HARI (Humanities and Arts Research Institute) is part of Royal Holloway’s vibrant interdisciplinary research culture. It exists to foster interdisciplinary research that engages with Humanities and Arts across campus and beyond. It is committed to creative interventions and fostering discussion and debate, as well as building an engaged and engaging research environment.
HARI aims to support an interdisciplinary research culture at Royal Holloway. That culture will spark new ideas, develop new ways of thinking, and provide space for the crucial creative conversations that drive academic work forwards.
We achieve this by engaging colleagues in researching groupings and events that provide the confidence for experimentation and co-operation, the sharing of ideas, and the exploration of new creative approaches.
HARI sponsors informal research groups that cross disciplinary boundaries and innovative interdisciplinary projects. These might range from on-going, long-term engagements with a particular areas, to individual workshops, showcases, and public engagements.
To discuss ideas for events, projects, and groups, please contact Rebecca Jinks, the current director of HARI.
HARI funding is expected to open for 2026/27 applications in November 2026. Details of the scheme remits and application forms will be available at that time.
People
Director: Rebecca Jinks, Department of History and Classics
Management: HARI is managed by the Research Leads in the School of Humanities (Classics, History, English, Languages, Literatures and Cultures), under the direction of the vice-Dean Research in Humanities.
