Introduction: transdisciplinary learning for digital creative practice

摘要

The Institute of Creative Technologies (IOCT) at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK, was founded in 2006 with a £1.3 million award from the Higher Education Funding Council for England under its 'Science Research Infrastructure Fund'. The aim was to provide a catalyst for research at the intersection of science and technology, and the arts and humanities. The IOCT was situated outside the faculty structure of the university with a mission to pull together high-quality research from all areas and to present a public face to the most creative and innovative research at De Montfort University (DMU). The IOCT rapidly formed a network of partners across the university and established a large collection national and international links. These are detailed on its website at. Since its inception, it has housed over 100 projects, conducted by over 100 researchers, and funded from a range of sources including research councils, charities and other agencies.