The changing spatial distribution of employment in creative industry clusters in England 1991-2018
Understanding creative industries growth trends from 1991-2018 by mapping the geographical concentration and patterns.
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Creative Clusters
Creative Corridors: Connecting Clusters to Unleash Potential
Introducing the Creative Corridors framework.
Policy Brief: Insights from the Northern Creative Corridor Workshops Sprint
The Northern Creative Corridor is an initiative aimed at connecting creative clusters across Northern England to drive regional growth in the creative industries. Led by a coalition including the Royal… Read More »Policy Brief: Insights from the Northern Creative Corridor Workshops Sprint
Improving economic statistics in the creative industries
Towards multi-regional creative industries satellite accounts In today’s ever-evolving economic landscape, policymakers are increasingly recognising the potential of creative industries to drive growth, innovation, and export opportunities across various sectors.… Read More »Improving economic statistics in the creative industries
Northern England’s Creative Industries
The Creative Industries are already a driver of growth across the UK economy. Export-intensive and major employers, they also attract significant investment from overseas. Large and small clusters of creative… Read More »Northern England’s Creative Industries
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 achieve sustained growth in the creative sector.… Read More »Press Release: ‘Creative Corridors’ can be the key to the UK’s creative industries’ ambitions
Identifying and analysing UK fashion micro-clusters
The UK’s Fashion and Textiles industry contributed almost £20 billion to the UK economy in 2020 and remains a major UK employer with 500,000 jobs supported across design, manufacturing and… Read More »Identifying and analysing UK fashion micro-clusters
Building sustainable regional music industry clusters
This report looks at the role the creative industries can play for the Levelling Up agenda, as well as the challenges the sector faces outside London and the greater South… Read More »Building sustainable regional music industry clusters
The role of the university in enhancing creative clusters
Universities are important for driving growth in their local creative industries. At the same time, the creative industries is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy, and in… Read More »The role of the university in enhancing creative clusters
Creative clusters and sparse spaces: Manchester’s creative industries and the geographies of deprivation and prosperity
The aim of this paper is to ‘take stock’ of the creative industries in Manchester and to explore their geographies through analysing official statistics on employment and workplaces; in terms… Read More »Creative clusters and sparse spaces: Manchester’s creative industries and the geographies of deprivation and prosperity
How a placed-based employment programme is bringing creative workers back to Northern Ireland
The Department for Communities (DfC) recently awarded £4.7 million to Future Screens NI (FSNI) to create 72 three-year posts in arts organisations in Northern Ireland as part of the Art Work scheme.… Read More »How a placed-based employment programme is bringing creative workers back to Northern Ireland
Three ways to support growth in the creative industries
Three ways to support growth in the creative industries The Creative Industries are an economic powerhouse, delivering £115.9bn GVA, accounting for 2.2 million jobs, and exporting more than £50bn per year at the last count. Around… Read More »Three ways to support growth in the creative industries
Creative industries innovation in seaside resorts and country towns
Read our four page policy brief for key recommendations based on this research: Insights for Policymakers: Creative Industries Innovation in Seaside Resorts and Country Towns ______________________________________________ The creative industries in… Read More »Creative industries innovation in seaside resorts and country towns
Policy briefing: Creative industries innovation in seaside resorts and country towns
This policy brief is based on a PEC Discussion Paper: Creative Industries Innovation in Seaside Resorts and Country Towns Pre-pandemic, research suggested that being located in intensive, largely urban clusters… Read More »Policy briefing: Creative industries innovation in seaside resorts and country towns
Further reading and references about levelling up and the Creative Industries
First study from the PEC uses 35 million UK job adverts to look at creativity & the future workforce This page is a combination of the PEC’s published research, and… Read More »Further reading and references about levelling up and the Creative Industries
How to use up the Levelling Up Resources
The welcome page for our Levelling Up resources for local authorities This collection of resources is designed for those working in Local Authorities (LAs) who are considering investing in their… Read More »How to use up the Levelling Up Resources
