An annual allocation from the Science and Technology Council Research Fund has been announced. It is four grant types; outstanding, project, research position and doctoral student grants, for up to 36 months. This time, two projects received funding where LHÍ employees are among the leading researchers. On the one hand, it is an outstanding grant of 150 million that will be hosted at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Helsinki, where Guðbjörg R. Jóhannesdóttir, associate professor at the Faculty of Art Education and Kristín Valsdóttir, president of the Faculty of Art Education, play the roles of project manager and principal researchers together with Sigríði Þorgeirsdóttir and Birni Þorsteinsson, professors of philosophy at the University of Music, but the project manager and main researcher is Daphjörg Hallhæði, professor at the Faculty of Music.
Þorbjörg Daphne Hall, professor in the department of music, leads a project grant for 36 months:
Building bridges through collaboration: MetamorPhonics as an approach to socially engaged music making
In the abstract of the application, the project is described as follows:
„There are a variety of community-based music projects that work with diverse groups and communities, for example individuals in custody or clients of health institutions, individuals of different ages, with diverse skills and backgrounds“ These projects reflect the philosophy that music and music practice can have a positive impact on people and even change their lives for the better The main goals of this project are to study MetamorPhonics (MP) which is an example of a community-based music project. The purpose is to understand the various aspects of MP, including the background and motivation of the participants, the philosophy and guiding principles of MP and compare them with other community-based music projects. The project will also examine the pedagogical approach of MP and specifically examine how artistic management and decision-making takes place. It will also analyze how the background of participants affects musical approaches and whether it has any lasting impact on band members and their lives outside of the project. The project also focuses on research results, which focus on research centers and research projects.“
In addition to Þorbjargar, Sigrún Sævarsdóttir-Griffiths, musician, teacher at the Guildhall School and director of MetamorPhonics, Anna Hildur Hildibrandsdóttir, lecturer at the University of Bifröst and filmmaker, Lee Higgins, professor at York St John University and director of the International Center for Community Music, and Jo Gibson, researcher at York St John University. The project will take place in Iceland and the UK. Research results will be communicated through academic articles, a website in Icelandic and English, a documentary and a series of workshops, concerts and lectures.
This time, 30 project grants were awarded, three of them in the field of humanities and arts.
Sigríður Þorgeirsdóttir, professor of philosophy at UI, Guðbjörg R. Jóhannesdóttir, associate professor at the Faculty of Art Education at LHÍ, Kristín Valsdóttir, dean of the Faculty of Art Education at LHÍ, Björn Þorsteinsson, professor of philosophy at UI and Donata Scheller, visiting professor of philosophy at UI lead an outstanding grant for 36 months:
„Making Sense“ - Freedom of Semantic Creation: Physical Empirical Research
In the abstract of the application, the project is described as follows:
„The research consists of the establishment of a research and training center that connects physical-experiential research methods in order to meet an environmental and social crisis that requires transformed knowledge" In this project based on philosophy and cognitive science, experiments will be carried out with methods that utilize the storehouse of the experience for research purposes Although the disappearance to the body, experience and emotions is generally accepted, there is still a gap between the theory and practice bridged by the Making Sense project's relatives do not let it sit to discuss the theories but practice physical, empirical research methods together, and test and study The The The The The The The The The Theta Research and Training Center will rank Iceland at the forefront of methods in physical, empirical research by gathering leading scientific and academic people in the field of the shift from physical theory to the practice of the collaboration team has laid the foundation for the center by running the Erasmus+ training program www.trainingect.com). With the advent of new international partners, the team now has the motivation and strength needed to bring these innovative research and training to the next level with the Making Sense project.“
Outstanding grants are intended for research groups for large-scale research projects that are likely to deliver top-notch Icelandic research internationally Training of young scientists is a key part of excellence projects with the participation of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows Four research projects received excellence funding this time.
We congratulate the grantees on their allocations and look forward to monitoring the progress and results of the research projects.