About the opportunity
British Council Ireland is commissioning research to better understand the arts and cultural connections between the UK and Ireland. It is envisaged that this study will comprise a mixed methods study – analysing quantitative data in addition to a series of semi-structured interviews with artists and key cultural stakeholders in the UK and Ireland.
This research will:
- capture the connections between the UK and Ireland in arts and culture:
- understand geographic specificity and attraction across the four nations and Ireland.
- explore the motivations (and barriers) associated with this attraction, and
- generate recommendations for the type of interventions, initiatives or supports that could create, or enhance, mobility and connection across the four devolved administrations and Ireland.
It will be of interest to government agencies, policy makers, analogue organisations, resource agencies and arts and cultural practitioners along with those interested in arts and culture in a UK Ireland context.
Research audience
The primary purpose of the research is to support British Council’s programme development. However, the research is also intended to benefit the wider cultural and bilateral community.
- It will be used by the Country Director and EU Regional team to inform our cultural engagement work in Ireland in Arts across the next three years.
- It will be of interest in a national context to Ireland government agencies, policy makers, analogue organisations, resource agencies and arts and cultural practitioners interested in the bilateral UK Ireland context.
- It will also be of interest to UK agencies, government departments, policy makers and organisations who find this research of interest.
Outputs and deadlines
The following outputs will be required:
| Output one | Full report with recommendations, following British Council research brand templates and reporting guidelines. | By 31 January 2025 |
| Output two | A PowerPoint slide deck presenting key findings, which the British Council can use within internal/external presentations, using the British Council PowerPoint templates provided. | By 31 January 2025 |
| Output three | Briefing and presentation of research to key stakeholders (online or face to face). | February or March 2025 |
Budget
The total budget available to deliver the research is up to the value of £12,000 inclusive of VAT, incentives, travel and all other expenses incurred in the research.
Application and contract timeline
| Activity | Date / time |
| Circulation of research call | By 5 July 2024 |
| Deadline for your clarification questions about the project | Wednesday 17 July 2024 |
| Deadline to apply | 5 August 2024, midnight |
| Researcher appointed and contract circulated | By 16 August 2024 |
| Agree research approach incl. identification of key stakeholders | By 30 August 2024 |
| Progress meetings x 3 | 30 August to 6 January 2025 |
| Completion of research interviews | By 29 November 2024 |
| First draft of research report | By 6 January 2025 |
| Final draft of research report & PowerPoint slidedeck | By 31 January 2025 |
| Briefing and presentation | By end March 2025 |
How to apply
This page shows a summarised version of the brief. For a full outline of the research commission, download the Request for Proposals (RfP) document.
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