Professor Katy Shaw
@ProfKatyShaw
UK Director @ahrcpress Creative Communities. Prof @northumbriauni. Ted Speaker. Devolution & Culture. AB @BritishArts Chair Med Hums @wellcometrust Views:own
Amazing day doing my Ted Talk at @TedxSoho watching inspirational speakers & @michaelsheen talk about our #WritingChance programme & creative diversity in my new @ahrcpress Creative Communities programme ❤️ @TEDTalks @tedxlondon #tedxsoho
On Friday the Government published its evaluation of the £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund - announced in the 2020 Spending Review. It concludes that 95 per cent "were delayed, relative to the timeline envisaged". gov.uk/government/pub…
White wine energy = Winning Vibe ⚽️ 🦁
Welcoming back the CHAMPIONS! 🫡🎊
Set to reprise his lead role in Nye, @michaelsheen discusses Aneurin Bevan’s legacy, his @WelshNatTheatre aims and the future of the arts in Wales. buzzmag.co.uk/michael-sheen-…
England are the Champions of Europe! Again! Well done @Lionesses #Euro2025
Watch @welovepulp play ‘Last Day Of The Miners’ Strike’ for the first time ever at @tramlines in Sheffield They were joined for the 2002 song by fellow Steel City native @RichardHawley nme.com/news/music/wat…
The Scottish Connections Fund supports new projects, including in the creative, arts, and heritage sector, which promote Scotland’s reputation and interests. Deadline 9 September 2025. Full eligibility criteria found on the Scottish Government’s webpage. buff.ly/OZcvbRs
Original cast members of the 2000 Billy Elliot film will join its writer Lee Hall at a special celebration as part of @LiveTheatre’s autumn season, which also includes a tribute to debbie tucker green 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/billy-ell…
‘Look how well-read I am!’ How ‘books by the metre’ add the final touch to your home – or your image 📚 theguardian.com/books/2025/jul…
📺 Come work with us! 📺 We’ve got a four month vacancy for a Production Journalist in Gateshead. Details here 👇 careers.itv.com/jobs/productio…
We’ve launched a new inquiry into major sporting and cultural events in the UK 🚨 We want to hear from organisers and facilitators about the challenges you face, opportunities for growth, and how Government can better support you. Find out more ⬇️
“Funding and policy making for culture needs to devolve" We are grateful to esteemed culture expert @ProfKatyShaw for welcoming our State of the North 2025 report ⤵️
Next week 👀 see you in Durham ⬆️
📢 #DCDC25 keynote alert 📢 @ProfKatyShaw Director of @ahrcpress #CreativeCommunities is joining the DCDC community! Be inspired by Creative Communities’ mission to create a fairer economy & society through collaboration, co-creation & devolution. 🎟️ orlo.uk/DCDC25_j2p0L
At last… Orgreave inquiry into miners’ strike clashes to begin in autumn Hopefully this will include finding out why Northumbria Police destroyed all their papers relating to 84-5 recently…. thetimes.com/article/2d75df…
ORGREAVE INQUIRY ANNOUNCED! The government have announced an inquiry will take place into Orgreave. Please see and share our press release otjc.org.uk/orgreave-truth…
Great to see our @ahrcpress #CreativeCommunities research profiled by the 2025 State of the North report 👀 Cultural Chasm between SE & the rest of 🇬🇧 can only be closed by cultural #devolution & mandating ALBs to reorientate and work regionally with & within Mayoral areas
🚨 Today we publish State of the North 2025 🚨 The North gets just half as much arts and culture funding per person as London. We reveal the impact this & other regional divides have on young people, and what must change 👇 ippr.org/articles/the-k…
The latest admissions data shows a 14% rise in American applications for undergraduate courses starting this autumn. on.ft.com/4nYHKX6
Happy Big Meeting! 👏🏻
Welcoming the first new banner of the day: Bearpark!
Must. Resist. Overwhelming. Urge. To. Scratch...
We are lending Britain an iconic jewel of our shared history: the Bayeux Tapestry. This is the first time this national treasure will leave French soil. It marks an unprecedented cultural partnership between our two countries — a powerful symbol of our Entente amicale.
And the North East….? 😬
🔄 The great power shift begins today. For too long, Whitehall spreadsheets decided your area's future. Not anymore. The English Devolution Bill puts YOU in control: 🏗️ Speed up housing delivery 🗳️Stronger neighbourhood voice 📈 Local growth plans that work
Today is the last day to get your in-person tickets to #DCDC25! Register before midnight tonight orlo.uk/DCDC25_P36p4 Join us for: ▶️ A full programme of panels, workshops & keynotes from GLAMA professionals ▶️ History Day North ▶️ Networking, reception events & much more!