At the Creative People, Products and Places (CP3) Research Centre our research delivers real-world impact by informing cultural policy, supporting creative practitioners, and strengthening the value of arts and culture in society.
We collaborate with artists, cultural organisations, policymakers, and communities to address key challenges facing both the creative sector and society generally. From examining the impact of COVID-19 on the arts, to supporting neurodiverse comics creators, exploring gender equity in the music industry and raising the profile of Australia’s disabled writers, our work gives voice to underrepresented groups and promotes accessible creative futures.
We also lead research into craft and design-led sustainability, exploring how creative reuse and repair can reduce waste and reimagine consumer culture. Our work on transformative repair demonstrates how creativity can drive circular economy outcomes and inspire behavioural change.
Our research has influenced cultural policy across local, national, and international contexts. Projects like keeping creative and urban cultural policy are guiding recovery strategies and planning decisions that support sustainable creative ecosystems. Through initiatives like the Inclusive Creative Research Alliance (ICRA), we champion diversity and inclusion across creative practices.
By foregrounding the social, cultural, and emotional value of creativity, CP3 helps shift how the arts are understood—not just as economic drivers, but as essential to wellbeing, identity, and community resilience.
We bring together interdisciplinary teams and diverse voices to create knowledge that is meaningful, accessible, and impactful. Through public events, partnerships, and publications, our research reaches beyond the university to support strong arts, culture and creative ecosystems as central to human thriving.
