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Spotlight on Creative R&D: a week of research and policy

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A week of research, briefs and blogs into how we can make R&D work for the Creative Industries

There is a reason the creative industries are growing so fast – they are the architects planning the green homes of the future and the video game designers developing the next generation of entertainment. The creative industries represent the future of the UK economy.

Despite their growth, value, and soft power, the creative industries aren’t receiving enough support.

In the past, investment into R&D reshaped culture and society – from the steam engine to the internet, all benefited from investment into research and the space to allow for experimentation.

There is a huge risk that, by failing to properly invest in R&D for the creative industries, and by relying on a tax relief system which excludes the sector, we will marginalise the people and businesses that are at the cutting edge of the UK economy.

This is why we need to make changes – and fast.

Have a look at the research and publications below to find out what we need to do and why:

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Press release: With coordinated action North of England based creative industries could add £10bn to the UK economy

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Press Release: ‘Creative Corridors’ can be the key to the UK’s creative industries’ ambitions

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Press release: Relationship between creative industries and gentrification overstated says new study

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Press Release: Could the UK be a creative haven for writers? With support from policymakers, yes, says new report

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Press release: Landmark Creative Industries report says: prioritise creative education, end unequal access to the arts and focus on the regenerative power of the creative sector

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Press release: Growing skills shortage & international trade decline post-Brexit

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Press release: Major review of job quality in the Creative Industries

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Press release: Landmark report on the Creative Industries and Climate Emergency heralded as a ‘call to action’

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