About CREATES

CREATES (Consortium for  Research into Arts and Technology in Scotland) is a multi-university consortium funded by NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts), Creative Scotland and the AHRC (Arts and Humanties Research Council).  It is working with arts and cultural organisations in Scotland funded under the Digital R&D Fund for Arts and Culture in Scotland to understand and test the potential offered by new digital technologies.

Their research will support the organisations to work with digital experts to understand and test the potential offered by new technologies to connect with wider audiences and explore new ways of working. The interdisciplinary team is led by Professor Claire Squires and includes researchers at Stirling from the School of Education, the Centre for International Publishing and Communication, the Institute of Socio-Management and the Institute for Social Marketing, as well as researchers from the Universities of Strathclyde and St Andrews.

The CREATES Team

University of Stirling

  • Professor Claire Squires, Stirling Centre for International Publishing and Communication,  School of Arts and Humanities
  • Dr Doris Ruth Eikhof, Institute of Socio-Management, Stirling Management School
  • Professor Tara Fenwick, School of Education
  • Dr Padmini Ray Murray, Stirling Centre for International Publishing and Communication,  School of Arts and Humanities
  • Mark Grindle, Stirling Management School
  • Fiona Millar, Stirling Management School
  • Maureen Michael, School of Education
  • Dr Susan Berridge, School of Arts and Humanities

University of St. Andrews

  • Professor Nic Beech, Dean of Arts
  • Dr Gail Greig, School of Management

University of Strathclyde

  • Professor Sara Carter, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship
  • Dr Niall Mackenzie, Business School