Research
The Creative PEC was founded in 2018 to bridge the worlds of policy, research and industry in the UK’s creative industries. Since then, we have published over 60 in-depth, high-quality research reports, to build a bank of evidence to inform policy to support the growth of the creative sector across a range of fields, from innovation and technology to education and diversity.
Research and Policy
State of the Nations
The Creative Education, Skills, Talent State of the Nations reports provide regular updates on key issues related to the supply of and demand for creative talent in the UK’s Creative Industries. The Creative Education, Skills and Talent theme is led by researchers at Work Advance
Our Internationalisation State of the Nations reports provide regular overviews of international activity of the UK’s creative industries, in particular international trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) and migration. The Internationalisation theme is led by researchers from the Newcastle University.
The Arts, Culture and Heritage Sectors State of the Nations reports provide regular reporting on key issues of supply and demand facing the Arts, Culture and Heritage Sectors. The Arts, Culture and Heritage Sectors theme is led by researchers at Sheffield University.
The R&D, Innovation and Clusters State of the Nations reports provide regular overviews of R&D and innovation in Creative Industries businesses and creative clusters. The R&D, Innovation and Clusters theme is led by researchers at Sussex University.
Latest Research Reports
Beyond growth: promoting inclusive development of creative clusters in the UK
The UK creative industries have been an economic powerhouse for over two decades, contributing £125 …
Improving economic statistics in the creative industries
Towards multi-regional creative industries satellite accounts In today’s ever-evolving economi…
Impact Investing in the Cultural and Creative Sectors: Insights from an emerging field
This report identifies a burgeoning movement of investing for impact in the cultural and creative se…
Improving young people’s access and progression in work in film, TV and games
Young people can face significant barriers to achieving their full potential in UK society. Disparit…
Tomorrow comes today
This comprehensive new report provides evidence and commentary to highlight the key features of the …
Fashion MSMEs confronting climate change, COVID-19 and Brexit
This discussion paper presents findings from a study which analysed the impact of climate change, CO…
Explore our published research covering the ten thematic areas of the research programme established in the first five years of the Creative PEC.
