Creative Research Methods Conference

Date: 8–9 September 2025

Venue: The Studio, 51 Lever St, Manchester M1 1FN

"Researchers who use creative methods are at risk of finding ways to express themselves, learn, and have fun." (Kara 2020:237)

Our Keynote Speakers for 2025

Jacqueline Priego
Jacqueline Priego

Teaching and Learning Creative Research Methods:
Mainstreaming the Subversive?
Amanda Taylor-Beswick
Amanda Taylor-Beswick

Postdigital Creative Research:
Working Through The Prenup!

Our 2025 Conference Programme

We are delighted to bring you our 2025 conference programme.
You can download the conference timetable and programme by clicking here – this was last updated on 06 February 2025.
You can also download a more comprehensive programme with abstracts for all the conference sessions by clicking here – this was last updated on 18 April 2025.

We have also produced a handy travel guide for people wishing to attend in person.

Live Streaming

The conference keynotes and all the sessions from two of the five conference venues will be live-streamed, so that delegates can attend these sessions online. Our live streaming uses the Zoom Meetings app, which is available for all popular computer and mobile devices. The app includes a "Chat" area, which allows online delegates to interact with the session presenter and others in the room.

You can download the programme for the conference sessions which will be live-streamed online by clicking here – this was last updated on 06 February 2025.

Ticket Prices and Booking

Ticket prices for 2025 are unchanged from the 2024 conference, and we are now accepting bookings. You can begin the booking process by clicking the Book button for the booking type which best matches your situation or employment. Prices are shown in UK Pounds.

In-Person Attendance (includes lunch on both days plus refreshments)

Private sector, research funders, professors£495 
Other employed people£325 
Institutionally funded student£250 
Self-funded place£175 

Online Attendance of Live-Streamed Sessions

Online (via Zoom)£ 75 

Recordings of the keynote presentations will be available on Helen Kara's YouTube channel after the conference.

For information about our previous conferences, along with links to the programmes and recordings of the keynote presentations, please see our Previous Conferences page.

We are hugely grateful to our sponsors for their support:

If you would be interested in sponsoring this year's or future conferences, please contact us by email.

Conference hashtags: #ICRMC #ICRMC25

ICRMC is a Creative Research Methods Ltd project