CEMP Talk: Research at the 'British Film Institute' with Barry Dixon, Head of Research Development

This webinar introduces the breadth of research conducted by and for the BFI, focussing on its interdisciplinary and intersectoral nature. It will trace and mirror the ways the research funding landscape has changed over the last five years for the GLAM and creative industry sectors, before offering a case study on the impact of research on screen sector policy.
Dr Barry Dixon is Head of Research Development at the British Film Institute (BFI), leading on the developmental and strategic facets of the BFI's external research funding operations. He came to the BFI from the academic sector, having spent ten years in research management roles at the Universities of Warwick, Sheffield and Cambridge. Prior to this he worked for the European Science Foundation in Strasbourg and Irish Research Council in Dublin, which came after a brief stint as a lecturer in philosophy.