Industry insights

Our research in film and the broader arts, helps shape cultural policy and supports partners to consider and develop international programmes. We publish occasional mapping and research papers both related to the Arts and broader British Council programmes.

Just launched Summer 2025:

Why technology needs artists: 40 international perspectives

A publication from the British Council exploring how artists, cultural organisations, and creative industries drive technological advancement.

This new report features 56 leaders from across 24 countries and 5 continents.

Key insights:

• Artists drive technological advancement
• Artists influence high-growth tech markets
• Artists pilot more resilient, culturally diverse tech
• Artists engage communities in hopeful futures

Read the full report:

britishcouncil.org/research-insight/why_technology_needs_artists

The relationship between Art + Science

At the British Council we encourage dialogue and collaboration, and some of the most exciting creative conversations that we facilitate take place between artists and cultural practitioners who are not only from different cultural perspectives, but also from different art forms and other disciplines. Science inspires artists and is a catalyst for creativity, and discussions between artists and scientists, reflecting on their respective approaches, are inevitably illuminating. The UK is a leader in the field of art + science collaboration and exciting, creative conversations between art and other disciplines - technology, ecology, economics and science - are pervasive elements of our programme.

Other British Council research

Find a selection of general resources, including research, guides, toolkits and reports, at arts.britishcouncil.org

And find our latest thinking on culture, education, language, and the UK’s international engagement, along with academic research.