Techne AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership
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Techne is an AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership led by Royal Holloway, University of London, bringing together nine universities in London and the South-East: Royal Holloway, Brunel University London, Kingston University London, Loughborough University London, University of the Arts London, the University of Brighton, the University of Roehampton, the University of Surrey and the University of Westminster. Established in 2014, it reports awarding around 57 AHRC studentships a year across five broad groupings: History; Cultures and Heritage; Performing and Creative Arts; Visual Arts; and Languages and Literatures. Collaboration with external partners is central to its model, including Collaborative Doctoral Awards co-designed with organisations outside higher education, and its partners include The National Archives, the Natural History Museum, the National Trust and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Techne ran its final AHRC studentship competition for entry in October 2025, after which the AHRC's Doctoral Landscape Awards replace this route to funding; it continues to support its current doctoral researchers with training and events. Its name comes from the ancient Greek word for craft or art.
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2014
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Egham
Surrey
TW20 0EX
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Partner Universities
Brunel University, Uxbridge and London
Kingston University
Loughborough University
University of Brighton
University of Roehampton, London
University of Surrey
University of the Arts London
University of Westminster, London
Additional Partnerships
BFI; Crafts Council; Culture Mile; Historic Royal Palaces; Institute of Contemporary Arts; London Metropolitan Archives; National Maritime Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich; National Theatre; Science Museum; Studio Wayne McGregor; Watts Gallery; Wellcome Collection; Unicef
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2026-09-29 19:17:17