Humanities Research Institute (NUHRI)

Description

The Humanities Research Institute works alongside the disciplinary-focused schools to build on Newcastle University's established record of excellence in humanities research. The Institute's most important role is to work across the faculty, the university and beyond to catalyse new collaborative interdisciplinary areas of enquiry that have the potential to innovate and transform.

The Humanities Research Institute's mission is to:

bring people together who might not know that they have common research interests
create a vibrant and inspiring research environment
create an innovative and inclusive learning environment for undergraduate and postgraduate students across the university, including internship opportunities
generate and support an innovative range of collaborative and risk-taking research projects
develop productive and sustainable partnerships with organisations outside the University, locally and internationally
support the career development of humanities researchers
advocate for humanities research, articulating and communicating its significance and benefits
support the university’s commitment to social justice
produce research of the highest quality