AHRC ‘student-led’ PhD places to be cut by 60%
The number of student-initiated PhD scholarships funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is expected to fall by…
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Welsh bursary scheme will fund school visits to local museums
A new scheme to enable school visits to local museums has been launched in Wales. The Museum Visits Bursary scheme, which is funde…
Response to Creative Industries Sector Plan ‘more positive’ than expected
Sector response to the publication of last month’s Creative Industries Sector Plan has been “overwhelmingly more positive” than ex…
World War II prison awarded £250,000 for museum transformation
Trent Park Museum Trust has received £250,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) for the restoration and transformati…
Council leader criticised for trans library books claims
A Reform UK council leader in Kent has been criticised for claiming they initiated the removal of adult-aimed books on transgender…
Little engagement with apprenticeships in creative industries, report finds
Employers in the creative industries are less likely to engage with training routes, such as apprenticeships, than those in the wi…
Glasgow School of Art receives funding for rural arts programme
Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has been awarded significant funding to address regional inequalities by supporting PhD researchers fr…
Punchdrunk appoints new artistic director and co-CEO
Punchdrunk Enrichment has announced that STEVE MCCOURT will take on the roles of artistic director and co-CEO. McCourt will succee…
Welsh dance ‘elitist, tokenistic and non-diverse’, review finds
Dance in Wales has been found to be “elitist, tokenistic and non-diverse” and in urgent need of “reimagining, rebuilding and…
Unlocking potential through music
Polly Stepan, co-founder and CEO of Restore the Music, shares how she is changing young people’s lives for the better through ac…
Royal Academy of Music announces east London expansion
The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) has become the latest cultural organisation to announce an east London facility, revealing plans…
Debbonaire: ‘UK risks losing global reputation for arts excellence’
The UK’s culture sector is under threat, and the country is at risk of losing its global reputation for excellence, former Shado…
Manchester music charity welcomes new board members
Olympias Music Foundation has named PAULETTE BAYLEY, HELEN PALMER, MARIAN SUDBURY and WILL ALLEN as new trustees. A professional v…
Mayor of West Yorkshire announces investment in libraries and reading rooms for primary schools
New investment for primary schools without a dedicated library or reading space has been announced by the Mayor of West Yorkshire…
Theatres face criticism over ‘two-tier’ pricing for schools
The National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) have come in for criticism for charging higher ticket prices for grou…
Bristol primary pupils to learn composition from ‘pioneering’ music scheme
Primary-aged students at 11 schools in Bristol are set to receive weekly group music lessons through a partnership programme betwe…
‘Child-friendly’ £1.5m cultural programme launches in Nottingham
A three-year project seeking to bring more creativity and cultural experiences into children and young people’s lives across Not…
National dance scheme for young people saved as DfE confirms funding
A dance training scheme for children and young people has been saved after the Department for Education (DfE) confirmed that fundi…
How a Manchester charity is rethinking music education
Olympias provides free, visionary music education to young people in Greater Manchester. Its CEO Jo Yee Cheung reflects on why mus…
Artist gifts £30,000 of art materials to London schools
An internationally exhibited artist has donated £30,000 worth of art supplies to schools in London. Stuart Semple said the donati…
Drama school at risk of closure warns of wider loss of ‘accessible’ training
An independent performing arts school in Essex has cautioned that specialist schools providing high-contact but affordable trainin…
Initiative to deliver creative career talks in 100 schools
A pair of organisations are teaming up to deliver a series of talks in schools by creative professionals from working class backgr…
Culture Select Committee chair criticises real-terms DCMS cuts as ‘wrong choice’
Government plans to cut the day-to-day spending budget of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) over the next three y…
Southampton University professor joins DCMS College of Experts
Professor of cultural and creative industries at the University of Southampton, DAN ASHTON, has been appointed to the Department f…
