ACADEMIC COLLABORATIONS

We are currently developing Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) as part of our work to transform archaeological practice. KTPs are three-way partnerships lasting 1-3 years between us, a recent MA/MSc or PhD graduate (the KLP associate who carries out the research) and a university academic, who provides support to the associate and their research.

In order to quality as a KTP, these projects must deliver innovation and benefits, and potentially open up a new area of business activity. Themes that could benefit from a KTP include these areas of enquiry:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) in archaeology – much of the data produced in archaeology requires manual processing; how can we work with AI to speed this up and deliver enhanced results?

• Archaeological science – how can techniques from other disciplines be applied to our assemblages and projects?

• Citizen science – how can we better understand the quality and impact of community engagement, and the science generated by these projects?        

• Learning and development – how can we create effective and impactful e-learning resources for professional and community audiences in archaeology?

• Visualisation of data and output – how can we present information to aid visualization and interpretation?