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Participating in culture and sport equivalent to a pay rise?
Research funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has suggested that the boost to individuals’ wellbeing achieved through weekly participation in sport is equivalent to £11,000 per year i… more →
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Participating in culture and sport equivalent to a pay rise?
wrote 1 year ago: Research funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has suggested that the boost to indiv … more →
Making the CASE for culture
wrote 1 year ago: Last month saw the culmination of a Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) project to brin … more →
Thousands of visits generated by West Midlands Open Weekend 2010 celebrations
wrote 1 year ago: A report launched today by the Cultural Observatory (in association with Arts Council England) has f … more →
The generation gap: BME participation in culture found to be significantly influenced by age
wrote 1 year ago: New research funded by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport has helped to increase understa … more →
Sport England Active People Survey analysis tool updated and ready to be interrogated!
wrote 1 year ago: For those who haven’t tried it yet, the Sport England Active People Diagnostic is a website for view … more →
What does ‘innovation’ mean for cultural organisations anyway?
wrote 1 year ago: Following a preliminary discussion paper, NESTA has now published its proposal for an ‘innovation fr … more →
Local tourism industries generate over 6% of the region’s total economic output
wrote 1 year ago: According to an analysis by the Tourism Intelligence Unit at Office for National Statistics, the eco … more →
New report confirms growth in local creative workforce
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wrote 1 year ago: Recent work by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found a national and regional growth in … more →
Cultural Observatory update: what we're working on
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wrote 1 year ago: This post is intended to give a run down of the main pieces of work that will be undertaken by the C … more →
Tweets, whistles and gold: an overview of the Cultural Research Conference 2010
wrote 1 year ago: The first Cultural Research & Intelligence Network (CRAIN) conference took place on 2nd June 201 … more →
Slidecast: impact of West Midlands Culture Programme for London 2012 so far
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wrote 2 years ago: Here’s a slidecast by Lauren Amery, Cultural Research Analyst at the Observatory, summarising … more →
New ‘two million’ sports participation indicator developed to measure Olympic legacy
wrote 2 years ago: A new sports participation indicator (pdf, 313kb) has been developed to measure progress towards the … more →
West Midlands Culture Programme for London 2012: the impact so far
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wrote 2 years ago: The West Midlands Culture Programme for London 2012 (WMCPforL2012) has attracted a total audience of … more →
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
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wrote 2 years ago: Despite a positive performance in the last quarter of 2009, the Cultural Observatory’s latest recess … more →
Cultural sector recession survey - can you help?
wrote 2 years ago: The West Midlands cultural sector recession survey for the October–December 2009 quarter is now live … more →
Research suggests mounting problems for gaming firms
wrote 2 years ago: NESTA’s recent report It’s Time to Play suggests the UK video games sector faces ‘serious and mounti … more →
West Midlands residents' engagement in the arts remained stable since 2005
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wrote 2 years ago: A new briefing (pdf, 241kb) published by Arts Council England uses Taking Part survey data to examin … more →
Volunteers in West Midlands museums and galleries outnumber paid employees by more than 2:1
wrote 2 years ago: Forthcoming research from the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council will highlight the abundance o … more →
A change of direction for regional Cultural Observatories?
wrote 2 years ago: An options study (PDF, 815kb) launched last month by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport ( … more →
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