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A new partnership will provide training and treatments for dancers in the Midlands.

DANCE CLINIC will work with Birmingham's DanceXchange to provide professional screenings, injury prevention strategies and career development.

About 40 dance students have already been screened for posture, balance and exisiting injuries as the scheme launches.

Swansea's historic Grand Theatre will become a cultural and digital hub for diverse communities.

Race Council Cymru, the country’s lead umbrella body for Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, will begin upgrading the 123-year-old building's Arts Wing later this month, and a diverse art programme will be delivered from next year.

About 20 community groups, including the African Community Centre, the Chinese in Wales Association, and the Swansea Women’s Asylum Seeker & Refugee Support Group, have been leading consultation on the project.

A new scheme aims to "help library services better reflect their communities" and transform their leadership.

Libraries Connected has appointed Birmingham Leadership Institute to deliver the programme in 15 libraries, hoping to benefit those teams as well as the sector as a whole.

Arts Council England's new strategy notes a desire to better fund and use libraries as arts spaces.

Mags Patten, Executive Director of Communication and Public Policy, said the council is "committed to supporting cultural leaders to flourish by addressing issues such as diversity in leadership, opportunities for emerging and early career leaders, and the development of executive skills at senior levels."

A buddy system could help neurodiverse employees integrate into the workplace, a leading music company says.

Universal Music UK has published a guide to embracing neurodiversity in the creative industries that provides companies with "practical solutions" to creating a more accessible workplace. It addresses areas like recruitment, mentorship, career progression, and neurodiversity awareness education for all employees.

Universal UK's Chairman and CEO David Joseph said the company created the handbook when it couldn't find one to suit its needs.

"Our overall conclusion is that making your organisation ND-friendly is to the benefit of your entire workforce. Everyone should feel comfortable in bringing their whole selves to work."

University of Glasgow researchers are to develop an integrated policy approach to copyright in the European Union.

The €3m project, 'reCreating Europe: Rethinking digital copyright law for a culturally diverse, accessible creative Europe', will produce a series of reports to inform policymakers and "enable new codes of best practice relevant to specific creative sectors".

CREATe, the UK Copyright and Creative Economy Centre based at the University of Glasgow, will lead the research consortium of 10 European partners.