Evidence Café 15
Join us for our next café session, where we will explore how collaborative research between universities and cultural institutions can drive meaningful and transformative change.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-evid...
Join us for our next café session, where we will explore how collaborative research between universities and cultural institutions can drive meaningful and transformative change.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-evid...
July 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
NCACE Evidence Café 15
Join us for our next café session, where we will explore how collaborative research between universities and cultural institutions can drive meaningful and transformative change.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-evid...
Join us for our next café session, where we will explore how collaborative research between universities and cultural institutions can drive meaningful and transformative change.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-evid...
We're hiring a Senior Manager – Knowledge, Evidence and Resources at NCACE.
Deadline: Friday, 11 July 2025 – don’t miss it!
Apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK292/n...
More about us: ncace.ac.uk
Deadline: Friday, 11 July 2025 – don’t miss it!
Apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK292/n...
More about us: ncace.ac.uk
July 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
We're hiring a Senior Manager – Knowledge, Evidence and Resources at NCACE.
Deadline: Friday, 11 July 2025 – don’t miss it!
Apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK292/n...
More about us: ncace.ac.uk
Deadline: Friday, 11 July 2025 – don’t miss it!
Apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK292/n...
More about us: ncace.ac.uk
In our new @artsprofessional.co.uk article, our Co-Director Evelyn Wilson explores: How are universities & the arts working together on challenging environmental issues connected with climate change? And what initiatives are emerging as a result? Read here: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
Arts and research: Shaping climate action - Arts Professional
How are universities and the arts working together on challenging environmental issues connected with climate change? And what initiatives are emerging as a result? NCACE’s Evelyn Wilson has been find...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
July 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In our new @artsprofessional.co.uk article, our Co-Director Evelyn Wilson explores: How are universities & the arts working together on challenging environmental issues connected with climate change? And what initiatives are emerging as a result? Read here: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
Thanks to everyone who joined our Independent Researcher Network Roundtable last week!
This was the first step in shaping a new network for independent researchers that spans HE, the arts/cultural sector & their collaborative partners.
Listen to the full recording:
soundcloud.com/user-2458372...
This was the first step in shaping a new network for independent researchers that spans HE, the arts/cultural sector & their collaborative partners.
Listen to the full recording:
soundcloud.com/user-2458372...
June 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Thanks to everyone who joined our Independent Researcher Network Roundtable last week!
This was the first step in shaping a new network for independent researchers that spans HE, the arts/cultural sector & their collaborative partners.
Listen to the full recording:
soundcloud.com/user-2458372...
This was the first step in shaping a new network for independent researchers that spans HE, the arts/cultural sector & their collaborative partners.
Listen to the full recording:
soundcloud.com/user-2458372...
We're hiring! NCACE is seeking a Senior Manager – Knowledge, Evidence & Resources to lead work on our Knowledge Base, Evidence and Policy events & training for ECRs and mid-career academics.
Apply by 11 July 2025
More info & details on how to apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK292/s...
Apply by 11 July 2025
More info & details on how to apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK292/s...
June 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
We're hiring! NCACE is seeking a Senior Manager – Knowledge, Evidence & Resources to lead work on our Knowledge Base, Evidence and Policy events & training for ECRs and mid-career academics.
Apply by 11 July 2025
More info & details on how to apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK292/s...
Apply by 11 July 2025
More info & details on how to apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK292/s...
NCACE Blog: Showcasing your Collaborative Projects
We welcome reflections on collaborations between HE and the arts, especially from diverse voices. Freelancers/fractional staff receive a small honorarium.
Blog Guidelines: ncace.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Email: [email protected]
We welcome reflections on collaborations between HE and the arts, especially from diverse voices. Freelancers/fractional staff receive a small honorarium.
Blog Guidelines: ncace.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Email: [email protected]
May 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
NCACE Blog: Showcasing your Collaborative Projects
We welcome reflections on collaborations between HE and the arts, especially from diverse voices. Freelancers/fractional staff receive a small honorarium.
Blog Guidelines: ncace.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Email: [email protected]
We welcome reflections on collaborations between HE and the arts, especially from diverse voices. Freelancers/fractional staff receive a small honorarium.
Blog Guidelines: ncace.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Email: [email protected]
Our new publication by StoryArcs associate Dr Josh Weeks is out now.
It begins with a realisation. Suddenly, you’re in a garden surrounded by stars. You don’t know how you got there; have no idea which interstellar threshold you had to cross...
Read more here: ncace.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
It begins with a realisation. Suddenly, you’re in a garden surrounded by stars. You don’t know how you got there; have no idea which interstellar threshold you had to cross...
Read more here: ncace.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
May 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Our new publication by StoryArcs associate Dr Josh Weeks is out now.
It begins with a realisation. Suddenly, you’re in a garden surrounded by stars. You don’t know how you got there; have no idea which interstellar threshold you had to cross...
Read more here: ncace.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
It begins with a realisation. Suddenly, you’re in a garden surrounded by stars. You don’t know how you got there; have no idea which interstellar threshold you had to cross...
Read more here: ncace.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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Last week I was delighted to host our latest NCACE Collection showcase. If you couldn't join us, do tune in to hear from poet Dr Nick Makoha, Professor Bambo Soyinka, Dr Josh Weeks, Dr Josh Edelman, Zoe Seaton, Hannah Conway and Dr Laura Kemp and myself on our latest publications and case studies
Thanks to everyone who joined and contributed to last week’s NCACE Collection Spring Showcase! We spotlighted some of our latest contributors and their recent publications.
Listen here: soundcloud.com/user-2458372...
