Mark Taylor
University of Sheffield
Mark Taylor is Professor of Quantitative Social Science at the University of Sheffield, and leads on research on the arts, culture and heritage sectors at the Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre. He’s led the UK Games Industry Census since its initiation in 2019, having authored reports on all three editions of the Census. He’s interested in social inequalities in culture and creative work, particularly games, and he’s one of the authors of Culture Is Bad For You (Manchester University Press 2020/2025). He got into Hades in 2026 and it’s going very poorly.
Mark Taylor is speaking at the following session/s
UK Games Industry Census – What have we learned?
Join Mark Taylor, University of Sheffield, and Cinzia Musio, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion expert at Ukie, who will exclusively reveal the findings of the UK Games Industry Census, and the UK Games Industry’s action plan to address the results. In this presentation you will learn about the key findings of the industry-wide census, the biggest areas that call for action, and what everyone who works in games can do to support a more diverse and inclusive industry. You will leave this session with key takeaways to support the games industry towards regrowing in an inclusive and diverse way, building a stronger future by turning data into action.
Session Takeaway
- Learn how the UK games industry has transformed since 2021
- Understand who’s been most affected by layoffs, and how their work has changed
- Work together across the industry to leverage change
- Learn how you can support your workplace to enact change
- Learn how the games industry can be a more inclusive place to work for with specific actions
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