Posts by Giles Tofield
CERG Researcher Takes Policy Framework to House of Commons
Imagination as Policy Infrastructure: CERG Researcher Takes Policy Framework to House of Commons CERG co-founder, Dr Tony D. Sampson, Reader in Digital Communications at the University of Essex Business School,…
Read MoreMaldon District Creative Gathering at Datum Attitude Brewery (Heybridge), 30th March 2026
The first Maldon District Creative Gathering took place at Datum Attitude Brewery in Heybridge on the 30th March. This was a chance for creative practitioners to get together, network and…
Read MoreReflections on Neighbourhood and Creative Health Event – Maldon District 13th March 2026
Representatives from across the Maldon District gathered for a session exploring the upcoming strategic development of Neighbourhood Health Plans, and how this could create opportunities for creative health activities as…
Read MoreVideo of CERG’s Tony Sampson Discussing the Imaginarium and Mezzolevel at i-PLACE Conference (26-27/11/2025)
In this i-PLACE talk, Dr Tony Sampson, Reader in Digital Communications at University of Essex, sets out a new way of thinking about how policy is designed, translated, and implemented.…
Read MoreFunding Success
Sharing the good news from the Essex Business School and School of Life Sciences at the University of Essex that CERG’s joint interdisciplinary application to the Innovation Fund has just…
Read MoreCERG’s Imaginarium/mezzo-concept introduced at major Salford conference
How do places reinvent themselves successfully? University of Essex Essex Business School Centre for Coastal Communities took part in the inaugural i-PLACE 25 conference, organised by the @Key Cities Innovation…
Read MoreCERG’S “mezzolevel” concept presented at i-PLACE 25 (Key Cities Innovation Network, Media City, Salford)
The Mezzo Level: Imagination as Infrastructure for Local Change Dr Tony D. Sampson — University of Essex / Cultural Engine Research GroupThe Imaginarium Project Conference presentation at https://www.i-place.uk/ This talk…
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Latest on the next Imaginarium event Thurs 12th Feb 2026 at Colchester’s Common Ground. Following on from the first Wild Essex Imaginarium on Sept 27th 2025, we’re pleased to announce a…
Read MoreCERG Concepts Referenced in Key Cities Network Parliamentary Dinner Speech
Here’s an excerpt of the speech by Professor Christopher Smith, Executive Chair of the Arts & Humanities Research Council, at the Parliamentary Dinner of the Key Cities Innovation Network. The…
Read MoreAccess to the Wild Essex Imaginarium Evaluation Survey
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