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Close up shot of green plants with plastic around them
Installation with flowers by Weiye Wang, 2019 MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL | Photograph: David Poultney

Our academics play a prominent role in the UK's creative culture, with research that enhances public understanding of major issues and benefits the creative and cultural industries.

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  • Creative Process with Adrienne Bennie
    Creative Process with Adrienne Bennie, PhD Research Student. Image courtesy of UAL

    Doctoral School

    Discover an MPhil or PhD awarded in any subject area at UAL with qualified and inspiring supervision.

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    3D Draping on the Stand Summer School, image courtesy of UAL

    UAL staff researchers

    Find out more about UAL's staff researchers.

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    Incunabula (2014) Film by Marie Schuller in collaboration with Kaat Debo

    Research centres

    Research centres operate across the University, providing a focus for excellent research in identified areas of strength.

Our research

  • A photograph of 2 people, an older lady in the foreground resting her palm on her face. In the background a man that appears to be rubbing his eyes with his hand, and frowning as though he is wiping tears.
    Mina Jahić from the Rescuers Project PCRC, Credit - Dr Paul Lowe

    Research and projects

    Find current and completed research by our researchers and research students, spanning art, design and communication.

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    Lucy Orta and Jorge Orta, Fabulae Naturae (2015)

    UAL repository  

    We hold, manage, share and preserve the research material produced by the University's researchers, and ensure that it reaches the widest possible audience.

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    Stanley Kubrick during filming of 2001: A Space Odyssey (US/UK 1968) © Warner Bros. Inc., Stanley Kubrick during filming of 2001: A Space Odyssey (US/UK 1968) © Warner Bros. Inc.

    Archives and collections

    Learn about UAL's Archives and Special Collections Centre based at London College of Communication, which holds the Stanley Kubrick Archive.

Research stories

  • Collage of 2026 Postgrad Graduation honoraries. Image credits include: Nick Gregan, Simon Schilling, Aaron Leithauser, Markus Klinko and Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri

    Announcing UAL's 2026 Postgraduate Honoraries

    4 extraordinary creatives will receive honorary degrees from University of the Arts London (UAL) at this year’s postgraduate graduation ceremonies, taking place at the iconic Royal Festival Hall on London’s Southbank from 17-18 March.

  • Jenny Maxwell, The Shattered Ground, 2026, video-still Ó Jenny Maxwell courtesy of the artist and PG researcher.

    PhD Curious?

    Are you curious about postgraduate doctoral study? Are you interest in supervising PhD doctoral research? You are warmly invited to join ‘PhD Curious?’ Thursday 11 March, 18:00-20:00, KX E002

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    Inside the postgraduate Work In Progress show

    Central Saint Martins Postgraduate Work in Progress Show is a chance to see what happens before the final polish. Across 6 MA courses, students shared work that feels urgent, experimental and deeply personal.

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Standards and ethics

At UAL ensure that our research is conducted according to appropriate ethical standards. Find out more about our Research standards and ethics.