Key organisations that support individuals and businesses in the immersive tech sector.

UK-wide organisations and public bodies

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

UKRI works in partnership with universities, research organisations, businesses, charities, and government to create the best possible environment for research and innovation to flourish. Operating across the whole of the UK with a combined budget of more than £7 billion, UKRI brings together the seven Research Councils, Innovate UK and Research England. Find out more

Innovate UK

Innovate UK is part of UK Research and Innovation, a non-departmental public body funded by a grant-in-aid from the UK government. It drives productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas, including those from the UK’s world-class research base. Find out more

Innovate UK Business Connect

Innovate UK Business Connect (formerly known as KTN) helps businesses get the best out of creativity, ideas and the latest discoveries, to strengthen the UK economy and improve people’s lives. Find out more

Digital Catapult

Digital Catapult is the UK’s leading advanced digital technology innovation centre. It drives the early adoption of digital technologies to make UK businesses more competitive and productive to grow the country’s economy. To make this happen, Digital Catapult delivers three core technology programmes, across two industry sectors, driven by three regional centres and a national centre in London. Find out more

The Accelerator Network

The Accelerator Network delivers “accountable acceleration” for startups, corporates and governments. This support is delivered through providing business launch and growth acceleration, access to finance and access to markets. It has developed modules of best-practice driven support and training, typically delivered in collaboration with corporates and / or government to maximise impact. Find out more

AHRC

The Creative Economy Programme’s main focus is on enhancing and extending the AHRC’s reach in the creative economy, emphasising the importance of arts and humanities research in generating impact across the sector, ranging from micro-businesses to large corporations. It helps develop thinking around research in the creative economy, building innovative new partnerships and championing the importance of collaboration in this important sector of the UK economy. Find out more

British Film Institute

The BFI is the UK’s lead organisation for film, television and the moving image. Contact the BFI advisors about creative tax relief schemes that are relevant for immersive content creators. Find out more

Arts Council England

The Arts Council England champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people’s lives. We support activities across the arts, museums and libraries – from theatre to digital art, reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections. Find out more

Screen Skills

Screen Skills works with every part of the UK’s screen industries, including immersive tech. It supports the industry through information and funding for training and skills. Find out more

Organisations across the Nations

Creative England

Creative England invest in talented people and their creative ideas, nurturing our richly diverse games, TV, film and digital media industries – from direct investment and loans to business mentoring. Find out more

Arts Council England

Creative Scotland

Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland. It enables people and organisations to work in and experience the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland by helping others to develop great ideas and bring them to life. Find out more

Arts Council of Wales

Arts Council of Wales is the official body that funds and develops the arts in Wales. It helps people to make, present and exhibit the arts. We work with artists and organisations to reach as many people as we can. And we research the ways we can protect and sustain creative activities in Wales. Find out more

Wales Screen

Wales Screen encourages film and television productions to use locations, crew and facilities throughout Wales. It assists both inward investment and indigenous productions on a practical basis, ensuring that their spend within the Welsh economy is maximised. Find out more

Northern Ireland Screen

Northern Ireland Screen is the national screen agency for Northern Ireland. It is committed to maximising the economic, cultural and educational value of the screen industries for the benefit of Northern Ireland. Find out more

Creative Clusters

StoryFutures

StoryFutures works with businesses in the Gateway Cluster to support and fund innovation in next generation storytelling formats and technologies. The ‘Gateway Cluster’ lies immediately to the west of London. Find out more

InGAME

InGAME: Innovation for Games and Media Enterprise establishes a dedicated creative research and development centre at the heart of Dundee’s games cluster with a view to driving product, service and experience innovation across the industry. Find out more

XR Stories

XR Stories is a £15 million arts investment by AHRC, The University of York, BFI and Screen Yorkshire – along with a wide range of creative and cultural industries partners and Yorkshire Universities. It provides R&D funding to push forward the potential of immersive and interactive technologies for digital storytelling. Find out more

Find out about more Creative Clusters across the UK

Jobs and recruitment

Jobs in XR

Jobs in XR.com is the largest immersive jobs board focused on connecting the best AR/VR/MR talent with immersive tech companies. From computer vision, games and holograms, it has candidates globally that can join your teams and help you turn that idea into reality. Find out more