What is the educational background of those working in the culture and creative industries?

Background

Research is also needed to help AHT’s understanding of international cultural markets, where the UK sits comparatively and the impact culture has on international diplomacy. Protecting the UK’s cultural assets and understanding ways to consolidate and make better use of crucial data across AHT sectors is also of interest and more research on best practice would be useful.

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Related UKRI funded projects


  • Creative Work in the Cultural Industries

    The experiences and working conditions of creative personnel (the actors, musicians, directors, writers, etc. primarily responsible for making cultural products) and those who work with them have been surprisingly neglec...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Leeds

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project provides insights into the working conditions of creative personnel in the cultural industries, but does not specifically address their educational background.

  • Creative Economy Champion - Media Arts

    The AHRC has identified the creative economy as an area of strategic importance, as evidenced in our 2016 - 2020 Delivery Plan. During the last spending period (2011-2015), the AHRC spent circa £100m on research re...

    Funded by: UKRI

    Lead research organisation: Royal Holloway University of London

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on the creative economy and its development, but does not provide information on the educational background of those working in the culture and creative industries.

  • Supporting Young People to Become International Creative Talents: Educational Enterprise Collaborations between Shanghai and Liverpool

    Graduate job readiness and the mismatch of expectations between employers and educational providers on the role and requirements of industry training provision are key issues facing the creative industries. This project ...

    Funded by: FIC

    Lead research organisation: Edge Hill University

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project discusses the role of education and training in preparing young people for the creative industries, but does not provide specific information on the educational background of current industry professionals.

  • Beyond the Campus: Connecting Knowledge and Creative Practice Communities Across Higher Education and the Creative Economy

    Higher education institutions are central to local economic development, through their engagement with knowledge economies, local regeneration and the development of human capital. These dynamics have recently acquired m...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: King's College London

  • 'Navigate' Digital Learning

    'Navigate Digital Learning' is a digital programme which explores a diverse range of job roles and routes into the creative industries. Made and developed by The Paper Birds Theatre Company, 'Navigate' provides an honest...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: THE PAPER BIRDS THEATRE COMPANY

  • UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING CREATIVE ECONOMIES IN AFRICA: EDUCATION, NETWORKS AND POLICY (HN)

    In recent years there has been a growing interest in the role that cultural and creative industries play in developing economies - both in terms of their economic contribution but also in connection with social change an...

    Funded by: GCRF

    Lead research organisation: King's College London

  • The Discipline of Creativity: Exploring the Paradox

    The Creative Industries have been identified as an important segment of the new knowledge economy. They cover a range of areas, including, though not confined to, architecture, advertising, arts and cultural industries, ...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: University of St Andrews

  • Research and Enterprise in Arts and Creative Technologies: REACT KE Hub

    REACT: Research & Enterprise in Arts and Creative Technologies. Knowledge Exchange gets lost in translation. Creative Economy demand and Arts and Humanities research culture too routinely fail to understand each oth...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: University of the West of England

  • Networking New Opportunities for Artists in East Africa

    This interdisciplinary research project Networking New Opportunities for Visual Artists in East Africa draws together visual artists, arts organisations, funders, policy makers, academics and other stakeholders in the vi...

    Funded by: GCRF

    Lead research organisation: Newcastle University

  • Diverse Capacities: building a knowledge exchange network for creative industries in the Solent

    The 2021 LGA Commission on Culture and Local Government has noted that despite the £1billion spent per year on culture by local councils in the UK, strategies for regional cultural communities are fragmented, often...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Southampton