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1st in the UK for Media and Film Studies (Guardian University Guide 2026)
3rd in the Russell Group for Communications and Media Studies (Complete University Guide Subject League Table 2026)
4th in the UK by the UK's top 100 graduate employers (The Graduate Market in 2025, High Fliers Research Ltd.)
Explore the power, possibility and value of arts, media, cultural and creative industries. What impact do they have in the world? How can we use them to change lives for the better? How will we navigate the future? What will your role be?
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Autumn 2026 Media and Creative Industries Research Seminar Series
Wednesday 21 October
Carolina Bandinelli (University of Warwick)
' Love after Love: Digital Culture and the Emergence of the Postromantic Ethics'
Wednesday 4 November
Trilce Navarrete (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
' AI and Museums: Some Considerations for Policy'
Wednesday 25 November
David Wright (University of Warwick)
' Putting Celebrities in Their Places: Popular Culture and the Politics of Commemoration'
Study with us
Undergraduate
Taught postgraduate
- Cultural Management and Creative Leadership MA
- Creative and Media Enterprises MA
- Global Media and Communication MA
- International Cultural Policy and Management MA (not running in 23/24)
Research postgraduate
- PhDs in cultural policy studies, creative industries, and media and communication.
Research
Researchers within the Centre continue to extend and define the field of cultural policy and cultural research in areas such as evaluation and impact studies, creative industries policy, heritage projects, implicit cultural policy, memory, media and creativity.
Our research is closely integrated with teaching – our research interests are directly informed by our teaching and vice versa. We have an outstanding reputation for the quality of our research and we foster a dynamic research culture within the Centre and beyond.
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News and Events
Details of the next round of Creative Bridges CDT coming shortly this Autumn
First PhD Cohort Announced for Creative Bridges
Centre Researchers Address the 'Paradox' of AI for Creative Workers in Prize-Winning Paper
New article: Anti-Role Models in the Creative Industries
CMPS Annual Lecture & Cultural Policy Network Launch - 10th June
State of the Arts Report
This prominent publication by the Campaign for the Arts and CCMPS's Dr. Heidi Ashton and her colleagues is a health check on the UK’s arts and culture, bringing together vital information and official statistics on arts funding, provision, engagement, education and employment. It was announced in the House of Lords to a group of arts leaders and politicians, including Chris Bryant, a junior minister in the department for culture, media and sport (DCMS), with the support of Melvyn Bragg and musician and lecturer Kadiatu-Kanneh-Mason.
It was covered in The Observer, The Art Newspaper, Classical Music UK, ARTnews, ArtsProfessional, The Daily Telegraph, The Stage, London Arts and Health, and other media
Others cited in the report credits include Dr. Bethany Rex, Dr. David Wright, and the Warwick Arts Centre
Contact us
Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies
School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures,
Faculty of Arts Building
University of Warwick
University Road
Coventry CV4 7EQ
We are located on the first floor of the building (opp. FAB1.38)
Email: scapvcenquiries@warwick.ac.uk
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