Independent research & policy recommendations for the UK’s creative industries
New research
A Silver Lining? Consumer Preferences over Human-Made and AI-Generated Production in Two Domains
Trade restrictions and UK creative services
Creative Clusters, Geography and University-Industry Links
Audiences and workforce in arts, culture and heritage sectors: Recent trends and evidence for Scotland
The Path to Net Zero: Exploring Funding Options for Retrofitting Cultural Buildings
Latest articles and events
Developing taxonomies for arts, culture and heritage
Platform discovery and cumulative creativity in the music industry
Policy Brief: Creative Freelancers
Measure what matters: Priority pathways and Creative Higher Education
State of the Nations
Our award-winning, longitudinal research series uses the latest data to inform policymakers, industry and researchers about the creative industries. Winner of the 2026 Arts Professional Award for Excellent Research or Policy Intervention.
The series covers four distinct creative industries themes. Choose a theme below or find out more.
Research Consortium
The State of the Nations series provides regular, ongoing quantitative data reporting and is authored by colleagues from Sussex University, Sheffield University, Work Advance, and Newcastle University.
The Creative PEC is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The Creative PEC has been awarded funding by the AHRC for an additional five years, and is joint hosted by the University of Newcastle, alongside the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).
