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📢 A new ten-year plan to boost the UK creative sector, developed in partnership with the CIC, has launched as part of the government's Industrial Strategy for the nation. Read the full report:

⚡ Our latest newsletter is out today on Substack. It's jam-packed with useful news, research, events + opportunities from across the UK creative sector, including @CreativePEC @educationgovuk @bpi_music @WhalarGroup @RekindledStudio @LSEnews + more.

New research supported by the Creative Industries Council explores the barriers to funding which are impacting the growth potential of the creative sector.

Did you get our latest newsletter delivered to your inbox this morning? . Today's issue features news, research, funding opportunities & events from @Walpole_UK @TIGAMovement @DCMS @BFI + more. See our pinned post for the link 📨.

A new report calls for a "radical overhaul" of education to build a skills pipeline that will secure the UK's role as a global CreaTech leader, as well as R&D investment & tax reliefs, a CreaTech collaboration hub & funding for CreaTech scale-ups.

🌷 February is a busy month in the UK's creative industries calendar, with conferences, festivals, launches and more.

⚡ Our latest newsletter is out on Substack. It's jam-packed with useful news, research, events and opportunities from across the UK creative sector, including @DCMS @WeAreCreativeUK @HeritageFundUK @BFI_Industry @GuildfordGames + more.

🚀 @DCMS minister @lisanandy today announces a £60 million package of support for the creative industries - the first step in delivering the government's growth plan for the sector.

⚡ Our latest newsletter is out on Substack, jam-packed with useful news, research, events and opportunities from across the UK creative sector, including @DCMS @ProductionPark_ @ad_association @RIBA @bradford2025 + more.

West Yorkshire's @ProductionPark_ , the largest production studio campus in the North of England, has announced plans to open four new live music and film production studios in 2025.

📢 Here's our rolling list of funding opportunities for UK creative organisations, businesses and freelancers. If there are any we've missed, please do let us know.

⚡ Our latest newsletter is out on Substack, jam-packed with useful news, research, events and opportunities from across the UK creative sector, including @CreativePEC @uk_ie @ahrcpress @suttontrust @culturecommons + more.

Baroness Shriti Vadera joins us as our new industry chair next summer. Baroness Vadera, who also chairs @TheRSC, will in the meantime co-lead a taskforce with current chair Sir @PeterBazalgette helping DCMS develop government’s sector growth plan.

New research from the @CreativePEC explores the important role of foreign direct investment in the UK's creative sector.

RT @DCMS: Our Creative Industries are growing fast. Opportunities to get in and get on in a creative role should be open to all. Find out….

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A project by @theRSAorg, @CreativePEC & @ace_national to explore the concept of #CreativeCorridors - joining up existing creative clusters to accelerate growth through better collaboration & coordination - takes another step forward this month.

Great opportunity for UK artists interested in exploring how #immersive tech like #VR & #AR can be used to engage audiences & connect them with physical + digital spaces. @ImmersiveArtsUK is a new £3.6m programme providing training, mentoring & grants.