in partnership m&s: business and he in partnership katharine carter (the m&s company...
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IN PARTNERSHIP
M&S: Business and HE in Partnership
Katharine Carter (The M&S Company Archive) & Megan Parsons (The University of Leeds)
Background• M&S 125 Anniversary,
2009: – temporary exhibition– engagement programme
• Capital Project: new, permanent home for the archive in a shared building on campus
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New opportunities
• March 2012: launch of The M&S Company Archive
• Shared access and engagement priorities
• Culture, Research, Employability
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Working together to secure external funding: Culture
• Heritage Lottery Fund: Marks in Time Community Engagement project, 2009
• HLF application with Dance United as part of ‘Legacies of War’, 2013 – 2014
• Arts Council England: Artists in Residence project, 2013
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Artist in Residence Bid: Inspired by the M&S Company Archive
• 3 Residencies of 3 months each• Disciplines: Poetry; Music; Art• Seeking Grants for the Arts Funding plus support from M&S Company Archive and University of Leeds
Working together to secure external funding: Research
• M&S Chair in Business History, Faculty of Arts
• European Science Foundation ‘HERA’ project on fashion as a cultural and economic phenomenon, 2013 – 2016
• Collaboratively funded PhDs : – ‘Social History of Food’– ‘Energy Consumption & Consumer Behaviour’
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Working together to secure external funding: Research
• Shared research priorities:– Functional Packaging & Waste Reduction– Improved Refrigeration Efficiency– Real-time Stock Inventory– Sustainable Animal Food Strategy– Embedding Understanding/Building Leadership Capability
• Initial investment in the archive project delivering a greater return on investment for each partner
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Our experience to dateChallenges
– Stakeholder management– Communication– Calendar
Positives– Innovation– Creativity– Experience and expertise– Shared priorities delivering benefits for both partners– Culture - Reaching different audiences at different
levels
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