Creative PEC

Explore our huge archive of reports, dashboards, explainers and articles on the creative industries. youtu.be/Cdk2HgnSqpc

Join the team! We're hiring an Executive Assistant to support our Director and senior team. Do get in touch if delivering research, policy and evidence to help shape the future of the creative industries sounds like a good fit. pec.ac.uk/job_entries/...

What might the UK Government's new 'priority pathways' measure mean for the creative industries talent pipeline? In this new blog, Policy Director Bernard Hay reflects on the need for a more nuanced approach to creative higher education, drawing on Creative PEC and wider research. 👇

🌍 Join us online for the launch of our upcoming State of the Nations report, 'Trade restrictions and UK creative services', 22 July at 11am UK time. Report co-authors from @newcastleuni.bsky.social will present the findings, joined by our expert panel. 👉 Book now: pec.ac.uk/event_entrie...

There's still time to join us for this seminar, today at 3PM BST, looking at the impact of tourist taxes. Sign up at the link below 👇

Join us this Thursday for the last seminar in the Creative PEC Seminar Series, as Valentina Montalto answers the question: do tourist taxes help strengthen local cultural provision, or do they mainly reinforce tourism spending? 👉 Book now: pec.ac.uk/event_entrie...

“Persistent” inequalities in arts and culture participation across Scotland, including by disability, ethnic group, gender and geographical location, require more than “isolated policy actions alone”, new research from Creative PEC shows.

New @creativepec.bsky.social report on Audiences and workforce in arts, culture and heritage sectors, with a deep dive on Scotland pec.ac.uk/state_of_the...

Join us this week for the launch of a major new report exploring audiences and workforce across Scotland’s arts, culture and heritage sectors. Wednesday 24 June, 12:00-13:30pm BST 👉 Watch live online: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4de49f...

As Westminster reacts to Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, our latest Political Monitor rounds up the week's key developments for the creative industries. 📬 Read more and subscribe: creativepec.substack.com/p/political-...

This research featured in @economist.com was the focus of the latest Creative PEC seminar. Hear Joel Waldfogel unpack the findings and their implications here: www.youtube.com/watch?si=ztc...

New research shows that decarbonising the UK's cultural buildings delivers financial as well as environmental benefits, presenting a clear opportunity to attract new funding into the sector. Download 'The Path to Net Zero' 👇 @figurative-org.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

From AI adoption and workforce skills to online safety and digital regulation, the Creative PEC Political Monitor explores the key policy developments shaping the UK's creative industries this week. Read more and subscribe: creativepec.substack.com/p/political-...

The UK’s creative industries are full of ambition, innovation and growth potential. So why are employers struggling to fill key roles? This article in @theconversation.com explores key findings and opportunities for change from the Creative Industries Skills Audits. Read more: shorturl.at/fLmqz

Join us on 24 June for the launch of our latest State of the Nations report on audiences and the workforce in Scotland’s arts, culture and heritage sectors. Hear the key findings and what they mean for cultural policy, placemaking and investment. Register online: shorturl.at/e8A8K

"The study further finds that authors entering the market since the rise of LLMs tend to produce predominantly lower-quality work, while the output quality of pre-LLM authors has increased." Our next online seminar investigates the impact of AI on book releases. pec.ac.uk/event_entrie...

The Political Monitor is back with a bumper edition focusing on data, evidence and strategy updates across the creative industries. Featuring updated DCMS data and Areas of Research Interest, the ACE Strategic Framework plus key dates for the week ahead. Read and subscribe: shorturl.at/6KFtI

In yesterday's Creative PEC Seminar, Luis Aguiar explores how music reuse in film and TV helps audiences discover older music in the digital era, and what this means for policy debates on copyright, fair use and licensing. 👉 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V9o...

Join us today at 3PM UK time for the next seminar in our Seminar Series. Luis Aguiar uses Netflix and Shazam data to explore how reuse of music in films helps audiences discover older songs, and how this can impact demand in the digital era. Book now to receive the link: pec.ac.uk/event_entrie...

Thank you to everyone who joined us at RSA House and online last week for the launch of the Creative Industries Skills Audits. Missed it? Catch up on YouTube to hear the presentation of key findings, policy panel discussion, and audience Q&A. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu7x...

Almost three quarters of performing arts companies suffering from skills shortages have reported problems including higher costs and lost business as a result, a "watershed" audit of the creative industries has revealed. Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/ski...

Nearly 50% of creative employers are looking to expand their workforce, though they are hampered by an outdated skills pipeline, a new report by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) has found.

Don't miss The Future Skills Agenda of the Creative Industries, streaming live from RSA House in London at 2pm today, for the launch of Creative PEC and Work Advance's major new Skills Audits study. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu7x...

@soniailie.bsky.social and Pamela Burnard introduce their new research: "The study of creative subjects matters. It allows people to express ideas, shape how we see the world...Yet for all their value, creative pathways are not equally open to everyone." pec.ac.uk/blog_entries...

Over the past two days, the Creative PEC Research Symposium brought together over 150 delegates from more than 10 countries to the North East for a forum on the creative economy. Thank you to all presenters, panellists and attendees for contributing to such constructive and insightful exchanges!

Creative PEC's flagship State of the Nations research series has been shortlisted for the @artsprofessional.co.uk Awards, in the category Excellent Research or Policy Intervention. View the full shortlist: shorturl.at/mbN7x And find out more about the State of the Nations series: shorturl.at/lnOeq

Everything you need to know for this week in the creative industries: - SIC codes final update - Local community funding - Calls for a Music Fans Association - Future of AI in the UK Plus all the latest consultations and dates for your diary: open.substack.com/pub/creative...