🚀 Applications are OPEN for Creative Bridges CDT, a pioneering PhD programme to diversify talent in the screen industries! Fully funded studentships available. Apply by 20 April 2026 👉 creativebridges-cdt.ac.uk #PhDOpportunity #ScreenIndustries #DiversityInMedia

New report from Creative UK reveals funding barriers facing UK screen storytellers Creative UK unveils a landmark report that exposes structural challenges in the financing landscape for the UK’s screen-based storytelling businesses.

Our report featured in British Cinematographer 📽️ revealing the funding barriers facing UK screen storytellers, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds.

Read the full article - britishcinematographer.co.uk/new-report-f...

#ScreenIndustries #FundingEquity #FilmUK

Universities of Leeds and Warwick secure prestigious national award for new joint PhD programme focused on screen industries The programme, Creative Bridges, draws on the established screen media clusters in Yorkshire and the Midlands to connect academic and industry expertise

Really delighted to be working with Anamik Saha
@davwright.bsky.social Sanjay Sharma on this initiative. If you're a UK researcher interested in a
@ukri.org
funded PhD on diversity and sustainability, then 👀 ⬇️
#ScreenIndustries #CreativeBridges #PhDTraining
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/media/news/a...

We're delighted to be part of @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social's partnership with @universityofleeds.bsky.social and other partners, directing @ukri.org PhD funding to the challenges of the creative industries. Details in the 🧵 #screenindustries #PhDtraining

Really delighted to be working with @leedsunimedia.bsky.social and @joannegh.bsky.social on this initiative . If you're a UK-based researcher interested in a @ukri.org funded PhD on diversity and sustainability, watch this space! 👇
#ScreenIndustries #CreativeBridges #PhDTraining

Recruitment for Creative Bridges will open in Autumn 2025. We’re proud to be shaping the future of screen industries through the arts and humanities and grateful for the AHRC’s support to do so. #CreativeBridges #ScreenIndustries

Higher Education and the screen industries in the UK: the need for authentic collaboration for student progression and the talent pipeline The relationship between the UK’s screen industries and its Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is frequently claimed to be important for creating a sustainable talent pipeline for this sector. Ye...

It’s time to get serious about universities, student progression, and the screen industries’ talent pipeline. Our new position paper cuts through the myths clouding the conversation around media courses.
#HigherEducation #mediacourses #screenindustries
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🎙️ The fourth episode of The ScreenSkills Podcast has arrived! We take the opportunity to look forward to the year ahead and explore what's in store for the screen industries over the next 12 months...

Listen and subscribe now: screenskills.com/news/listen-...
#AI #ScreenIndustries

Graphic with a picture of some tools, and the text: Social mobility toolkits offer a step-by-step approach to improving the socio-economic diversity of your workforce

The Bridge Group pioneered the first #SocialMobility toolkit with the Social Mobility Commission and a range of cross-sector employers. This inspired industry-specific toolkits, like those for the #ScreenIndustries or working in the arts: bit.ly/4fHQ6Oo
#Diversity #Inclusion
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