School of Culture & Creative Arts

Talk on 'Re-Futuring Creative Economies'

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:43:24 BST

On 30th April Mark Banks will be speaking in the Department of Management, Society and Communication at Copenhagen Business School on the theme of 'Re-Futuring Creative Economies'.

Three members of Arts community elected RSE Fellows

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 09:00:00 GMT

RSE Fellowships recognise professional achievements and societal contribution.

Students, friends and colleagues share their memories of Dr John Richards

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:00:00 GMT

The news of John's death has been received with incredible sadness amongst colleagues and former students in Glasgow and far beyond.

Tributes paid to Dr John Richards

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:00:00 GMT

Dr John Richards, Senior Lecturer in History of Art, has died following a serious illness

Action Plan on Future of Media in Ireland

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:46:00 GMT

Following on from the Report of the Future of Media Commission in Ireland, of which Professor Gillian Doyle was a member, the Irish Government has published a comprehensive Implementation Strategy & Action Plan

Television Production, International Trade and Pressures to Consolidate

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:05:19 GMT

A new Policy Briefing by Policy and Evidence in the Creative Industries (PEC) Co-investigator Professor Gillian Doyle discusses the crucial role of independent TV production firms, challenges of retaining ownerships of rights and the role of public service broadcasters in growth of the sector.

Research Associate Vacancy at CCPR

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 09:24:00 GMT

We are looking to appoint an outstanding Research Associate to work on ‘Public Service Media (PSM) and the Digital Challenge: Purpose, Value and Funding’.

Neo-regulation of internet platforms discussed in Oxford

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:18:49 GMT

Philip Schlesinger presented an invited paper on ‘The neo-regulation of internet platforms? The British model considered’, in the session on ‘Internet regulation: issues and challenges’, at The Oxford Internet Policy & Politics Conference 2023 on 21 January 2023.

Platform regulation in the UK analysed

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:20:49 GMT

Along with CREATe colleagues Martin Kretschmer and Ula Furgal, CCPR’s Philip Schlesinger has co-authored an analysis of the emergence of platform regulation in the UK.

PSM and the Digital Challenge: Purpose, Value and Funding

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:30:30 GMT

The ESRC has awarded a grant of £473,133 to the University of Glasgow for a three-year study on 'PSM and the Digital Challenge: Purpose, Value and Funding' to be led by Professor Gillian Doyle (PI) and Raymond Boyle (CoI) in the Centre for Cultural Policy Research (CCPR).

Platform neo-regulation in France and the UK compared

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:13:18 GMT

Philip Schlesinger presented his current thinking on the neo-regulation of internet platforms to the Digital Activities Working Group convened by Paris Dauphine University's Chair in Regulation.

New Sports Media Research on Diego Maradona

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:14:13 GMT

Raymond Boyle gave an online lecture on 18th November at the launch of a new collection of essays on the footballing icon Diego Maradona.

Scoping Culture and Heritage Capital

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:25:00 GMT

A new study, for which Professor Gillian Doyle was on the Advisory Group, that scopes how the value of arts, culture and heritage can be articulated and measured has been published on the UK Government’s Culture and Heritage Capital (CHC) portal.

New Sports Journalism Research

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:55:27 GMT

Raymond Boyle has a new chapter (written with David Rowe) on Sport, Journalism and Social Reproduction in the recently published Oxford Handbook on Sport and Society edited by Laurence Wenner.

Scotland’s sustainable media future

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 06:00:00 BST

With the backdrop of the constitutional question and amid continuing transformation in the media industries, the challenges and opportunities of how news and journalism relate to Scotland’s democracy are discussed in a new report based on key stakeholders’ candid views.

RSE-funded Sustainable Screens Scotland network

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:52:24 BST

Dr Inge Sørensen and CoI Dr Mark Wong, School of Social and Political Sciences, have launched the RSE funded Sustainable Screens Scotland network which will connect the Scottish film and television production industry, screen sector stakeholders, and academics across disciplines to promote the screen industry’s transition towards net-zero.

IAA Impact Generation Funds awarded to Dr Inge Sorensen.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:28:20 BST

Dr Inge Sørensen has received an award from the University’s AHRC Impact Accelerator Account to develop the Thunberg Test, an educational resource and app for the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence.

Screen Work in the 21st Century: Access, Equality and 'Creative Justice'

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:18:51 BST

Mark Banks is the special guest and opening speaker at a forthcoming event based around his work on 'creative justice' in the cultural industries.

Sydney calling! New collaboration award

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:12:13 BST

Professor Philip Schlesinger has received an award in the 2022-2023 round of the USyd-UofG Partnership Collaboration Awards (PCA).

