Creative Clusters Summer School Emma Hunt Dean: School of Art,
Design and Architecture Dean: University Campus Barnsley Chair:
Council Higher Education Art and Design Student : DBA - HEM
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Entrepreneurship, Workspace and the Local Creative Economy
Welcome The School of Art, Design and Architecture What are
Universities for? What are we doing now? How do Universities fit in
the development of the local creative economy
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What are universities for? Medieval origins: - ancestors of
modern universities. Attachment to the church Branches of study
Theology, Medicine, law and the Arts ( latter seen as inferior) all
professional, all vocational Function of history in providing a
variety of notions/opinions of what universities are for trade on
age as a brand, classical Greece, function of education in pursuit
of knowledge Muslim world kept alive the classical traditions of
knowledge 1209 there were 3000 students at Oxford 18thCentury
scientific revolution and the enlightenment new knowledge developed
outside of the university state rather than religion 19 th Century
Von Hombolt Berlin University dedicated to scientific knowledge and
academic pursuit research main function students free to study what
they want and staff free to research what they want Cardinal John
Newman believed Universities should induct into students a coherent
body of knowledge to produce good citizens
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What are Universities for is this an impossible question to
answer? Public sphere matters that affect society social
engineering public value in exchange for public money Universities
often see themselves as contributing to society but also refer to
academic freedoms What are they for? inconclusive as a modern
condition Classical model ( Newman et al ) under stress Role of the
state funding and regulation, pressure to discharge social
functions, target driven and more explicit to declare social good (
employability skills, vocational, research having direct benefits,
widening participation and social mobility) Massification
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Vision, determination and realisation the supplying at a cheap
rate, the different classes of the community, with the advantage of
instruction in the various branches of science and the useful
arts". 1825
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Huddersfield in 1826
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University of Huddersfield History The University is the direct
descendant of the Young Men's Mental Improvement Society, which
started in 1841. This Society became the Huddersfield Mechanics'
Institution in 1843 and remained so until 1884 together with the
Female Educational Institute (1846-1883), became the Technical
School and Mechanics' Institute. This became the Technical College
in 1896 and was succeeded by the College of Technology in 1958. In
1970 the College and the Oastler College amalgamated to become
Huddersfield Polytechnic. The Polytechnic of Huddersfield became
the University of Huddersfield in 1992.
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Technical School and Mechanics Institution
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Huddersfield Technical School
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Textile Building, Queen St South
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Art and Design Education Possibly the oldest form of publicly
funded education in the UK Design education to meet the needs of
industry Emphasis on practice still very important Only in the last
25 years had degree status Unlike other practice based degrees (
medicine, architecture) PG not seen as mandatory to practice
PG/Research relatively new
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A higher education linked to economic prosperity Reputation and
prosperity built around the textile industry. Huddersfield was
ahead of the Select Committee for Arts and Manufacture of 1835 who
introduced purpose built design schools. Long history of the close
connection between the school and employers. We still provide
specialist programmes related to the needs of industry -
architecture and textiles, and new areas still linked to the
professional bodies. Continuous process of learning, training and
research Knowledge transfer
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Impact on economy Creative careers where did they all start?
1835 Government select committee on Arts and Manufacture Committee
raised key questions on the nations art, its value to the
individual, its usefulness to the manufacturing industry, and art
educations contribution the countries economic success
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Queen Street South
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Global reset - Florida Growth of cultural consumption in a
recession Bring creativity in to education, skills, debate,
exchange views, link to society Design as competitive advantage
Value of the creative industries articulated at all levels
Creative, imagination, innovation = new forms of relationships New
forms of participation serve social fabric development Cross
sectoral competencies shifts new boundaries Leads to new forms of
entrepreneurship, local economy can provide and facilitate a
creative economy
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Design Day interdisciplinary activity as creative process
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Innovation and risk in relation to creativity Creative
Practioner as a leader Individuality, creativity, skill, talent
Diverse and rewarding careers Overarching aim to make better lives
for people through solutions to problems Responsible and socially
aware outcomes Recognise and respond to emerging and defining
trends and issues Ideas driven linked to commercial contexts Cross
disciplinary knowledge Dynamic and interactive environments and
exchange of ideas links Flexibility of teaching and learning styles
Designing the Future School Characteristics
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Creative Graduates Creative Futures Creative Graduates Creative
Futures is the largest-ever study of the career patterns of
graduates from UK courses in art, design, craft and media. During
the research we will be contacting almost 28,000 graduates from
universities and higher education colleges across the UK. We will
explore their experiences of higher education, their activities
since graduating, the work they are currently engaged in, and their
plans for the future. The study follows in the footsteps of the
highly successful and influential Destinations and Reflections
research which tracked the careers of graduates from 1993, 1994,
1995 and 1996. Destinations and Reflections This new study is
ambitious and exciting. Provides detailed regional information for
influencing economic decisions Findings launched nationally January
2010