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The Future of Grassroots Live Music Report
We spoke to report lead Dr Claude Heath, and Creative Head Professor Will Saunders MBE about technology and the future of grass roots music
Posted: 14 September 2026
New Creative Intelligence Award launched by CoSTAR, Southbank Centre and UKRI.
A new joint award for artists and creative practitioners working at the intersection of art and technology has been announced today at Creative Intelligence weekend.
Posted: 11 September 2026
CoSTAR Live Lab Presents: Shammi Raj Balla
30 September 2026Join our latest CoSTAR Live Lab Presents event, featuring demos, tours and a special guest keynote from Shammi Raj Balla - a pioneer of creative media arts in India.
Watch the full recording of the CoSTAR National Lab Webinar: Unlocking the Surprising Potential of your Existing IP
15 - 16 September 2026Watch this online workshop by IP innovator, Erica Wolfe-Murray, discussing how you can use existing assets and IP to move your business forward.
Webinar: Experience on the Ethical Use of AI in the Creative Industry
29 September 2026A webinar that brings together researchers and creative practitioners to explore the ethical use of artificial intelligence in creative work.
Watch the full recording of the CoSTAR Foresight Lab webinar ‘Creative work in the age of AI: Tools, practice and the road ahead’
As part of the CoSTAR Network’s AI for Creativity Season, the CoSTAR Foresight Lab hosted an online webinar to explore the most pressing AI insights across the creative industries over the last year, from policy through to practice.
Posted: 13 August 2026
CoSTAR Foresight Lab to Facilitate Validation Workshop for the Regional Landscape Study for the Establishment of the ASEAN Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries
11 - 12 August 2026CoSTAR Foresight Lab executives Noemi Ponzoni and Joshua Dedman will facilitate a two-day validation workshop in Jakarta, bringing together ASEAN policy and industry leaders to help shape the governance, partnerships, financing and sustainability of the proposed ASEAN Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries.
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Supporting innovation in the creative industries through data reporting
The Foresight Lab undertook some research into reporting and data collection activities and their effectiveness in capturing and measuring innovation through R&D using the Creative Industries Clusters Programme as an example. The findings have now been published in Frontiers in Communication.
Posted: 19 July 2026
Sarah Ellis MBE, CoSTAR National Lab's new Director
Sarah joins at a defining moment for CoSTAR and the UK's creative industries, against the backdrop of the government's new Industrial Strategy
Posted: 06 July 2026
CoSTAR Screen Lab’s new call has just launched: Spatial Audio in Virtual Production
This PPP funding call explores new frontiers in virtual production and in live/hybrid digital performances using spatial audio as an interaction layer to navigate and engage with complex visual worlds.
Posted: 02 July 2026
CoSTAR Network response to the Government's AI Adoption Plan for the Creative Industries
Earlier this month, the UK government published an AI Adoption Plan for the Creative Industries, setting out opportunities and barriers to AI adoption. This article outlines how the CoSTAR Network seeks to engage with the suggestions made in this Plan.
Posted: 25 June 2026
CoSTAR Emerge-AI is now open
Take the next step towards making your product a reality with this tailored programme, providing essential support as you develop your early stage concepts.
Posted: 17 June 2026
