While the film, TV and games industries are one of the UK’s greatest success stories, new research calls for change from the sector to provide disadvantaged young people with better… Read More »New research calls for change in film, TV and games sectors to improve access and progression for disadvantaged young people
Missed the State of Creativity? Now you can watch the whole thing online You can watch below, or go directly to our Youtube channel. The event has been fully captioned. Credit… Read More »Rewatch the State of Creativity
27 April 2023 – Today, the Creative PEC launches a landmark report – The State of Creativity – reflecting on 25 years of creative industry policy, since the era of cool Britannia and… Read More »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
A sector by sector overview of activity taking place in the creative industries to achieve Net Zero Wednesday 19 October 2022 – Ahead of COP 27, a landmark new report… Read More »Press release: Landmark report on the Creative Industries and Climate Emergency heralded as a ‘call to action’
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
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
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
A page collecting statistics from PEC’s research and other sources about the Creative Industries In 2001 the Creative Industries were defined by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport… Read More »National Statistics on the Creative Industries
The PEC are looking for a new host after AHRC announced their intention to continue funding our work We are delighted to announce that Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC),… Read More »Call for Expressions of Interest: Hosting the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
A call for evidence about the quality of work in the creative sector Call for Evidence Deadline for responses: 5pm Friday 29 April 2022 Download the Call for Evidence form… Read More »Take part in the PEC’s Good Work Review
A week of research, briefs and blogs into how we can make R&D work for the Creative Industries There is a reason the creative industries are growing so fast –… Read More »Spotlight on Creative R&D: a week of research and policy
Press release: New research involving over 7,000 secondary school teachers finds creative subject teachers lead the way in preparing students for employment, and that a creative education supports well-being Research… Read More »Creative education is vital to a post Covid-19 recovery
A vital contribution to the debate about the future of UK broadcasting 13th January 2022 – New research published today makes a timely and vital contribution to the debate about the… Read More »Press release: A new study asks ‘What is the Public Value of Public Service Broadcasting?’
The research will cover everything from fashion and music, to migration and seaside towns The PEC’s open calls for commissioned research are a fantastic opportunity to develop cutting edge ideas… Read More »PEC announces the launch of six new commissioned research projects
Julie’s Bicycle is a pioneering charity that uses arts and culture to take action on climate change. They help other organisations work in a sustainable way, leading on creative policy… Read More »A new partnership between the PEC and Julie’s Bicycle
A page collecting all of our work on climate change and the creative industries. The UK’s Creative Industries are key contributors to climate change – from fast fashion to blockchain… Read More »The PEC’s new research focus on climate change
A look at PEC’s work over the last year to see how we have responded to the COVID-19 crisis Throughout the pandemic and lockdowns, the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence… Read More »How the PEC has responded to COVID-19
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
A recording of Noah Askin’s fascinating talk on gender and creativity in music In this talk, Noah Askin describes his research looking at the relationship between gender and creativity. Noah… Read More »Gender differences in musician creativity
A summary of the data and blogs published as part of our COVID-19 digital consumer survey tracker Summary of the project The PEC partnered with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)… Read More »Cultural consumption in the UK – data and analysis from the six month study
Recovery of creative sector: climate change, post-Brexit opportunities & business model innovation New report from the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre shows the scale of class exclusion in the… Read More »Our second call for commissioned research projects
Two weeks of the latest research and policy to help support creative freelancers Almost one third of the creative industries workforce is made up of freelancers (in comparison to 16%… Read More »One Size Can’t Fit All: A Fortnight of Research and Policy on Creative Freelancers
New study looks at issues of class diversity in Screen workforce & calls for change in the sector 22nd April 2021 – New research(1) into class diversity in the Screen… Read More »Press release: Class inequalities in the UK’s Screen Industries: New research shows only one in four Screen workers are from working-class backgrounds
Everything PEC has published on Covid-19 over the last 12 months A summary of everything that we have published about COVID-19 and the impact of lockdown and the pandemic on… Read More »PEC and COVID-19: all our published work to date
Our response to the 2021 Budget The PEC’s response to the 2021 Budget The creative industries – from film, to fashion, art, advertising, games, design and more – are a… Read More »Response to the 2021 Budget: R&D, migration, skills and levelling-up
We analyse the Spending Review and the extent our recommendations feature in today’s announcement The creative industries – from film, to fashion, art, advertising, games, design and more – are… Read More »Artificial intelligence, levelling-up and R&D: the PEC’s response to the Spending Review 2020
Collecting data from across the sector to help policymakers understand and respond to the ongoing crisis Note: this page is no longer being updated At the PEC we want to… Read More »What is the impact of COVID-19 on the creative industries?
A letter of support from the tech and creative sectors ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review An open letter to the Chancellor in support of our proposal that the UK… Read More »Calling for a UK Centre for AI and the Creative Industries
We’re collaborating with the Centre for Cultural Value on a 15-month research project We’re collaborating with the Centre for Cultural Value on a 15-month research project Project overview This national… Read More »COVID-19: Impacts on the cultural industries and the implications for policy
Research on class imbalances across creative sector & programme of work for a more inclusive sector – New research from the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) highlights class… Read More »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
Applications closed on 21st September 2020. An invite to take part in an online workshop and a call for papers The Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King’s… Read More »Call for papers: Creative and cultural ecologies in European urban and regional development
Research into freelancers, place-based growth and business models in the creative industries Alongside the PEC’s ongoing research programme, we also commission studies from research organisations which are outside of… Read More »Announcing our first commissioned research projects
The PEC’s Policy Unit is consulting across the creative industries on research priorities The PEC’s vision is to provide independent research and authoritative recommendations that will aid the development of… Read More »We are consulting on research priorities
First study from the PEC uses 35 million UK job adverts to look at creativity & the future workforce 13th November 2018 – A new study(1) of 35 million UK… Read More »Press release: New research shows creativity will become even more important to the growth of jobs between now and 2030