CENTRE FOR CULTURAL POLICY RESEARCH

Our mission is to produce world-class analytical, theoretical and empirical research that contributes to public debate on cultural, communications and media policies in Scotland, the UK, the EU, and globally.

We are internationally networked in the academic world and have excellent relationships with policy makers, cultural agencies and the media and communications industries.

We value our role as an independent voice and aim to be a highly respected source of critical analysis.

Latest news

  • 30 May

    Economics and Management of Media in Turbulent Times

    As current President of the WMEMC, Gillian Doyle oversaw the 2025 World Media Economics and Management Conference in Warsaw in which major themes included the economics of platformisation, challenges of misinformation, AI and sustainability of journalism.
  • 08 May

    New Book Chapter on Sport and Social Media

    Raymond Boyle (with Richard Haynes) have a new book chapter entitled Journalists, Social Media and Formula One: Life Inside the Piranha Club
  • 02 May

    Financial Sustainability of PSM

    Gillian Doyle participated in a closed expert roundtable event focusing on the sustainability and funding of PSM organised by Ofcom on May 2 in connection with the current UK PSM Review.
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