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The March edition of Creative Economy Digest highlights some key funding opportunities from Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC):
▶️ 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗕 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗨𝗘𝗦: lnkd.in/e2u5gRxa
▶️ 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦: t.ly/mZSfA
▶️ 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧: t.ly/zaO03
▶️ 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 t.ly/d-49S
The March edition of Creative Economy Digest highlights some key funding opportunities from Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC):
▶️ 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗕 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗨𝗘𝗦: lnkd.in/e2u5gRxa
▶️ 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦: t.ly/mZSfA
▶️ 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧: t.ly/zaO03
▶️ 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 t.ly/d-49S
We launched BEYOND Emerging Innovators in 2025 to celebrate early-career talent from across the UK’s creative research community.
See what it's all about in our new film, captured at: @beyondconference.org
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Our free Extending XR training programme is aimed at people in York and North Yorkshire who'd like to develop new skills in creative technology. Running at venues in Harrogate, Malton, Richmond, Scarborough, Skipton, Whitby and York from March 2026, find out more 👉 xrstories.co.uk/new-training...
BEYOND 2026 reconvenes at MediaCity,l on 23-25 November! Join us at the UK’s leading conference for R&D in the creative industries.
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Our March content deadline is tomorrow! Get your submissions in for the next edition of the Creative Economy Digest, out next week.
Our February edition went out to 20k readers across the sector.
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Submit your content by 18:00 tomorrow: t.ly/VGV6w. Subscribe: t.ly/-uFUE
Text reads ‘25/26 Northern Directors. A shadowing and mentoring programme for new directors in the North’. Text sits on background of colourful stripes.
It’s your final call. That Northern Directors application won’t send itself, and we really want to see it! 🚀
We’re teaming up with the BBC and Clerkenwell Films to give two emerging short-form directors a paid shadowing and mentoring placement on a TV production. https://bit.ly/fhn-nd
Southbank Centre is currently looking for an Installation Manager Outdoor Art to join the Hayward Gallery team on a part time permanent contract #galleryjobs #artsjobs
Show Time: Designing Great Exhibitions. 18 March 2026. Barbican Centre, London. Image shows people gathering to discuss in a gallery space
1 month to go | Show Time: Designing Great Exhibitions 🎨
Join us to examine how museums’ changing understanding of their role in broader society is affecting approaches to exhibition design – from sustainability and decolonisation to co-production and community engagement: https://ow.ly/ufjW50YhHFI
Come and join Team @filmhubsw.bsky.social here at Watershed as Comms & Outreach Coordinator! www.watershed.co.uk/jobs/2026/03...
@barnsleymuseums.bsky.social is inviting animators to submit proposals for a new accessible digital installation. The work will animate up to five collection objects exploring histories of disabled people’s activism, resistance and care. There’s a fee of £10,500.
Our pick of the latest development programmes for creatives working across digital and immersive technology production:
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗨 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 𝘅 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧: 𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞
Apply by Feb 20
t.ly/bDtHo
𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗣 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣
Apply by Feb 22
t.ly/cYvPJ
𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟: 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗬 𝗟
It's time!
Get your submissions in for the March edition of the 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 and expose your #creativeindustries news, events, research, funding and development programmes to our 20k readers.
Submit your content: t.ly/VGV6w before February 25.
#creativeindustries #newsletter
It's time!
Get your submissions in for the March edition of the 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 and expose your #creativeindustries news, events, research, funding and development programmes to our 20k readers.
Submit your content: t.ly/VGV6w before February 25.
#creativeindustries #newsletter
Our pick of the latest development programmes for creatives working across digital and immersive technology production:
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗨 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 𝘅 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧: 𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞
Apply by Feb 20
t.ly/bDtHo
𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗣 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣
Apply by Feb 22
t.ly/cYvPJ
𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟: 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗬 𝗟
What is BEYOND Conference like?
It's a place for sharing ideas with like-minded people, and to take a look at what's happening right now in the #creativeindustries. It's a place to hear from key thinkers in the sector.
Subscribe at beyondconference.org to be the first to hear our news.
Our pick of funding calls in February!
𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴
𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦: 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝟮
t.ly/Xcj60
𝗨𝗞-𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦
t.ly/8PkR8
𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗙𝗟𝗜𝗫 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗
t.ly/lB4b3
𝗕𝗙𝗜 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠-𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗
t.ly/L5WKV
𝗕𝗙𝗜 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗
t.ly/4wGmx
𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗟 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗥&𝗗 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗜
Creative industries events coming up in February..
𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘: 𝗥𝗗&𝗜 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟭𝟬 / 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲
𝗕𝗢𝗠𝗟𝗔𝗕 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗦
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟭𝟬-𝟭𝟮 / 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀
𝗥𝗢𝗬𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗥𝗧: 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟭𝟲-𝟮𝟬 / 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗮
𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗨𝗞 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟭𝟳 / 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻
𝗖𝗼𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗕
Jobs featured in this month's 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵:
𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗙𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗜𝗡 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗
CoSTAR National Lab, University of Surrey
t.ly/7Vw7r
𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗘 - 𝗠𝗬𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗘
CAMERA, University of Bath
t.ly/vw6mH
𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥, 𝗖𝗼𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗔𝗕
CoSTAR National Lab
Hot off the press >> February's 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 has landed..
The AHRC share their top stories:
▶️ 𝗨𝗞𝗥𝗜'𝗦 𝗥&𝗗 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗬 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗬
▶️ 𝗨𝗞-𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞
▶️ 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗗 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗨𝗞 𝗦𝗠𝗘𝘀
▶️ 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗦: 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣
Read more:
BEYOND Studio's Tara Solesbury will attend the final stage of The Creative Industries Network in the Western Balkans on February 10, with the British Council.
The project was developed to enhance the cultural and creative sectors in the Western Balkans.
Further details in our profile.
We are pleased to announce BEYOND Studio is a Partner on the Creative Central Asia: Creative Cities Forum, in Tashkent on Feb 26 - Mar 2.
Expert speakers John Newbigin OBE, Andrew Chitty, and Sara Jones join BEYOND Studio's Tara Solesbury, in collaboration with British Council.
More: ccaforum.uz/
Join us on Nov 23-25 for BEYOND 2026 at MediaCityUK - for the 9th creative industries conference that explores the R&D shaping the future.
Here are FOUR great reasons to attend - but what do delegates think?
⭐ 98% said they'd recommend BEYOND to colleagues
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BEYOND returns in November! 💥
Join us for the creative industries conference that explores the pioneering research and innovation shaping the future.
☆ 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟯-𝟮𝟱
☆ 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱
☆ 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄!
Go to t.ly/qvySE for tickets, how to get involved, and the BEYO
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