NCACE Collection: ncace.ac.uk/collection/c...
Listen here: soundcloud.com/user-2458372...
NCACE Collection: ncace.ac.uk/collection/c...
May 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Last week I was delighted to host our latest NCACE Collection showcase. If you couldn't join us, do tune in to hear from poet Dr Nick Makoha, Professor Bambo Soyinka, Dr Josh Weeks, Dr Josh Edelman, Zoe Seaton, Hannah Conway and Dr Laura Kemp and myself on our latest publications and case studies
Just published in @artsprofessional.co.uk our new article 'Conversations on the challenges of governance'. Exploring how closer collaboration between the arts sector and universities could strengthen leadership and governance.
Read more: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
Read more: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
May 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Just published in @artsprofessional.co.uk our new article 'Conversations on the challenges of governance'. Exploring how closer collaboration between the arts sector and universities could strengthen leadership and governance.
Read more: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
Read more: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
Thanks to everyone who joined and contributed to last week’s NCACE Collection Spring Showcase! We spotlighted some of our latest contributors and their recent publications.
Listen here: soundcloud.com/user-2458372...
NCACE Collection: ncace.ac.uk/collection/c...
Listen here: soundcloud.com/user-2458372...
NCACE Collection: ncace.ac.uk/collection/c...
May 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined and contributed to last week’s NCACE Collection Spring Showcase! We spotlighted some of our latest contributors and their recent publications.
Listen here: soundcloud.com/user-2458372...
NCACE Collection: ncace.ac.uk/collection/c...
Listen here: soundcloud.com/user-2458372...
NCACE Collection: ncace.ac.uk/collection/c...
Are you an independent researcher working across Higher Education, arts, culture, and the creative sectors? Join NCACE’s Independent Researcher Network Roundtable Consultation on 19th June to share your experiences and shape future support.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-inde...
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-inde...
NCACE Independent Researcher Network Roundtable Consultation
NCACE Independent Researcher Network Roundtable Consultation
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Are you an independent researcher working across Higher Education, arts, culture, and the creative sectors? Join NCACE’s Independent Researcher Network Roundtable Consultation on 19th June to share your experiences and shape future support.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-inde...
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-inde...
Besides awarding degrees, how are universities supporting young people? Our Co-Director @evelynwilson.bsky.social explores this in our latest @artsprofessional.co.uk article, contributions from @penahay.bsky.social, Jen Wong, Rebecca Johnson and Akil Hunte: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
An emerging space of possibility - Arts Professional
Besides awarding degrees, how are our universities supporting young people? This is a question NCACE’s Evelyn Wilson has been investigating, with contributions from Penny Hay, Jen Wong, Rebecca Johnso...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Besides awarding degrees, how are universities supporting young people? Our Co-Director @evelynwilson.bsky.social explores this in our latest @artsprofessional.co.uk article, contributions from @penahay.bsky.social, Jen Wong, Rebecca Johnson and Akil Hunte: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
NCACE Resources Guide 2020 - 2024
Last October marked the end of NCACE’s first phase. To celebrate, we worked with designer Lucía Merlo on a new document to explore resources from the past four years, including event recordings, research reports, blogs & more. View here: ncace.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Last October marked the end of NCACE’s first phase. To celebrate, we worked with designer Lucía Merlo on a new document to explore resources from the past four years, including event recordings, research reports, blogs & more. View here: ncace.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
April 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
NCACE Resources Guide 2020 - 2024
Last October marked the end of NCACE’s first phase. To celebrate, we worked with designer Lucía Merlo on a new document to explore resources from the past four years, including event recordings, research reports, blogs & more. View here: ncace.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Last October marked the end of NCACE’s first phase. To celebrate, we worked with designer Lucía Merlo on a new document to explore resources from the past four years, including event recordings, research reports, blogs & more. View here: ncace.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
This month's blog, "Artists and Academics – The Perfect Marriage," is by Jemma McDonnell, co-founder and co-director of @thepaperbirds.bsky.social Theatre Company. She explores the fascinating intersection of art and academia.
Read here: ncace.ac.uk/2025/03/03/a...
Read here: ncace.ac.uk/2025/03/03/a...
Artists and Academics - The Perfect Marriage. - National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange
I am an artist who is married to an academic. We often joke that whilst it seems like our jobs are worlds apart, my partner who researches addiction, and myself; co-founder of a devising political the...
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March 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This month's blog, "Artists and Academics – The Perfect Marriage," is by Jemma McDonnell, co-founder and co-director of @thepaperbirds.bsky.social Theatre Company. She explores the fascinating intersection of art and academia.
Read here: ncace.ac.uk/2025/03/03/a...
Read here: ncace.ac.uk/2025/03/03/a...
Join us for the NCACE Collection Spring Showcase! We'll be in conversation with authors from our latest publications. Contributors incl: @katherineharloe.bsky.social,
@evelynwilson.bsky.social, Dr Nick Makoha, Bambo Soyinka, Dr. Josh Weeks plus others.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-coll...
@evelynwilson.bsky.social, Dr Nick Makoha, Bambo Soyinka, Dr. Josh Weeks plus others.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-coll...
NCACE Collection Spring Showcase
NCACE Collection Spring Showcase
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March 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Join us for the NCACE Collection Spring Showcase! We'll be in conversation with authors from our latest publications. Contributors incl: @katherineharloe.bsky.social,
@evelynwilson.bsky.social, Dr Nick Makoha, Bambo Soyinka, Dr. Josh Weeks plus others.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-coll...
@evelynwilson.bsky.social, Dr Nick Makoha, Bambo Soyinka, Dr. Josh Weeks plus others.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncace-coll...