Dr. Tarek Virani
| Biography | Tarek is Associate Professor of Creative Industries at the School of Arts. Recent and current projects include: Measuring the challenges and opportunities in Bristol's music ecosystem. (Noods Levels / WECA - Culture West) 2025 Skills Bootcamp for Creative Future Leaders. (WECA - Sept 2024 - Jan 2025). Place Partnerships programme – Culture West (WECA/Arts Council England – 2024) Creating an evaluation framework for Meanwhile spaces –Sparks Bristol (internally funded, 2023 - 2024) Bristol and Bath Creative R and D. (AHRC, 2020 - 2023). Mayor of London's Creative Enterprise Zones evaluation (GLA - 2021 – 2023). Covid 19, Creative Economy Resilience and Recovery (ESRC – 2020-2022) Creative Workforce for the Future. (WECA - 2020 – 2023). Teaching includes: BA Media Production: Media Networks, Practical Research Methods, Creative Industries and Cultural Value, Professional Practice in Media. BA Media Communication: Network Culture. Centres / groups: Digital Cultures Research Centre ( senior leadership team) Creative Economies Lab (co-lead: 2020 – 2023) UWE Media Production UWE Culture, Media and Creative Industries Current PhD supervison (Director of Studies) Valentina Orru Other roles: Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. Trustee - Acme Studios. Trustee – Bricks Bristol. Associate Editor - City, Culture and Society. ESRC Peer Review College |
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| Research Interests | Tarek's research interests in the creative industries includes: Organisational resilience, urban and cultural policy, creative and cultural ecosystems, post-creative cities, culture-led regeneration and cultural districts, creative and cultural hubs and international dimensions of creative and cultural work and policy. |
| Teaching and Learning | Tarek teaches on two undergraduate programmes: BA Media Production - Media Networks - UABB4Q-30-1 Creative Industries and Cultural Value - UABB4S-30-2 Professional Practice in Media - UABB4L-30-3 Practical Research Methods - UABB4X-30-2 BA Media Communications - Network Culture - UPCNHR-30-1 |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | Creative Industries Creative Hubs Creative Cities Creative Enterprise Cultural Policy Cultural Economy International Creative Economy |