NCACE Evidence Cafe 16: Knowledge Exchange Framework & KE Metrics

Capturing the value of university knowledge exchange in the arts, humanities and cultural sector.

NCACE’s Evidence Café sessions have been held regularly since March 2021. The Evidence Café is an online space for presentations, evidence and information sharing, story-telling and creating a community of knowledge sharing and exchange.

In this Evidence Café session, we are delighted to invite colleagues from the Policy Evidence Unit for University Commercialisation and Innovation (UCI) - University of Cambridge to share key findings from the work they have been undertaking for Research England (RE) in developing the next generation of Knowledge Exchange (KE) data and metrics.

The session builds on a workshop held in collaboration between NCACE, UCI, and Royal Northern College of Music on 16th of September 2025 at The Warburg Institute that set out to explore the following questions:

• What is the value delivered by university KE in the arts and cultural sectors
• What types of KE should be captured in a modern KE framework?
• How can we better assess the health of the KE system and the value it delivers?

This Evidence Café session presents an important opportunity for discussion and input to the draft report. It builds on key themes that emerged from the September workshop while creating a space for further input to the ways that knowledge exchange (KE) in the arts and humanities can be best measured, understood, valued and rewarded. You can read our blog from the September workshop.

Contributors include:

Dr Valeria Ramirez (UCI, University of Cambridge)
Dr Michelle Phillips (Royal Northern Conservatoire of Music)
Dr Patrycja Kaszynska (University of the Arts)
Evelyn Wilson (Co-Director, NCACE) and Dr Mai Musié (Senior Manager, NCACE)
 

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