The Centre for Culture, Sport and Events (CCSE) has developed from a collaborative partnership between the University of the West of Scotland and Renfrewshire Council. CCSE will provide a space to undertake collaborative research and development work that has relevance for the Renfrewshire area, nationally and internationally.
The Centre has been set up to conduct research, development, consultancy and knowledge exchange aligned to four key themes:
Current Blogs and Tweets
Busy Days During the Halloween Season
The weeks from late October until mid-December always seem to be some of the most hectic of the year, and this is especially true for researchers looking at events like myself. My PhD projects aims at understanding the social and economic impacts of the Paisley urban...
Learning from Regeneration on our Doorstep: Future Paisley field trip to Glasgow’s East End
The Future Paisley Partnership comprises 22 local and national organisations committed to driving forward Paisley’s cultural regeneration. In September 2019, the partnership went on a field trip to Glasgow’s East End to learn about the city’s place-based approaches to...
FESTSPACE symposium: showcase film
This week's blog focuses on a showcase of a symposium we held in June, the film of the HERA-funded FESTSPACE project launch at University of the West of Scotland in June 2019. You can read more about FESTSPACE on the project website http://festspace.net/.
Coming soon.. lunchtime seminars from CCSE
Starting in late October, CCSE will host a series of lunchtime seminars on the four themes studied by the centre: • Arts, cultural diplomacy and soft power • Place-focused cultural regeneration • Sport, cultural events and festivals • Media, communication and digital...
FESTSPACE in Gdansk: Public Spaces – Culture & Integration in Europe Conference
On 11-12th September 2019, CCSE’s Professor David McGillivray and Dr Severin Guillard attended the conference “Public Spaces: Culture and Integration in Europe” as part of their HERA-funded project, FESTSPACE. This 2-day conference was a good opportunity to meet with...
Exploring Modern Slavery in James Town
As principle investigator for the Anti-Slavery Knowledge Network funded project Hidden Histories: the untold stories of Slavery and James Town, I have spent a good deal of time in Ghana over the last twelve months. I have been traveling to, and working in, Ghana for...
Doctoral Student Launches Street Library in Colombia
A doctoral student and research associate at UWS Greis Cifuentes has also found the time to launch a Street Library program - “Libros a la Calle” - in Ibagué, Colombia. The program seeks to facilitate social cohesion alongside the appropriation of public spaces. It is...
Public Spaces: Culture and Integration in Europe
CCSE’s Professor David McGillivray and Dr Severin Guillard are in Gdańsk, Poland, this week attending the conference “Public Spaces: Culture and Integration in Europe” as part of their HERA-funded project FESTSPACE. David and Severin are accompanied by their four...
SoMe Companies: Can’t Beat Them, Won’t Join Them – Now What?
Amid rising unpopularity politicians and opinionaters increasingly seem determined to beat big media companies with a stick. But maybe there is a different way? A few words on the Internet Commission I think it’s fair to say that the subject of my research is pretty...
Digital Inequality & Positive Interventions; Ongoing Research into Provision of Meaningful Support
Currently in my second year as a PhD student at CCSE, I’m now working with the Simon Community Scotland in Glasgow as part of a participatory action research project reflecting on how digital exclusion impacts on people experiencing homelessness and how organisations...
The Centre will build on the University’s local, national and international expertise in these areas, bringing a range of interdisciplinary perspectives to its research enquiries into policy and practice, advancing the production of new knowledge.
Research evidence produced through the Centre will contribute to academic excellence and influence policy makers and practitioners working in culture, sport and events and social policy and change.