Cultural & Creative Economies

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Making connections

Professor Lorna Hughes and Dr Ian Anderson discuss how researchers in Information Studies at the University of Glasgow are opening up museum and heritage collections though their pioneering use of digital technology.

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Navigating a new era of copyright law

The Research Councils UK Centre for Copyright and New Business Models in the Creative Economy (CREATe) provides clarity and guidance for a sector facing constant and fundamental change.

Image of Professor John Butt and his Dunedin Consort performing at the BBC Proms 2017

Historically informed performance

Professor Butt has brought ‘historically informed’ music performance to audiences across the world including his debut performance at the 2017 BBC Proms.

A large barkcloth piece from the Hunterian Museum collection

Unravelling the past

A £1m Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded project is shedding light on Pacific barkcloth. This multidisciplinary project brings together expertise from the fields of textile conservation, art history, botany and material chemistry.

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Kelvin Hall: unlocking our treasures

Bringing together collections, expertise and people through the transformation of Kelvin Hall has been a lesson in the value of connections.

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A new understanding of the English language

Researchers from the University created the world's first historical thesaurus. The Thesaurus is a unique resource which contains almost every word from Old English to the present day.

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A question of policy

Policymaking needs experts. Professor Philip Schlesinger’s research into the media, wider creative economy and the complex nature of policymaking enables him to provide research-informed expertise and policy insights.

Performers at the 2017 Africa in Motion Film Festival

Africa in Motion: lost classics, new audiences

Dr Lizelle Bisschoff has introduced British audiences to the diversity of African cinema, screening around 600 African films to over 35,000 people.

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