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The Return of BEYOND: Leveraging Greater Manchester’s collaborative power for good
Gemma Blades, Create Growth Programme Manager at GM Business Growth Hub, talks to BEYOND about Greater Manchester's long history of creative talent, collaboration and innovation. GM Business Growth Hub are a Lead...
SPECTRUM case study, launched at BEYOND ’24, informing REF research
The SPECTRUM case study, first presented at BEYOND Conference in 2024, addressed structural inequalities in the UK’s immersive tech sector—particularly those affecting women, trans, and non-binary individuals. It took...
BEYOND partners with Key Cities Innovation Network
We’re excited to announce the Key Cities Innovation Network (KCIN) as Event Partner for BEYOND 2025. This year, BEYOND teams up with i-PLACE—KCIN’s new policy-focused gathering for place-based innovation. Together,...
The Creator Consultation Report: 10k creators can’t be wrong
10,000 creators can’t be wrong! Time for the creative industries to take them seriously? In its new Creator Consultation Report, YouTube has called for greater recognition for the creator economy, worth over £2 billion...
2025 Themes: Creator Economy, CreaTech, Innovation Districts
BEYOND 2025 will explore the seismic shifts reshaping our creative landscape. In a world where creativity drives innovation, we’re exploring the intersection of imagination, technology, and place. From the rise of the...
BEYOND returns to MediaCity: Local Partnerships Announced
Following the success of last year’s event, BEYOND Conference returns to Greater Manchester's thriving hub of creative research and innovation, with support from local partners MediaCity, University of Salford, Salford...
Reflections on BEYOND 2024
A week after the conference we reflect on BEYOND 2024 and review some of the positive feedback we've received so far. This year, in Salford, BEYOND 2024 felt special. This was the conference’s first visit to...
The BEYOND Poem by Keisha Thompson
Artist, Producer and BEYOND poet-in-residence, Keisha Thompson, weaved her observations of Day 01 into verse, to provide this wonderful closing poem. Beyond, Beyond, Beyond… How many of us feel that...
Christopher Smith on the AHRC’s Partnership with BEYOND 2024
BEYOND Conference is pleased to announce its renewed partnership with UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funds...
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