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Attendance and engagement at UK sporting, cultural and heritage sites

Apply for funding to research the development of novel data-intensive approaches for capturing engagement data from unticketed cultural, heritage, and sporting events, activities and locations, demonstrated through a deployable tool in at least one DCMS sector. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.

Published opportunity

Funding
From £1.1 million to £1.32 million
Location
National
Deadline
1 December 2026, 4:00 PM
Provider
GOV.UK
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Published criteria

Who this opportunity is for.

Who can apply
Public Sector, Non-profit, Private Sector
Funding organisation
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council
Location
National
Opens
22 September 2026, 9:00 AM
Closes
1 December 2026, 4:00 PM
Requirement
Public Sector, Non-profit, Private Sector

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