Cultural and Media Policy Studies News and Events
CMPS Annual Lecture & Cultural Policy Network Launch - 10th June
CMPS is delighted to welcome Professor Tom Crick, Chief Scientific Advisor to DCMS to give this year's Annual Lecture - Why Culture Needs Science: Evidence, Expertise and the Public Value of DCMS. The event will also mark the launch of the University's inter-disciplinary Cultural Policy Network, hosted in SCAPVC.
The lecture will be on 10th June from 4pm-6pm in FAB0.03.
New Article: Creativity, AI and Creative Careers
In the April 2026 issue of Arts Professional, Chris Bilton discusses how we can best prepare students for creative careers - in a world where human creativity is still worth more than AI
Universities of Warwick and Leeds secure prestigious national award for screen industries PhD programme
The 神马福利影片 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鈥疍r 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.