Levelling Up and the Creative Industries: Resources for Local Authorities
Data and evidence to help local authorities understand levelling up and the creative industries These resources are designed for those working in Local Authorities (LAs ) who are considering investing… Read More »Levelling Up and the Creative Industries: Resources for Local Authorities
How Research and Innovation can help level-up the Creative Industries
The Levelling-Up White Paper produced by the Department for Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities notes that ideas and innovation are key drivers for rebalancing the economy. Since 2018, UKRI’s £56.8m Creative Industries Clusters Programme (CICP) has… Read More »How Research and Innovation can help level-up the Creative Industries
Creative Clusters Case Studies
Creative Clusters – Case Studies The creative clusters in these case studies share some common factors that can lead to success. For example, the role performed by ‘anchor institutions’ (often… Read More »Creative Clusters Case Studies
Supporting the Creative Industries: The impact of the ‘Preston Model’ in Lancashire
The economic geography of the UK is highly uneven, with many of the largest clusters concentrating in the greater South East of England and some large metropolitan areas in the… Read More »Supporting the Creative Industries: The impact of the ‘Preston Model’ in Lancashire
Createch activity in the UK
Createch is an emerging field that combines technology and creativity in novel ways. This report is a foundational piece of research that examines where createch businesses are in the UK,… Read More »Createch activity in the UK
Growth through skills: Lessons from the Thames Estuary Production Corridor
This discussion paper is a case study for how to drive growth within creative clusters through investment into skills. The project, from researchers at Work Advance, explores investment into skills… Read More »Growth through skills: Lessons from the Thames Estuary Production Corridor
Creative places: Why we must invest in our local creative industries
Making the case for targeted funding to creative microclusters around the UK. The creative industries are engines of growth. One in eight UK businesses are part of the creative industries,… Read More »Creative places: Why we must invest in our local creative industries
Do creative industries generate multiplier effects? Evidence from UK cities 1997-2018
A paper examing the long-term impacts of the creative industries on surrounding urban economies
Creative places: Growing the creative industries across the UK
This is in part because of the economic importance of the sector: one in eight UK businesses are part of the creative industries, and together they contributed almost £116 billion… Read More »Creative places: Growing the creative industries across the UK
Cultural brokerage and creative clusters
Future Screens NI and levelling-up in a pandemic environment Future Screens NI is one of nine creative clusters in the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Creative Industries Clusters Programme, of which… Read More »Cultural brokerage and creative clusters
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 – The Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre finds 709 ‘microclusters’ of creative businesses in… Read More »Press release: Small engines of growth: New research finds over 700 small communities of creative businesses in cities, towns and villages across the UK
Creative radar: Mapping the UK’s creative industries
Major urban centres are the sorts of places we would expect to find creative businesses clustered together. Yet go beyond London’s Shoreditch, Manchester’s Northern Quarter, or Edinburgh’s Cowgate, and you… Read More »Creative radar: Mapping the UK’s creative industries
Evolution and trends of creative cluster research
A systematic literature review and future research agenda The geographical clustering of creative and cultural industries is a topic that has gone from being relatively obscure to mainstream in the… Read More »Evolution and trends of creative cluster research
The importance of a UK-wide recovery plan for the creative industries
New research shows that following the global financial crisis in 2008 we saw an accelerated trend towards a greater concentration of creative businesses in London. This should warn us against repeating… Read More »The importance of a UK-wide recovery plan for the creative industries
How policymakers can support local growth in the creative industries
As part of our research agenda around local growth, we consulted our Industry Champions on their experience of local policy interventions aimed at growing the creative industries. Our Industry Champions are trusted… Read More »How policymakers can support local growth in the creative industries
Mind the gap: regional inequalities in the UK’s creative industries
Using official Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Economic Estimates, this Discussion Paper examines the distribution and growth of the Creative Industries in the UK at the regional… Read More »Mind the gap: regional inequalities in the UK’s creative industries