Warwick’s Culture: Progress towards outcomes 2024-2025

This second annual review shows clear progress towards the outcomes of Warwick’s Culture, with stronger alignment between our cultural activity, strategic goals and the lived experience of students, staff, partners and communities.

The foundations built in 2023–24—partnerships, placemaking and civic engagement—have created momentum and a culture of collaboration that is now delivering visible impact across the University and region:

Culture Inspires: New artworks, artist residencies and student-led festivals are making campus more open, creative and welcoming, supporting wellbeing and belonging.
Culture Connects: One World Warwick reached over 5,500 participants worldwide, while Resonate Road Shows and community festivals strengthened relationships across Coventry and Warwickshire.
Culture Enables: Through Measuring What Matters, Connecting the Golden Thread and Joint Cultural Needs Assessments, Warwick is shaping national thinking on cultural value and policy.
Createch at Warwick: A growing strand linking arts, research and technology is opening new routes for skills, learning and economic growth through digital innovation and industry partnerships.

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Cultural Engagement, Exchange and Research in 2024-25

£166,000

income generated by Creative Futures

11,900

attended Resonate events in-person or online

20%

uplift in ticket sales to the live events programme at WAC

52 artists

and five cultural organisations supported through Collaboration and Co-production Fund

94%

agreed that Resonate had "given me a positive feeling about the University of Warwick"

22

cultural training opportunities for young people through internships and mentoring

28

local food trader events including 3 artisan market days

1,000+

young people took part in Fusion CreaTech Lab

38,000

participated in 800 free learning & engagement sessions at WAC

165,000

people bought a ticket for an event at WAC

15

businesses supported through Creative Futures

4

roundtables and a major policy summit

16,300

memberships in 160 Student Union Cultural Societies

4

Joint Cultural Needs Assessments for West Midlands Local Authorities

Teaching & Learning

Culture inspires distinctive and innovative teaching, research, knowledge exchange and engagement.

Placemaking

Culture connects the architecture, sculpture and design of our built and green spaces – the look and feel for students, staff and visitors.

Research & Innovation

Culture enables dynamic routes for multi-disciplinary research provoking new ideas and ways of seeing the world.

Community & Public Engagement

The University makes a significant contribution to cultural and creative production and programming in our local communities.

Policy Impact

The University has a reputation as a centre of excellence for cultural policy research and the measurement of social and cultural value.

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The cultural strategy has made a significant contribution to the delivery of the University’s 60th anniversary celebrations in 2025.