Our Themes

We are an open and collaborative network of critical thinkers and doers.

Work at the Digital Cultures Research Centre is configured and shaped around four primary research themes: Creative Economies; Evolving Media; Restorative Futures; Screen Industries/Screen Cultures

Follow the links below to find out more about these interdisciplinary strands of activity, and the people, partners and projects involved.

Creative Economies

The Creative Economies Lab is a research and delivery team within UWE Bristol’s Digital Cultures Research Centre.

We specialise in supporting R&D and innovation in the creative sector. We provide tangible, …

Evolving Media

This research strand explores the practices, politics, publics and ethics of interactive, immersive and social media.  In a context of the continuing rapid transformation of media cultures, an enquiry into …

Restorative Futures

The Restorative Futures strand at DCRC focuses on the role that cultures of repair, care, healing and maintenance play in contemporary society. Taking an expansive multispecies perspective to what society …