Today the Government and Creative & Cultural Skills (CCSkills) have announced new initiatives to help young people who want to enter the creative and cultural industries. Paul Latham, Chairman of CCSkills and Chief Operating Officer, International, of Live Nation Entertainment, explains why these schemes are so important – and how the creative sector can get…
It’ll soon be home to the greatest athletes in the world – but last week, the Olympic Village was invaded by a range of ‘guinea pigs’ from the media and Olympic organisers – among them our own Sophia Mitchell.
As the third Communications Review seminar gets underway at DCMS today, Henry Anderton from the department’s Comms Review team looks back at discussions on issues such as consumer data, competition and even fish bladders.
Sports psychologist and founder of the Ames UK Swim School, Vicky Panagiotidou, shares her excitement at being a London 2012 Olympic Torchbearer.
Jo Morrison, Digital Projects Director at Central Saint Martins College (CSM), looks at art and design between the 1948 and 2012 Games and how the World Shakespeare Festival is collaborating with the University of the Arts London – which is comprised of six colleges: CSM; London College of Fashion (LCF); London College of Communication (LCC);…
As the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) launches its new funding framework, Chair Dame Jenny Abramsky looks at how the organisation aims to make a lasting difference for heritage and people in the years ahead.
We all know the old gag about waiting ages for a bus and then three come along at once. Well, something like that – or an extreme version of it – seems to have been happening this year in the UK.
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