Research at London College of Communication
The research community at London College of Communication is made up of world-renowned practitioners and theorists specialising in film, current practices and histories of photography, communication studies, sound arts, graphic and information design, and spatial design.
Our research is supported by collaborations with industry, commerce and the cultural sector, funding from UK research councils, and through international partnerships.
LCC offers a supportive and exciting research environment for graduate researchers with seminars, lectures and events.
In recent years, graduate researchers have curated exhibitions, hosted conferences and produced publications of their work.
Research degrees
Find out about the benefits of studying a research degree at London College of Communication.
Research stories
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Image of Yassin, 17, who escaped Libya as a child refugee Refugee Journalism Project new report shows 64% of news broadcasts about refugees do not feature refugee voice
New research from the Refugee Journalism Project, based at London College of Communication, shows how the British broadcast media misrepresent refugees, migrants and asylum seekers by failing to adequately feature their voices in news
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Video still from For Leopold, 2021. An installation of 10 videos. © Sara Davidmann Sara Davidmann's exhibition 'My Name is Sara' highlights Holocaust trauma through generations
A new London exhibition of photography and video from award-winning artist Sara Davidmann reveals a personal story of trauma passed down through generations that began with the Holocaust.
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Elsa M’bala, performance in the field, photograph by Simone Gilges, 2017 London College of Communication researchers Professor Cathy Lane and Professor Angus Carlyle publish ‘Sound arts now’
‘Sound arts now’, published through Uniform books, is an exploration of contemporary artistic practices and theories with a conscious shift of reference away from the “white men from the global north”.
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Work by Manuel Francisco Prazeres Coelho de Sousa. Visual identity by Jens Wolter. Unfolding Narratives 2: Manuel Francisco Sousa
To celebrate LCC's second doctoral work-in-progress show, we chat to PhD student Manuel Sousa about the power of documentary photography.
Expanded Research
Expanded Research | Dr. Pratāp Rughani
Meet Pratāp Rughani, award-winning documentary filmmaker, Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Documentary Practices at London College of Communication.
Expanded Research | Dr. Jennifer Good
Meet Dr. Jennifer Good, researcher, writer and PhD supervisor here at London College of Communication. Jennifer discusses photojournalism, psychoanalysis and the representation of violence in photography.
Expanded Research | Dr. Zoetanya Sujon
Watch Dr. Zoetanya Sujon, researcher and senior lecturer at London College of Communication speaking about data rights, privacy and surveillance.
Expanded Research | Prof. William Raban
Prof. William Raban, film maker, researcher and PhD supervisor at London College of Communication talks about experimental film, landscape and expanded cinema.
Expanded Research | Dr. Alison Prendiville
Watch Dr. Alison Prendiville, researcher, service designer and PhD supervisor talk about the role design can play in health and science settings.
Expanded Research | Dr. Ian Hague
Meet Ian Hague, a Lecturer on Contextual and Theoretical Studies and Researcher in the Design School at London College of Communication.
Expanded Research | Rebeccca Bramall
Rebecca Bramall, a Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, speaks about the ways in which our ideas around taxation and tax avoidance are formed.
Expanded Research | Lucy Thornett
Lucy Thornett is researcher, practitioner and lecturer at London College of Communication. She tells us about her research into in performance design and immersive, site-specific practice.
Featured research staff
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Rebecca Bramall
LCC Media School, Course Leader, MA Media, Communications and Critical Practice
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Nela Milic
LCC Design School, Contextual and Theoretical Studies Coordinator
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Pratap Rughani
Associate Dean of Research
Research centres
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Media School, LCC
Photograph: Ana EscoabrPARC
Photography and the Archive Research Centre (PARC) commissions new and innovative research into photography and culture, organising seminars, exhibitions, study days and conferences, both within UAL and externally.
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Mark Peter Wright – I, The Thing In The Margins, 2015, C-type Deluxe Print, Image courtesy of the artist
CRiSAP
Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP) aims to develop the emerging disciplinary field of sound arts.
Research hubs and networks
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Babett Kurschner, BA (Hons) Public Relations, photography credit Alys Tomlinson
Branded Content Research Hub
The Branded Content Research Hub (BCRH) explores content that is funded or produced by marketers.
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Visible Justice. Image © David Birkin
Visible Justice Research Hub
Visible Justice is a transdisciplinary research collective based at University of the Arts London.
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Image courtesy of UAL
Photography and the Contemporary Imaginary
The research hub at LCC brings together practitioners and theorists to explore and promote photography as a mode of imaginary thought and its relation to a collective imaginary.
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Logo for Creative Industries Management Research Hub.
Creative Industries Management Research Hub
Creative Industries Management Research Hub brings together knowledge and new understanding on creativity, management and organisational behaviour as applied specifically to the activities of creative industries.
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Image credit Divya Sharma
Digital Cultures and Economies Research Hub
The Digital Cultures and Economies Research Hub explores digital media and communications in contemporary cultures and economies.
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Design Activism Research Hub (DARH)
Design Activism Research Hub is concerned with the visual and material culture practices and artefacts of social movements and other formations of resistance and agitation.
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Image courtesy of UAL
Graphic Subcultures Research Hub
The group aims to investigate graphic communication strategies used by self-identifying subcultural groups, often centred around music, fashion and lifestyle interests, to promote their stylistic, philosophical and ideological positions.
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Comics Research Hub (CoRH)
The Comics Research Hub (CoRH) brings together world-leading academics from across UAL, highlighting the resources the university holds in its archives and providing a context for the wealth of ongoing comics research.
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Screen Research Forum
The Screen Research Forum is based at LCC and is organised by Professor William Raban. It serves as an arena for critical debate and enquiry into screen-based arts practice (film and television).
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Sound Proof 2 documentation, 2009 by Monica Biagioli
Space and Place
This group explores the experience of urban environments, namely London and Elephant and Castle, to explore place-making processes and interrogate spatial discourse.
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Supra Systems Studio
Supra Systems Studio is a research machine from the Design School at LCC, interrogating and materialising the politics of network technology through design practice.
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Conscientious Communicators Research Hub
Conscientious Communicators Research Hub
Conscientious Communicators is a cross-disciplinary community established to develop practice-based research around environmental and social creativity.