The Clwstwr programme: Where ideas thrive

Clwstwr Creadigol

Learn more about the £10 million investment into R&D in the South Wales screen industry from the Clwstwr team at Cardiff University.

Welsh Government

In 2017, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) announced an £80m research investment in the UK’s creative industries. As part of the Government’s Industrial Strategy, the Creative Industries Clusters Programme (CICP) brings together researchers from UK universities with the UK’s creative sector. Last year Cardiff was announced as one of nine creative clusters. Clwstwr is their five-year programme to create new products, services and experiences for screen and news; led by Cardiff University in collaboration with University of South Wales and Cardiff Metropolitan University. Clwstwr will build on South Wales' success in making creative content by putting research and development (R&D) at the core of production to create a culture of innovation in the cluster - moving the screen sector from a position of strength to one of leadership, internationally.Between April and June 2019, more than 130 project ideas were put forward for the first Clwstwr funding call. For Clwstwr cohort one, 23 applicants were successful in receiving a total of £1million of funding to R&D their idea with a view to creating a new product, service or experience.Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture is also a partner in the new Policy and Evidence Centre - led by global innovation foundation Nesta - which will connect the creative industries, research communities, and policy-makers; providing independent evidence and analysis to help inform policy-making.Please join us for a knowledge sharing session with Clwstwr Director Professor Justin Lewis, Clwstwr Chief Operating Officer Sara Pepper and Clwstwr Impact Analyst Marlen Komorowski followed by a networking lunch. We are keen to make new connections and discuss potential academic or industrial collaboration with experts in your organisation.Justin Lewis is Professor of Communication and Creative Industries at Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Culture, with a particular interest in news innovation. He has conducted research with the BBC, the BBC Trust, Channel 4, the Guardian, as well as UK and European Research councils. He has published over 100 books, journal articles and chapters about a wide range of media and cultural issues. He is Chair of the Independent Community News Network and Chair of one of the UK Government Research Excellence Framework Panels. Sara Pepper is the Director of Creative Economy Unit at Cardiff University, providing leadership and strategic direction for both Clwstwr and the highly successful creative city network, Creative Cardiff. Sara is passionate about championing and developing new talent and ideas and brokering partnerships that enable individuals and organisations to realise their full creative and commercial potential. She is currently a member of the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales Advisory Group and the National Trust Wales Advisory Board.Marlen Komorowski performs the impact analysis of Clwstwr’s interventions in the screen sector (and creative industries more generally) in South Wales. She is doctoral candidate at Vrije Universiteit Brussels and is also associated with the research centre imec-SMIT-VUB (Studies on Media, Innovation &amp; Technology) in Brussels. As a researcher, her work focuses on media and creative industries-related projects, impact analysis, industry clustering, ecosystem and value network analysis, new business models and the impact of the digitisation on industries and firms.This event is in partnership with Welsh Government.

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