Independent research & policy recommendations for the UK’s creative industries
New research
Creative Industries and Place: Configurations and Scales
Screen Green Transitions
A Silver Lining? Consumer Preferences over Human-Made and AI-Generated Production in Two Domains
Trade restrictions and UK creative services
Creative Clusters, Geography and University-Industry Links
Latest articles and events
Small Network Grants: Building Connections
Civic Creativity: A New Lens for Valuing Culture in Local Government
Introducing ARTIFACT: an open evidence base on AI and the creative industries
Creative PEC’s Digest of the 2026 Autumn Budget
What kind of university does the creative economy need?
State of the Nations
Our award-winning, longitudinal research series uses the latest data to inform policymakers, industry and researchers about the creative industries. Winner of the 2026 Arts Professional Award for Excellent Research or Policy Intervention.
The series covers four distinct creative industries themes. Choose a theme below or find out more.
Research Consortium
The State of the Nations series provides regular, ongoing quantitative data reporting and is authored by colleagues from Sussex University, Sheffield University, Work Advance, and Newcastle University.
Creative PEC is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Creative PEC has been awarded funding by the AHRC for an additional five years, and is joint hosted by the University of Newcastle, alongside the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).
