Research reports

  1. Hidden innovation in the creative industries

    Hidden innovation in the creative industries

    This research uses the tools of ‘traditional’ innovation research to explore, analyse and compare innovation in four sectors that are critical to the UK’s creative future.

  2. Creating Innovation

    Creating Innovation

    This report presents the results of major new research into the role of the creative industries in stimulating and supporting innovation in the UK.

  3. Beyond the creative industries

    Beyond the creative industries

    This report complements existing work by DCMS and others and seeks to improve on the available data about the true extent of creative activity within the economy.

  4. Creating Entrepreneurship

    Creating Entrepreneurship

    This, the first large-scale study of its kind within higher education for the creative industries for more than 70 years, has been conducted in partnership with the Higher Education Academy.

  5. Creating growth

    Creating growth

    'Creating growth: How the UK can develop world-class creative businesses’ is an in-depth analysis of the current challenges facing the UK's creative industries.

  6. Survey of Creative Businesses

    Survey of Creative Businesses

    This survey reveals there is a lack of private investment and insufficient business support and development services for creative businesses in the UK.

  7. Investing in the creative industries report

    Investing in the creative industries report

    This report argues that there is potential for creative businesses to demonstrate their potential so that private investors can gain more intelligence about the sector.

  8. Creating value: How the UK can invest in new creative businesses

    Creating value: How the UK can invest in new creative businesses

    This report aims to achieve changes in both attitudes and practice by sharing learning, working collaboratively with other interested parties and thinking imaginatively.