Press Release: Investing in ‘creative clusters’ is key to economic growth– and helping to level up the UK economy
A new report published today, provides fresh insight on where policy intervention could be best targeted to bolster the creative industries and help level up the...
Sawan Rathi
Research Fellow in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School...
Tolu Stedford
Development Producer at the Independent Film Trust and CEO of Creative Lions Productions...
Dave Moutrey
Director of Culture and Creative Industries at Manchester City Council...
New research calls for change in film, TV and games sectors to improve access and progression for disadvantaged young people
While the film, TV and games industries are one of the UK’s greatest success stories, new research calls for change from the sector to provide disadvantaged young...
Online Launch: Geographies of Creativity – State of the Nations research series
Join Dr Josh Siepel, Senior Lecturer (Sussex University) and Creative PEC Research Consortium Partner for R&D, Innovation and Clusters, as he discusses the findings...
Diana Marcela Rey Vásque – Colombia-Canada
Cultural Statistics Expert at UNDP for Saudi Arabia, Associate Researcher at Lado B...
Omar Nagati – Egypt
Architect, Urban Planner and Co-founder of CLUSTER...
Marcel Kraus – Czech Republic
Head of the Hyb4City department at Charles University's Hybernská Campus, Prague...
Edna dos Santos-Duisenberg – Switzerland and Brazil
Economist, Policy Advisor and Researcher on Creative Economy and Development...
Daniar Amanaliev – Kyrgyzstan
Co-founder and Band Master of ololo group, Chair of Kyrgyzstan’s Creative Industries Park Board...
Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s British Film and High-End Television Inquiry
Creative PEC’s Response Executive Summary In this submission, the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC) addresses several of the questions...
Press release: With coordinated action North of England based creative industries could add £10bn to the UK economy
Today, the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) and the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC), led by Newcastle University,...
Press Release: ‘Creative Corridors’ can be the key to the UK’s creative industries’ ambitions
Today (Saturday 16 September), three major institutions announce a joint agreement to work together to determine the skills, policies and investment required to...
Alejandro Ramirez-Guerra
Research Associate at Newcastle University Business School...
Mark Taylor
Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods at Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield...
Siobhan McAndrew
Senior Lecturer in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield...
Jonathan Jones
Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University Business School...
Press release: Relationship between creative industries and gentrification overstated says new study
August 2023 – It’s a commonly held view that the arts drive gentrification. Many city leaders argue that new creative firms and a growing artistic population...
Could the UK be a creative haven for writers? With support from policymakers, yes, says new report
17 August 2023 – The latest Authors’ Earnings Survey, from researchers at the CREATe Research Centre at the University of Glasgow, made for concerning reading....
Speaking with One Voice
A fundamental remit of the BBC, and other public service broadcasters (PSBs) like ITV and Channel 4, is to provide a high quality public service, that informs, educates...
Rewatch the State of Creativity
Missed the State of Creativity? Now you can watch the whole thing online You can watch below, or go directly to our Youtube channel. The event has been fully...
Press release: Landmark Creative Industries report says: prioritise creative education, end unequal access to the arts and focus on the regenerative power of the creative sector
27 April 2023 – Today, the Creative PEC launches a landmark report – The State of Creativity – reflecting on 25 years of creative...
Working Together – Cooperatives as a creative industry business model
This authors looks at how creative workers and students typically understand cooperatives, explore the skills and training people need to set up cooperatives, and...
Press release: Major review of job quality in the Creative Industries
Published today: 23rd February 2023 Download the Press Release The Creative Industries – from fashion and film to video games and visual arts – are a...
The State of Creativity – A free, one-day conference
Join creative industry policy makers, researchers and practitioners from around the UK for a day of lightning talks, panel discussions, keynotes and performances.
The...