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Introducing the Creative PEC’s Research Fellows Network 

By Professor Hasan Bakhshi, Director Creative PEC and Professor Giorgio Fazio, Director of Research …

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‘One Creative North’ plans finalised at summit ahead of Convention of the North

30 organisations meet to set out a bold new vision for the north of England’s creative industries To…

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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 Polic…

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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 …

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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 …

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Press Release: 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 …

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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…

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Press release: Growing skills shortage & international trade decline post-Brexit

NEWS RELEASE Download the Press ReleaseEmbargoed: 00.01 UK time Thursday 30th March Two papers …

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Press Release: New Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre co-hosts announced

Newcastle University and the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) have been announced as new hosts of the Cre…

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Press release: Major review of job quality in the Creative Industries

Published today: 23rd February 2023 Download the Press Release The Creative Industries – from …

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Press release: Landmark report on the Creative Industries and Climate Emergency heralded as a ‘call to action’

A sector by sector overview of activity taking place in the creative industries to achieve Net Zero …

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Press release: Poorest areas excluded from Manchester’s creative industries success story

Research shows poorest parts of Manchester have few firms & little/no employment in creative sec…

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Press release: What happens to coastal towns when the holiday-makers leave?

Could investment in the Creative Industries be key to year-round, economic development? Could invest…

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Press release: New independent review marks vital opportunity to improve working conditions in the Creative Industries

PEC launches six-week Call for Evidence for submissions on job quality and working practices Monday …

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Press Release: R&D should be at the heart of government thinking on the Creative Industries

New Policy Briefing, Research and Industry Insight from the PEC The government has rightly placed bo…

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Press release: A new study asks ‘What is the Public Value of Public Service Broadcasting?’

A vital contribution to the debate about the future of UK broadcasting 13th January 2022 –&nbs…

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Press release: UK’s Creative Industries would need to employ 250,000 more working-class people to be as socio economically diverse as the rest of the economy

A call to Government and Industry to adopt a 10-year, 10-point Social Mobility Plan New report from …

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Press release: Class inequalities in the UK’s Screen Industries: New research shows only one in four Screen workers are from working-class backgrounds

New study looks at issues of class diversity in Screen workforce & calls for change in the secto…

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Press release: Small engines of growth: New research finds over 700 small communities of creative businesses in cities, towns and villages across the UK

Study shows the importance of micro creative clusters as engines of local and national growth &#8211…

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Press release: Just 16% of people in creative jobs are from working class backgrounds and those from privileged backgrounds more likely to shape what goes on stage, page and screen

Research on class imbalances across creative sector & programme of work for a more inclusive sec…

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Press release: How big data and machine learning can be used to generate more meaningful insights on gender inequality

Measuring gender imbalances in reporting on the creative industries Researchers analyse over half a …

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