The Creative Industries Council is relaunching today, bringing together government ministers and more than 40 leaders from across the UK's creative industries to strengthen the sector. www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/site-content...
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A joint forum between the UK government & leading figures from the creative industries, driving forward progress on key areas of growth for the sector.
Our Climate Group has released new survey results today showing encouraging progress on climate action by creative organisations. The report also outlines eight practical next steps to accelerate future progress. www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/download-hub/cic-climate-group-2025-survey
CIC Climate Group 2025 Survey - Download Hub: The Creative Industries
Creative industries leaders have a key role to play in driving more ambitious future action on the climate crisis, a CIC Climate Group report argues. Download now in the Download Hub.
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Creative health programmes are helping to improve the UK's health & wellbeing, providing new work opportunities for creatives & saving the NHS money. Read our new report, from the CIC & @artscouncilengland.bsky.social. www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/download-hub/health-wellbeing-forum-report
CIC Health & Wellbeing Forum 2025 Report - Download Hub: The Creative Industries
A cross sector group of experts advises greater use of innovative creative health approaches to help the UK meet long-term challenges. Download now in the Download Hub.
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The government has launched a new ten-year plan to grow the UK creative sector. Developed in partnership with the CIC, the Creative Industries Sector Plan is part of the government's Industrial Strategy for the nation. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Creative Industries Sector Plan
This Plan will ensure that the UK is the number one destination worldwide for investment in creativity and innovation and aims to significantly increase investment by 2035.
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⚡ Our latest newsletter is out today on Substack. It's jam-packed with useful news, research, events + opportunities from across the UK creative sector, inc @creativepec.bsky.social @bpimusic.bsky.social @creativeuk.bsky.social + more open.substack.com/pub/creative...
⚡ Creative Briefing #69
News, research, case studies & opportunities for the UK creative sector
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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. royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/wp-content/u...
🌷 February is a busy month in the UK's creative industries calendar, with conferences, festivals, launches and more. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Creative Industries Council on LinkedIn: UK Creative Industries Events in 2025
🌷 February is a busy month in the UK's creative industries calendar for 2025, with conferences, festivals, launches and more. Here's a sample: MUSIC…
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⚡ Our latest newsletter is out on Substack. It's jam-packed with useful news, research, events + opportunities from across the UK creative sector, inc @creativeuk.bsky.social @ukscreenskills.bsky.social @heritage-crafts.bsky.social + more creativeindustriescouncil.substack.com/p/creative-b...
⚡ Creative Briefing #66
News, research, case studies & opportunities for the UK creative sector
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🚀 The government has announced a £60 million package of support for the creative industries at a major economic summit for the sector today - the first step in delivering its growth plan for the sector. www.gov.uk/government/n...
£60 million boost for creative industries to turbocharge growth
Hundreds of creative businesses and projects across the UK are to receive government funding to help them grow as part of a major boost to the economy – marking the first step of the Government's Sect...
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⚡ The launch of the government's Creative Industries Taskforce, a new public consultation on AI & creative copyright and the start of Bradford's year of culture-led regeneration are among the stories in our first newsletter of 2025. creativeindustriescouncil.substack.com/p/creative-b...
⚡ Creative Briefing #65
News, research, case studies & opportunities for the UK creative sector
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Earlier this Autumn the @creativepec.bsky.social re-launched it's incredible network of Industry Champions, a nationwide group of sector leaders who work with the PEC to share insights on live policy issues facing the creative industries.
📢 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. open.substack.com/pub/creative...
Opportunities
A rolling list of funding, training and development opportunities for organisations, businesses and people in the UK creative industries.
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Baroness Shriti Vadera joins us as our new industry chair next summer. Baroness Vadera, who also chairs the RSC, will work with our current chair Sir Peter Bazalgette to lead a taskforce helping DCMS to develop government’s creative industries growth strategy. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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A newsletter for the UK creative sector. Click to read CIC Creative Briefing, by Creative Industries Council, a Substack publication.
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Games industry body UKIE has proposed a new Digital Creativity GCSE to fill demand for skilled workers in the creative sector. It would sit alongside the Computer Science GCSE, focusing on practical skills such as audio production, visual design & game development. ukie.org.uk/news/2024/11...
UK video games industry calls for Digital Creativity GCSE
Ukie are delighted to announce the proposal for a new Digital Creativity GCSE that will empower the next generation of story tellers in the creative industries.
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New research from the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre explores the important role of foreign direct investment in the UK's creative sector. pec.ac.uk/state_of_the...
Foreign Direct Investment in the UK's Creative Industries - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
The latest State of the Nations report confirms the UK’s global position as a world-leading destination for FDI into the creative industries.
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📢 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. open.substack.com/pub/creative...
Opportunities
A rolling list of funding, training and development opportunities for organisations, businesses and people in the UK creative industries.
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Hello, we're the Creative Industries Council 👋 We're a joint forum between the UK government & leading figures from the creative sector. We'll share news, research & opportunities across arts & culture, architecture, advertising, crafts, design, fashion, film & TV, games, music & publishing.