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# New funding announced to tackle LGBTQ+ loneliness
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/new-funding-announced-to-tackle-lgbtq-loneliness/
- Published: 2021-02-04T10:10:54.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-04T11:07:49.000Z
- Description: Dr Charlotte Jones’ project The Beat of Our Hearts: Staging New Histories of LGBTQIA Loneliness aims to engage audiences with the history of loneliness and solidarity in LGBTQ+ communities
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Health, In The South, News, Community, Diversity, equality, Inclusion, LGBTQ, loneliness

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The **Arts and Humanities Research Council** (AHRC), which funds internationally outstanding independent researchers across the whole range of the arts and humanities, [has announced ten equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) Engagement Fellowships](https://www.ukri.org/news/ahrc-announces-edi-engagement-fellowships/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) which will support researchers whose work focuses on EDI issues. The fellows will be supported by a total **investment of over £850,000** which will be used to engage diverse audiences with their research.

Prof **Christopher Smith**, AHRC Executive Chair, said: *“Learning about our heritage and culture and participating in the arts can deepen our perception of our history and of ourselves.*

*“These fellowships will enable researchers to connect their scholarship with diverse communities across the UK and bring about positive change.*

*“Arts and humanities research has tremendous potential to help people to embrace different viewpoints and to build a fairer, more inclusive society.”*

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Dr Charlotte Jones

One of the fellows, Dr **Charlotte Jones**’ project **The Beat of Our Hearts: Staging New Histories of LGBTQIA Loneliness** will aim to engage audiences with the history of loneliness and solidarity in LGBTQ+ communities, reconnecting them with queer lives of the past. The fellowship will transform existing research by Dr Jones and Dr **Fred Cooper** into a programme of creative workshops in Devon and Cornwall in partnership with the **Intercom Trust** and culminate in the development and staging of an original performance at Exeter’s **Northcott Theatre**, written by playwright **Natalie McGrath**.

For the full list of EDI Engagement Fellowships, [CLICK HERE](https://www.ukri.org/news/ahrc-announces-edi-engagement-fellowships/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)