The Arts Humanities Research Council (AHRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation, supports world-class research which furthers our understanding of human culture and creativity.We are unique in the world as a national funding agency supporting both arts and humanities research. We use public funding of approximately £98m per annum to fund research among one quarter of the United Kingdom's research population. Each year we provide some 700 research awards, 2,000 postgraduate scholarships, and numerous knowledge transfer awards.