The Story So Far
Twelve months after its launch, the Creative Industries Clusters Programme has grown significantly through the commitment of significant resources from industry partners in addition to our funding.
Each of the nine clusters has been hard at work, bringing together some of the finest creatives in fashion, film and television, informatics, design, computer games, performance and immersive technology – from startups to global businesses – and linking them with the brightest academic minds.
The Story So Far contains highlights from each of the clusters showing how this unique investment is already transforming the prospects for our creative industries right across the Nations and regions of the UK. And we’re only one year in. Imagine what the next four will bring.
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The Creative Industries Clusters Programme is bringing together world-class research talent with companies and organisations from across the UK’s four nations in a first-of-its kind research and development investment.
The unprecedented £80 million investment aims to drive innovation and skills, and create products and experiences that can be marketed around the world. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, as part of the Government’s Industrial Strategy, the final nine creative clusters have been announced following a year-long selection process. A new Policy and Evidence Centre and a National Centre for Immersive Storytelling will also be developed alongside the clusters.
The Creative Industries are already an outstanding British success story, worth over £92 billion to the UK economy and exporting an estimated £46 billion in goods and services each year. This five year programme aims to drive growth further, both regionally and nationally.
The clusters draw from some of the UK’s best performing and world renowned creative companies, from the screen industries and digital storytelling to fashion and video games. It brings businesses, organisations and Britain’s world-class universities together to ensure the Creative Industries continue to flourish.
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Painting Practice: Plan V for visualisation
Bafta-winning design studio Painting Practice, with funding from Clwstwr, has developed a virtual studio app called Plan V that helps creative teams collaborate and make better, faster decisions about everything from set design to visual effects and script changes to...
Born in Bradford: Immersive VR
Born in Bradford is on a mission to improve livelihoods, health and social outcomes in Bradford through large-scale data research. The project has led to an art-science collaboration to build an immersive experience where this...
Creative Clusters: The Story So Far 2021
The Story So Far is a whirlwind tour of the progress during the last 12 months from the projects, organisations and clusters of the Creative Industries Clusters Programme. Funded by UK Research and Innovation, the Arts and Humanities Research Council launched the...
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