I have just joined the Creative Economy team as a Research Associate, tasked with investigating the important role that creative workers outside the core creative industries play in Cardiff’s creative […]
I get asked quite often about the range of research projects I'm currently involved in and how they connect to each other. It's hard to give a short answer to […]
I recently joined the Creative Economy team as a Research Associate to support the development of the Creative Cardiff Research Network (formerly called ‘Creative @ Cardiff’). Currently I am exploring […]
Q. What is the creative economy? A. It is the economic output of everyone who does an officially recorded creative job in (for example) the UK, as measured in the […]
Despite the increasingly digital world in which we work and live, the power of person-to-person interactions seems now more valuable than ever. It's face-to-face meetings that foster trust and enable […]
Our work to map the creative economy is well underway. To help us with this ambitious project we’ve recruited a team of students who bring with them a fantastic range […]
Plaudits have been flowing fast recently for the digital creativity achievements of Wales' UK government offices. Companies House, based in Cardiff, has been working hard to turn itself into a digital […]
A quick visit to Bath for an event organised by the Centre for Digital Entertainment proved a rich source of insight for the cross-over world of the digital economy. Run jointly […]
I’m thrilled to be the Advisory Chair of Cardiff University's new Creative Cardiff initiative, supporting its two ambitions – to build the connections between Cardiff University's academics and the creative industries and to […]
The creative economy is a major employer across the UK, but its importance goes well beyond job creation. The creative and cultural life of a city enhances both reputation and […]
Industry Insights: An economic snapshot of the creative industries in Wales in 2023
This economic snapshot provides an updated economic analysis of the creative industries in Wales for the year 2023. Building upon previous editions of the Creative Industries Report Series, published by the Centre for the Creative Economy at Cardiff University, which examined industry trends from 2019 to 2022.
