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Universities of Warwick and Leeds secure prestigious national award for screen industries PhD programme

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:53:00 GMT

The University of Warwick and the University of Leeds have together secured one of only 10 prestigious Doctoral Focal Awards from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The Award will fund 20 PhD scholarships focused on the creative economy, with a specific emphasis on sustainability and diversity in the screen industries.

Led at Warwick by Dr David Wright, Director of Graduate Studies in the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies with Dr Sanjay Sharma (Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies) and overall by Professor Joanne Garde-Hansen, Head of the School of Media and Communication with Professor Anamik Saha (Professor of Race and Media) at Leeds, the Creative Bridges partnership will run from 2026 until 2033. It will train a new generation of interdisciplinary researcher-practitioners to work alongside – and within – the film, television, games and immersive media sectors.

Communication and Media Studies at Warwick ranked No3 in UK by Complete University Guide

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 14:02:49 GMT

We are delighted to see Warwick's Communication and Media Studies subjects ranked 3rd in the UK for 2024, up 19 places from last year.

Centre Research in The Guardian: Creativity and the curriculum: educational apartheid in 21st Century England?

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:58:00 GMT

Dr Heidi Ashton’s research on arts education and culture in England, which she says has witnessed the emergence of two ‘systems’ of investment, appearing in The Guardian this week.

Doing Things Differently, Helen Martin Studio at Warwick Arts Centre, April 7th 11-15:30

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 19:35:04 GMT

How do we embrace difference and engender an inclusivity in the cultural and creative sectors?

Together with Dr. Vishalakshi Roy, Assistant Professor at School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures (SCAPVC), University of Warwick and Andrea Pulford Director of Planning and Operations at Warwick Arts Centre, Helga Henry and Lara Ratnaraja the Co-Producers of AD:Vantage wanted to further explore inclusion and how, by investing in people with different vantage points and perspectives we can drive fresh/ new thinking and innovation in the cultural and heritage sector.

Brand new Accelerator & Incubator @1millstreet Leamington Spa for Warwick's creative and digital graduates

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 18:10:53 GMT

Creative Futures is a gateway between the University and the region's creative industries.

We inspire, educate & incubate on campus and at 1 Mill Street offering space, business support, mentoring and networking to support the growth of creative ideas, enterprises and innovation.

Do you have a creative business idea?

Our incubator will help graduate businesses become part of the UK’s largest creative cluster outside Greater London. Creative Futures provides an exciting opportunity for business teams to develop their entrepreneurial skills, test, launch and pitch their business ideas and get 6 months of free space and support to develop their creative enterprises in Leamington Spa.

Applications will open on 3^rd August although we are collect Expressions of Interest now. This allows people to get further details and be notified as soon as applications launch; https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/enterprise/creativeanddigital/creativefutures-register

Creativity and Idea Generation Summer Programme 2020 [goes online]

Tue, 05 May 2020 14:18:32 GMT

The wonderful and enterprising Clare Green managing the Creative and Digital Communities Initiative at Warwick is focussing on creativity and idea generation during this pandemic period and last week she produced three videos of talks to share with all students and colleagues interested in media, creativity and social media influencing.

Express you creativity with Tik Tok: https://youtu.be/gyix5pr3dUE

Finding Freelance Work in Lockdown: https://youtu.be/7GSpSWzY9FI

Standing out from the Crowd: https://youtu.be/KTVtFC3Ykbo

There are lots of great sessions planned, details of the summer plan are here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/enterprise/summer-term-online/

Free Online Course! Explore Film making: from Script to Screen

Fri, 01 May 2020 10:52:37 GMT

Learn from award-winning filmmakers how films go from script to screen with this film production course from the BFI Film Academy.

12th May 11am: Reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspectives on productivity, well-being and the futures of work

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:30:00 GMT

The first webinar in the series will present perspectives in productivity from the creative lens from Dr Chris Bilton, building more resilient UK manufacturing supply chains from Professor Jan Godsell and innovation during a time of Cov-id 19 by Professor Stephen Roper.

To register for this exciting webinar please visit our sign page

Upcoming Creative & Digital Events at Warwick

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:33:00 GMT

We are very excited to bring you news of forthcoming events for the creative and digital community at the University of Warwick.

These events will bring talented creative professionals and companies to the region and to campus so booking is essential.

Interactive Futures 2020
Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa
Friday 31st Jan & Saturday 1st Feb

Meet and play with the successful 'Silicon Spa’ games companies. Click here to book tickets.

Global Game Jam
Student Opportunity Hub
Friday 31st Jan, Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd Feb

Love making games? Join the Jam here.

Warwick VR Festival 2020
Wednesday 5th, Thursday 6th, Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th February

Explore all aspects of virtual reality and learn from experts. Click here to sign up.

CHIC 2020
Thursday 20th, 27th February, Tuesday 3rd & 10th March

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to engage with leading women in the creative and digital industry.Applications open NOW!

Travel Man
Thursday 12th March

Hear from the women behind Channel 4’s award-winning series Travel Man at this exclusive masterclass. Book here.

Is it Worth Putting Technology Down to Appreciate Live Art? - A Podcast

Fri, 24 May 2019 13:46:00 GMT

We all live busy lives and much of those lives can be lived through our mobile devices, with artistic stimulation just a click away. In this digital world, is there any reason to leave the comfort of our armchairs to experience live art? Find out what our very own Dr Chris Bilton thinks of the work of art in the age of digital technology at the University of Warwick's credible-incredible Podcast Series, Episode 2 https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/knowledgecentre/podcasts/