NiTRO + Creative Matters

Perspectives on creative arts in higher education

STEAM

STEAM and International Collaboration during a COVID-19 pandemic

In the summer of 2019 an Erasmus+ bid for research into STEAM in Higher Education, coordinated by Birmingham City University, was approved. At the time, the UK was also in protracted negotiations with the European Union, the impending exit having implications for educational exchange. This would prove to be

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Arts Integration At Research Universities – US Experiences

It appears that even US universities are feeling the squeeze in higher education. . .

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University Of Kansas Embraces STEM To STEAM In New Four Year Integrated Arts Research Initiative

A new four year initiative at the Spencer Museum of Art, and funded by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation, will bring arts ideas and approaches into research taking place across the University of Kansas. . .

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From STEM to STEAM: Art Education, Innovation and Universities
By Professor Brad Buckley and Associate Professor John Conomos — Recently, there has been much discussion in the press and beyond about the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) subjects at high school and at university. In particular, the Commonwealth Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda has focused
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