Dr Josh Siepel

Dr Josh Siepel is Senior Lecturer in the Science Policy Research Unit at University of Sussex Business School. He currently works with the  UK  Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre as lead for creative clusters, regional inequality, R&D and access to finance.  He was the lead author of the Creative Radar reports on clustering in the UK creative industries. He is an experienced researcher working between policy and academic communities, having been principal investigator for over £1.3m in research funding.  He has published widely in academic journals on topics relating to creative industries, access to finance, firm growth and innovation.