R&D funding roundup – September 2026
A roundup of recent funding opportunities for businesses, creative practitioners and researchers. Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 –...
Author: Sue Edmunds
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Advancing industry partnerships and reducing barriers to CreaTech
Maximalist Ltd is a York-based independent games studio and XR development company. The Maximalist team comprises XR coders, designers, artists...
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XR Stories welcomes new creatives in residence
Kirk Barley and Daniel Brown will join the XR Stories team in The Guildhall, York to progress the research and...
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Extending XR so far: Reflections on our creative technology skills development programme
Our blog piece reflects on the first seven months of the Extending XR creative technology skills development programme.
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Funding Futures
XR Stories has established the Funding Futures collective to tackle inequality and exclusion in the distribution of R&D funding in the creative and digital sectors.
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Supporting Sound and Fury at Sheffield DocFest 2026
XR Stories has supported the team at creative studio Project 1961 to deliver six open R&D rehearsals for their hybrid...
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R&D funding roundup – June 2026
A roundup of recent funding opportunities for UK businesses, creative practitioners and researchers.
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New research explores creative wellbeing in York and North Yorkshire
Researchers at XR Stories are conducting a survey to explore how creative activities contribute to wellbeing and community life in...
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XR Stories hosts York and North Yorkshire Game Jam
On 5 and 6 June 2026, XR Stories partnered with the York Game Maker’s Guild to host the York and...
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XR Stories launches new Creative Innovation Sessions
XR Stories has welcomed RO Pictures, and artists Eva McQuade and Mahshid Alavi from York and Leeds to its first...
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XR Stories submits evidence to the Women in Tech Taskforce
A new report presents written evidence from XR Stories and XR Network+ submitted to the Women in Tech Taskforce. Established in...
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Creative R&D residencies open for applications
XR Stories has opened applications for its 2026 Creative R&D residency programme. The programme offers a unique opportunity for artists,...
