Welcome to the Faculty Research Development Group

the ArchesThe Faculty Research Development Group promotes and supports interdisciplinary research in the arts, humanities and social sciences at Newcastle University.
It does so by:
  • acting as a focus for intellectual and cultural debate in the University
  • working with staff to make their existing creative and research activities more visible across and beyond the University
  • initiating interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary projects
  • seeking funding opportunities, helping staff with applications, and influencing funding agendas in the University, region and nation
  • funding a Visiting Fellowship programme

Weekly HaSS Events – each week Faculty Research Development Group events are circulated to staff via the HaSS Newsletter, including forthcoming research seminars and other events organised by Schools, centres and groups.

Rapid Networking Events - these events encourage staff across the Faculty to interact beyond their immediate School and/or subject area in order to identify common interests and to develop new ideas and collaborations.

Upcoming Conferences - FRDG provides administrative support, financial assistance and publicity for interdisciplinary conferences and workshops that are proposed by Faculty Research Groups or individual members of staff, and which involve members of staff from more than one School.

Visiting Fellows - calls for the HaSS Faculty Visiting Fellows Programme are sent out on an annual basis each Autumn, whilst awards are allocated on the basis of a rolling three-year programme to enable a number of high calibre visiting staff to be based in the Faculty .