Publications

We publish work on creative networks, hubs, ecologies, and sustainable economies in various formats including reports, working papers, and academic articles.

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Hopeful Futures for Creative Innovation

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The report is for anyone with an interest in thinking differently about how to support creative innovation – policymakers, funders, third-sector organisations, and thinkers.
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Creative Workforce for the Future

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This report captures the significant learning and insights which were gained from running Creative Workforce for the Future.
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Knowledge exchange in the arts and humanities as creative economy policy assemblage

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This paper reflects on how the underpinning logics of UK creative economy policy - about the value of creativity, the commodification of knowledge, and how these things lead to economic growth - become embedded in knowledge exchange projects.
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Exploring Alternate Ways of Doing Business in Bristol and Bath’s Creative Sectors

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Over the past year, Dr. Liz Roberts has been working on a cross-cutting fellowship project for  Bristol + Bath Creative...

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Bristol + Bath Creative R+D, The Story So Far

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Bristol + Bath Creative R+D released Our Story So Far, a document detailing some of the incredible work that has emerged...

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Investment into R&D will be vital for the recovery of creative and cultural organisations

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Tarek Virani looks at the impacts of the pandemic on the UK’s creative and cultural sector, and why the evidence...

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South West Creative Technology Network Final Report

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The South West Creative Technology Network (SWCTN) was a three year Research England funded project which aimed to promote creative...

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From catastrophe to hybridity to recovery?

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COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the creative and cultural sector in South West England. In this comprehensive piece of work, a first for the region, we explore these impacts...
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COVID-19, Creative Economy, Resilience and Recovery (CCERR)

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CCERR is an ESRC funded project, part of UKRI’s Covid Call in 2021. The purpose of this 18 month project...

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