December 2025 - Research for Creative Media: Practice & Pedagogy

Developing a Practice Research Portfolio: Octopuses & Other Sea Creatures

A reflective account of developing a Practice Research Portfolio for REF, using a creative practice project as a methodological exemplar.

In this Creative Media Practice Research Insights episode, Emma Millions and Paul Jackson discuss how creative ideas are pitched and refined.

In this episode of Creative Practice Research Insights, Alison Norrington explores how ideas emerge, evolve, and gain creative momentum.

Reflections on exploring immersive venues and what this model offers universities, industry, and touring XR work.

How commissioning for online audiences is changing, and what China’s micro-series boom reveals about the future of digital-first content.

How I co-wrote an academic article, self-published it in a day, assigned a DOI, and bypassed traditional academic publishing gatekeepers.

How academic publishing became a billion-pound industry, questioning access to knowledge, and the impact on researchers and universities.

A response to Michael Webb’s Jisc keynote arguing for a sector-specific AI strategy, focused on practice, agency, and curriculum change.

A reflective response on trust, intrapreneurship and academic development, questioning whose voices are heard and how learning is positioned.

Why REF recognition isn’t enough, and how creative practice research needs better infrastructure to be visible, discoverable, and usable.