Imperial College researchers will estimate the probability of infection at two theatres and consider whether a covered venue can &…

Research indicates people value gallery visits at £5 and would pay £11 to keep a local theatre going. What motiva…

Ben Walmsley, Abigail Gilmore and Dave O’Brien share findings from a research programme that shows there are silver linings…

Arts Council England says its calculations of regional museums' value are transferrable "in principle" and can…

DCMS’ new model for measuring culture’s economic value shows no understanding of how public policy has developed in re…

The pound-per-use value of some cultural and heritage activities has been calculated in a startling series of reports that could s…

A recent Creative Scotland survey suggests audiences are unlikely to return to pre-Covid levels until the population has been…

Slung Low’s Alan Lane, disability champion Andrew Miller and Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Moira Sinclair are among those r…

In a time of great uncertainty, understanding audience attitudes and behaviours make the future a little more predictable, writes…

New economic estimates show the sector is worth twice as much as sport in a good year.

There is a crucial disconnect between how the sector evaluates the impact of culture and using it to influence policy. It’s…

In a constantly changing landscape, the ability to understand and respond to audiences’ changing preferences and behaviours…

The Government has permitted venues to open with up to 50% capacity from early December. What does the science say?

Research England will bankroll the partnership between four regional universities and The Culture Capital Exchange following a suc…

The tendency to overstate impacts through uncritical narratives of success risks undermining the credibility of arguments about wh…

Would we still see the same benefits to wellbeing if we took art and culture out of ‘culture on referral’ programmes a…

UK Music launches a plan to keep up the momentum, as research shows the gains are concentrated in entry level positions rather tha…

UK Music has published its industry-wide ten-point plan for a diverse music ecosystem. But it’s actions, not words, that wil…

ACE has welcomed projections that the sector will recover to pre-Covid levels by 2022. The “bounce back” relies on onl…

Practitioners have seen with their own eyes how arts and health interventions can make a real difference to young people’s m…

A DCMS-commissioned study cites strong evidence that "can be trusted to guide policy" on arts interventions in some area…

When Professor Stephen Clift published a critique of an academic review of the impact of the arts on health outcomes, he was accus…

DCMS and the University of Bristol publicised the research findings as proof that 'singing is no riskier than speaking&#3…

One study found fewer aerosol particles "were produced when playing than when breathing alone".