{"id":34035,"date":"2022-08-12T16:14:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T15:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34035"},"modified":"2022-08-12T16:14:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T15:14:21","slug":"designers-unite-to-meet-climate-challenges-through-25m-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34035","title":{"rendered":"Designers unite to meet climate challenges through \u00a325m fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-31148\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Climate_Change_Open_Gov_Licence_V3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/>The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Design Museum have launched a \u00a325M fund to bring businesses and design researchers together to tackle the climate and environmental crises.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: for illustration &#8211; Open Government Licence v3.0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 largest publicly funded design research and innovation (R&amp;I) programme in the UK\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>UK Research and innovation writes (5 July 2022):<u><br \/>\n<\/u>The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Design Museum today launch a \u00a325 million fund.<\/p>\n<p>The programme brings together UK researchers, universities and businesses to use the power of design to catalyse the transition to net zero and a green economy.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a325 million Future Observatory: design the green transition programme will run over the next three years.<\/p>\n<p>It will be delivered in partnership with the Design Museum and will ensure a sustainable and inclusive response to the climate crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The investment will directly fund and benefit over 100 higher education institutions and 75 industry and local authority partners across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>It is the largest publicly funded design research and innovation (R&amp;I) programme in the UK.<\/p>\n<h2>Design to support net zero targets<\/h2>\n<p>The programme will be dedicated to finding new ways to shift our dependence on fossil fuels through innovative design.<\/p>\n<p>It will fund vital design research that supports the British government\u2019s commitment to decarbonise the economy and reach net zero by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>Boosting the profile of British researchers and providing them with commercial experience, the programme will also offer UK industry access to cutting-edge academic research tools and methodologies.<\/p>\n<h2>Maximising the UK\u2019s world-leading design expertise<u>\u00a0<\/u><\/h2>\n<p>The UK is a centre of design excellence, with the second-largest commercial design sector in the world and the world\u2019s top two design schools.<\/p>\n<p>This programme will bring together a diverse, national talent pool and provide a place for it to focus on meeting one of the biggest challenges of our time.<\/p>\n<p>This multi-million-pound investment follows a hugely successful pilot year of Future Observatory at the Design Museum, in partnership with AHRC.<\/p>\n<p>Future Observatory is a new programme for design research supporting the UK\u2019s response to the climate crisis. The pilot year programme championed AHRC funded research, including 15 Design Exchange Partnerships, and featured:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>exhibitions<\/li>\n<li>displays<\/li>\n<li>symposia<\/li>\n<li>roundtables<\/li>\n<li>the museum\u2019s Design Researchers in Residence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Four main strands of investment<\/h2>\n<p>There will be four main funding strands for Future Observatory: design the green transition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>three-year Future Observatory programme at the Design Museum<\/li>\n<li>four Green Transition Ecosystems<\/li>\n<li>75 Design Exchange Partnerships<\/li>\n<li>50 Design Accelerators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each component of the programme will address distinct net zero themes or climate challenges faced by UK society and economy.<\/p>\n<p>Further information on each part of the programme can be found below.<\/p>\n<h2>The vital role of the arts and humanities<\/h2>\n<p>Professor Christopher Smith, Executive Chair of AHRC, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInnovation in design is vital to the mission of decarbonising our economy and society by 2050, and it is outstanding design thinking which will bring research and development together.<\/p>\n<p>Our collaboration with the Design Museum once again proves the vital role the arts and humanities can play in solving the most urgent contemporary challenges, such as climate change.<\/p>\n<p>A modern, sustainable and inclusive economy fit for the twenty-first century requires a human focussed approach to designing a better world.<\/p>\n<h2>Redefining what a museum can be<\/h2>\n<p>Justin McGuirk, Director of Future Observatory and Chief Curator at the Design Museum, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a museum whose primary purpose is to reflect the material and technological developments of our time, the Design Museum is ideally placed to champion design\u2019s crucial role in the green transition.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Future Observatory redefines what a museum can be: a place not solely focused on the past or the present but one that can help shape the future.<\/p>\n<p>We are delighted to be partnering with the AHRC on this mission to support the UK in achieving its climate goals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/news\/designers-unite-to-meet-climate-challenges-through-25m-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Design Museum have launched a \u00a325M fund to bring businesses and design researchers together to tackle the climate and environmental crises. image: for illustration &#8211; Open Government Licence v3.0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34035"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34036,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34035\/revisions\/34036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}