CALL OUT: CreaTech Artist CoLab at MediaCity

CALL OUT: CreaTech Artist CoLab at MediaCity

Are you an early career or emerging creative connected to Salford and committed to learning about creative technology (CreaTech)? This special opportunity provides a week of mentored workshops, with one successful candidate receiving £5k in funding to develop their...
SPECTRUM case study, launched at BEYOND ’24, informing REF research

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 the form of a policy-focused panel and sparked...
BEYOND partners with Key Cities Innovation Network

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, we’ll bring together local authorities, researchers,...
The Creator Consultation Report: 10k creators can’t be wrong

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 to the UK economy, and which supports more than...
Christopher Smith on the AHRC’s Partnership with BEYOND 2024

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 internationally outstanding, independent researchers across...