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Creative industries and higher education: how can we work together better?

Creative industries and higher education: how can we work together better?

Posted on 15 April 2015 by Phil George

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 […]

Cardiff: a capital of creativity?

Cardiff: a capital of creativity?

Posted on 2 April 2015 by Justin Lewis

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 […]

Europe’s digital market

Europe’s digital market

Posted on 23 March 2015 by Ian Hargreaves

A lively couple of days in Brussels last week - the highlight a Lisbon Council round-table with Andrus Ansip, Vice President of the European Commission. Ansip was for nine years […]

Lemon Jousting in a Lecture Theatre

Lemon Jousting in a Lecture Theatre

Posted on 19 March 2015 by Hannah Bayfield

Our new university network, Creative @ Cardiff, met for the third time yesterday. We explored knowledge exchange and the lessons learnt from Cardiff University’s involvement with the REACT project. We were […]

Sibrwd – A whispering app worth shouting about

Posted on 17 March 2015 by Sara Pepper

As a regular attender at theatre festivals worldwide during my time as a theatre programmer, I’ve seen performances in all number of different languages, from Japanese to Romanian and Korean […]

Mapping Cardiff’s creative economy

Mapping Cardiff’s creative economy

Posted on 12 March 2015 by Alice Taylor

One of the key aims of our project is to gain a better understanding of Cardiff’s creative economy. To do this we’re carrying out a basic mapping exercise to identify […]

Nowhere to Hyde

Posted on 11 March 2015 by Hannah Bayfield

A key part of the work of the Creative Economy team at Cardiff University is the REACT project, which has acted as a catalyst and has shown the rewards – […]