Creative and cultural industries

Grounded in the principles of inclusivity, diversity and creativity our research is redefining people’s traditional understanding of what ‘the Arts’ can be. Examining human challenges through the lens of arts and humanities is delivering new ways of interpreting and addressing some of the world's most important issues.

• Reimagining the Diary
  Helping to improve teacher wellbeing in the UK
• Embedding research findings into teaching and learning primary maths
  A successful Knowledge Exchange project funded by the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account has embedded Bristol research findings into new materials for Maths teachers
• A productive partnership in professional learning for maths teachers
  Bristol research informs the use of Video Clubs for teacher development by the National Centre for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics (NCETM)
• Theatre and technology combine to recreate a lost palace
  A multi-award winning heritage tour is transforming how museums help audiences interpret and enjoy heritage sites, using the perfect marriage of theatre and technology to create an immersive experience of history where it happened, without visitors once looking at a screen.
• Thucydides — still relevant today?
  Thucydides, the ancient Greek historian of the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens, has long been considered the father of both scientific history and political realism. But how extensive is his influence on the modern world?
• Transforming teaching of literary studies
  Bristol research has helped students around the world engage more effectively with literary theory
• Using evolutionary anthropology to improve women's health in Ethiopia
  Bristol research has helped to influence policy and create a blueprint for development interventions in remote communities.
• Know your Bristol: Transforming engagement with local heritage
  Innovative digital research methods and community collaborations have empowered people from diverse backgrounds to co-create history.
• The science of stories: Revitalising engagement with Classics
  Research into ancient science-themed myths has revived interest in Classical subjects in schools.
• Transforming our understanding of military conflict
  Research at Bristol has helped to reshape museum collections and informed archaeological investigations.
• Embedding “mastery” teaching in primary mathematics
  A successful Knowledge Exchange project funded by the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account has embedded Bristol research findings into new materials for Maths teachers
• Confronting worker exploitation in electronics manufacturing
  New research on links between reward and learning can bridge the gap between neuroscience and education, offering the chance to improve scientific understanding of learning amongst teachers.
• Transforming interpretation of prehistoric religion
  Bristol's research has influenced English Heritage strategy and increased visitors to Stonehenge.
• Setting standards in interfaith dialogue
  Bristol research has reshaped approaches to understanding the religious ‘other’ in churches and schools.
• Co-producing a sustainable future for African literary production
  Collaborations with organisations in Africa by Bristol researchers have helped grow capacity for independent and sustainable literary production.
• Advancing transcultural music
  A project on Turkish makam music and its integration with Western music has bridged a chasm between two cultures.