Congratulations to Dr Siqi Li

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:25:00 BST

Congratulations to Dr Siqi Li who successfully defended her PhD thesis on Chinese-language Internet-based Media Consumption of Chinese People in the UK and Their Intercultural Adaptation, on the 7th of July.

Europe, war and regulation

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:24:59 BST

Professor Philip Schlesinger was a keynote speaker at the VII International Congress on Communication, Journalism and the Public Sphere, held at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, 13-15 July.

Irish Government welcomes FOMC Report

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:38:21 BST

The publication of the Report of the Future of Media Commission in Ireland, of which Professor Gilian Doyle of CCPR is a member, has been welcomed by the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister for Media who have announced a major government initiative to support Ireland’s media sector.

Peatlands and Wetlands discipline hopping group meeting at National Galleries Scotland, Edinburgh

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:57:00 BST

An interdisciplinary group of scientists, artists, and archaeologists led by Dr Nicki Whitehouse (Archaeology, UoG) and Prof Clare Willsdon (History of Art, UoG) has come together to share common perspectives around the scientific and cultural value of wetlands and peatlands.

Scotland’s sustainable media future

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:49:52 BST

On 9 June, just one day after the Advanced Research Centre’s (ARC) inauguration, the question of Scotland’s media future was revisited and debated in the University’s sparkling new building.

The British road to platform regulation

Wed, 25 May 2022 13:20:14 BST

Professor Philip Schlesinger was a keynote speaker at the ICA 2022 pre-conference on Platform Governance on 25 May, an all-day global marathon of presentations.

REF Recognition: Music

Fri, 13 May 2022 09:03:00 BST

The Music subject area (with contributions from Information Studies and the School of Critical Studies) is delighted with its excellent result in the REF2021 Research Assessment; 95% of its overall research activity has been recognised as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.

REF Recognition: History of Art

Thu, 12 May 2022 15:38:00 BST

History of Art celebrates world-leading research achievement

REF Recognition: CCPR, Film & TV, Theatre

Thu, 12 May 2022 14:31:32 BST

The Centre for Cultural Policy Research, Film and Television Studies, and Theatre Studies, have performed exceptionally well in the REF2021 research assessment with 95% of the Unit’s research recognised as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.

CCPR-CREATe Roger Mitchell Lecture ‘Sport? What’s the problem!!! Wednesday 25 May 2022, 2pm

Wed, 11 May 2022 11:51:00 BST

We are delighted to announce that Roger Mitchell will be visiting the university to give the CCPR-CREATe lecture entitled, SPORT? What's the problem!!!!

Supporting AV Production

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:43:50 BST

Professor Gillian Doyle gave an invited guest lecture in April 2022 on 'Supporting AV Production: Lessons from the UK TV Sector' at the Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen with whom CCPR has strong research links.

Production, policy and power

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:24:02 GMT

Dr Inge Sorensen and Dr Caitriona Noonan article “Production, policy and power: the screen industry’s response to the environmental crisis” is now published in Volume 44, Issue 1 of Media, Culture & Society and is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437211065697

Media freedom in question

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:33:09 GMT

Damian Tambini (LSE) will speak on ‘Media Freedom and the Regulation of Big Tech’ on 8 March in a CCPR-CREATe Lecture, a hybrid event open to all.

Neo-regulation anatomised

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:36:43 GMT

Philip Schlesinger’s article, ‘The neo-regulation of internet platforms in the United Kingdom’ has just been published in Policy & Internet.

Dr Inge Ejbye Sørensen to join the AHRC Peer Review College

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 16:03:04 GMT

Dr Inge Ejbye Sørensen has been appointed a member of the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Peer Review College.

The neo-regulation of platforms anatomised

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:24:00 GMT

CCPR’s Philip Schlesinger and his CREATe colleague, Martin Kretschmer, have showcased recent Glasgow research on the AHRC-funded Policy and Evidence Centre’s platform regulation project.

Speakers announced for Glasgow RMA Colloquia series

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:53:43 GMT

Yvonne Liao, Matthew Machin-Autenrieth, Elodie A. Roy & more come to Glasgow for our RMA Colloquia series

‘Post-public sphere’ essay translated into Portuguese

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:00:15 GMT

Philip Schlesinger’s 2020 essay on ‘the post-public sphere’ has been re-published in Portuguese translation by the journal Mediapolis. It appears in a special issue celebrating the 60th anniversary of the original German publication of Jürgen Habermas’s famous book,

Students, friends and colleagues share their memories of Dr David Code

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:00:00 BST

Following the sad news of the passing of Dr David Code, we share memories of him.