XR Stories mid-year roundup – July 2025
During the last six months, the team has expanded the scope of their support across academia, industry and government.
Category: XR Stories
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Creative Economy Census
The census aims to gather insights from individuals and businesses to support the development of a region-wide creative industries strategy.
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Celebrating the value of all voices
An update on the Valuing Voices Research to Action project and reflections on the context in which the work is taking place.
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UK Government publishes Industrial Strategy and Creative Industries Sector Plan
The plan presents an ambition to prioritise business investment and identifies the Creative Industries as one of eight high-growth sectors.
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Engaging with and influencing policy in the Creative Industries: Post-event write-up
The event brought together University of York colleagues with a shared interest in policy engagement within the Creative Industries.
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XR Stories awarded Mayor’s skills innovation funding
XR Stories has been awarded funding to lead Extending XR, a two-year programme of work to deliver technology skills training...
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XR Spotlight – Glen Kelly
Glen Kelly provides an insight into life as Programme Manager at the CoSTAR Live Lab and what the network offers to creative practitioners.
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Defining the Creative Industries
We examine the cultural, societal, and economic significance of the creative industries and explore how to address some of the challenges they are facing.
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XR Stories launches R&D residences for University of York researchers and technicians
Residencies for University of York researchers and technicians working in extended reality technologies.
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XR Stories to advance the equitable design of research in the immersive sector
The project is one of 12 initiatives awarded funding through the Valuing Voices agile funding call.
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XR Spotlight – Fully Novel
The team behind Fully Novel share their experience as residents in the XR Stories immersive R&D lab.
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XR Stories launches creative business residency programme
The programme will enable creative businesses Yorkshire and the Humber to work on projects using extended reality (XR) technologies in a space outside of their usual environment.
