Our Vision
HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area) is a network of European funding organisations dedicated to creating new opportunities for innovative and collaborative transnational research across humanities disciplines. Through funding research and knowledge exchange, supporting collaboration and advocacy, HERA promotes the value of the humanities research for society and for policymaking. HERA has been active in the European Research Area (ERA) since 2002 and even since has been making a significant proportion of intellectual contribution that Europe makes in humanities.
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Humanities seek to answer some of the most complex challenges of our time. Their insights help shape the future, make us more resilient in the face of uncertainties and improve decision making that impact us all.
HERA is built on a fundamental premise of the enduring importance of the Humanities that can be significantly amplified through international collaboration.
Mission
HERA provides a unique and united platform to channel the centrality of humanities in expanding our knowledge of human culture and our place in the world, and in addressing societal challenges.
We will engage creativity, innovation and collaboration across Europe and beyond based on the following key principles:
- Championing humanities: As an unparallelled network representing the humanities in Europe, HERA has an opportunity and responsibility to be a voice for humanities and their strong contribution to drive a positive change.
- Joint programming: Transnational community-led calls remain one of the most recognised aspects of HERA’s activities.
- Interdisciplinarity: We will continue strengthening collaborations across humanities disciplines to support the creation of knowledge that extends the insights of individual disciplines.
- Knowledge Exchange: We will build on HERA’s successful track record of knowledge exchange and knowledge translation programming, to support and amplify impact generation from our research and advocacy activity we fund and to the benefit of the wider humanities community within, across and beyond member countries.
- Internationalisation: Transnational collaboration is at the heart of HERA’s vision. As such, HERA will remain open to new opportunities to extend its international outreach within Europe and beyond.
- Communication and Engagement: To support targeted delivery of our vision and strategy, we will develop a communication and engagement plan to help increase visibility and sustain HERA’s brand and recognition across Europe and beyond.
- Governance to support the delivery of the strategy: Robust and yet flexible governance will play a central role in underlining the delivery of our strategy. It reflects the collaborative nature of HERA and outlines key roles and responsibilities within network structures.