Announcing our first commissioned research projects

Research into freelancers, place-based growth and business models in the creative industries

How policymakers can support local growth in the creative industries

Author: Claudia Burger

We consulted our Industry Champions on local policy interventions which aim to grow the sector

Mind the gap: regional inequalities in the UK's creative industries

Author: Professor Bruce Tether

Examining the distribution and growth of the creative industries in the UK at the regional level

How can policy makers help rural creative businesses contribute to Levelling Up?

Authors: Dr Jorge Velez-Ospina, Dr Josh Siepel, Inge Hill, Frances Rowe

Some key facts from the latest research into the rural creative economy

PEC's comment on the 2021 Spending Review and Autumn Budget

Author: Eliza Easton

Greater recognition and sustained investment but missed opportunities

The austerity decade: local government spending on culture

Authors: Dr Bethany Rex, Dr Peter Campbell

The latest findings on how local government spending on culture has changed over the last ten years

When policy meets place: ‘Levelling Up’ and the culture and creative industries

Authors: ​Dr Abigail Gilmore, Dr Ben Dunn, Dr Victoria Barker, Dr Mark Taylor

'Levelling Up’ policy must take needs of different places into account to create level playing field

Small engines of growth: Understanding creative microclusters

Author: Dr Josh Siepel

Our research highlights small communities of creative businesses as engines of local/national growth

A first look at connections between the presence of creative industries and the wider urban economy

Authors: ​Dr Diana Gutierrez Posada, Dr Max Nathan

Positive links between the growth of creative industries activity & elsewhere in urban economies