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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London College of Communication launches ‘Ethics for Making’ in partnership with Lotus Films
The free, digital resource provides a space for students, teachers and makers to explore ethics in creative practice.
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Photography and the Archive Research Centre at London College of Communication hosts first instalment of upcoming web-series, The Decolonising Lens
Broadcast live on Thursday 30 July as part of our Graduate Showcase Public Programme, join Mark Sealy, Gary Younge and Carol Tulloch as they discuss the Decolonial through photography, media and curatorial practice.
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Join resident experts at London College of Communication for Media 2020: The State of Play Today and Implications for Tomorrow
Broadcast live on Wednesday 29 July as part of our Graduate Showcase Public Programme, this event will explore the impact of social, cultural and technological shifts on the contemporary media landscape.
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Sound Arts research centre holds major Tokyo conference on sound and gender
London College of Communication’s Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice research centre (CRiSAP) collaborated with the Department of Global Arts at Tokyo University of the Arts for a major international conference on sound and gender.
Expanded Research
Meet Pratāp Rughani, award-winning documentary filmmaker, Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Documentary Practices at London College of Communication.
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.
Watch Dr. Zoetanya Sujon, researcher and senior lecturer at London College of Communication speaking about data rights, privacy and surveillance.
Prof. William Raban, film maker, researcher and PhD supervisor at London College of Communication talks about experimental film, landscape and expanded cinema.
Watch Dr. Alison Prendiville, researcher, service designer and PhD supervisor talk about the role design can play in health and science settings.
Meet Ian Hague, a Lecturer on Contextual and Theoretical Studies and Researcher in the Design School at London College of Communication.
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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PARC
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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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.