Professor, Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries King’s College London
Roberta Comunian is Professor of Creative Economies at the Department for Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King’s College London (UK). She is interested in the relationship between public and private investments in the arts, art and cultural regeneration projects, cultural and creative work, careers, and creative social economies. She has also undertaken research on knowledge transfer and creative industries and the role of higher education in creative economies through funded grants. She is recognised internationally for her work on creative graduates in the UK and their career trajectories. She has contributed extensively to the development of sustainable creative economies through EU and internationally funded projects. Her latest project focused on supporting the development of sustainable creative economies in Africa (www.creative-economies-africa.org).
