Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre

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Creative PEC will be closed for the festive period from end of day 20 December, until 6 January 2025. We wish you a restful holiday season and look forward to seeing you in the New Year!

We’re hiring! Creative PEC is looking for a new Research Assistant or Associate in creative industries to join the team in either the Newcastle University or RSA hub. Read more about the role and benefits: buff.ly/49V7XPK Creative PEC is funded by @AHRC

Looking back at Creative PEC in 2024. Read about our year of policy, research and industry, including achievements, events, reports and impact. buff.ly/3VQawMW Thanks to the team, our partners, champions, our funders @AHRC and all those who have been part of it.

NEWS: We’ve announced the members of the Creative Industries Task Force Together with @lisanandy, they will support the development of an ambitious and targeted Creative Industries Sector Plan The plan will help to deliver a further boost to the creative industries’ growth More ⬇️ gov.uk/government/new…

We're excited to announce that Creative PEC Director, Hasan Bakhshi, has joined the Government's new Creative Industries Sector Plan Taskforce. This taskforce aims to inform the development of the Sector Plan for the growth of the creative industries. buff.ly/4goFnZw

We're hiring a Communications Manager! The Ideal candidate will have strong digital skills helping transform our online presence and engagement. For more information visit: buff.ly/41ExFG4 Deadline for applications: 14 January 2025

Andrew Ellis, @ArtUK Chief Executive, discusses how we put an economic value on Art UK's free-to-access digital service? Read the article based on the study by Matthew Bezzano at DCMS and Creative PEC’s Professor Hasan Bakhshi and Dr Rodrigo Michel. buff.ly/4gEIr3q

Measuring the economic value of digital culture - Professor Hasan Bakhshi on how we can measure the value of free-to-access digital culture. Based on a new @ArtUKdotorg research report from DCMS and Creative PEC. buff.ly/4fn41bz Creative PEC are funded by @AHRC

NEWS: @lisanandy announces Baroness Margaret Hodge is to lead the independent review into @ace_national with experts from across the arts and cultural sectors More ⬇️ gov.uk/government/new…

Lifelong learning in the creative industries, part 2: the solutions Our Industry Champions discuss potential solutions to challenges faced in lifelong learning in the creative industries. Read the blog here: buff.ly/3OWZRMP Creative PEC is funded by @AHRC

Lifelong learning in the creative industries - part 1: the challenges. Read about the recent roundtable with Creative PEC Industry Champions discussing some of the challenges in creative industries education and training. buff.ly/3OVT7P2 Creative PEC is funded by @AHRC

Just hot off the press! With my colleagues Jonathan Jones, @dpsimandjuntak and @GrgFazio @NCLBusiness @CreativePEC The UK’s booming creative industries could employ even more people – if they attract fresh international investment theconversation.com/the-uks-boomin… via @ConversationUK

The UK’s booming creative industries could employ even more people – if they attract fresh international investment. Read about Creative PEC and Newcastle University's foreign direct investment research on The Conversation UK. buff.ly/3Vv8DFm AHRC funds Creative PEC.

Miss out on any of our Seminar Series events? You can now watch them on our YouTube channel! Catch up on all of this year's Seminar Series events below: buff.ly/3Dg437y

Thank you to all our speakers who took part in this semester’s Seminar Series events Simona Iammarino, Karol J Borowiecki, Trilce Navarrete. We have one more seminar taking place tomorrow at @NCLBusiness welcoming Anthony Fung 6 December | 2pm (UK time) | NUBS 2.03

Join us this Thursday for a creative economy seminar delivered by @TrilceNavarrete Digital Culture: Emerging trends in museums online Sign up now: buff.ly/3OpUPbc

Are you an artist or work in the creative and cultural industries residing in the UK or Ireland? Have your say before 9 December 2024 in this survey by British Council Ireland- 🔗hubs.ly/Q02ZGLWy0

⚡ Our latest newsletter is out on Substack, jam-packed with useful news, research, events and opportunities from across the UK creative sector, including @CreativePEC @uk_ie @ahrcpress @suttontrust @culturecommons + more creativeindustriescouncil.substack.com/p/creative-bri…