Research at London College of Communication

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LCC research community

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.

Image credit: 'Home Is Where The Heart Is' - Ryanna Allen, created for Converse x Content Lab, 2021.

London College of Communication and The Obsidian Collection launch powerful exhibition, ‘The New Wave’

From Wednesday 19 October, explore a selection of vital, inspiring photographic and moving image work made by students and alumni of colour.
'Vibration' by Rodrigo Valla (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Redistributive Imaginaries: investigating prosocial contribution in the digital era

Redigim is a knowledge exchange and research project funded by the CHANSE Programme of the EU, led by Dr Rebecca Bramall from London College of Communication
Jonathan Hardy, 2022

UAL leads international research project on branded content governance

Research project examining regulation, policies and practices surrounding brand-funded content - led by Professor Jonathan Hardy.
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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Media School, LCC
Photograph: Ana Escoabr

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.
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.

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.
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.
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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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.

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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Digital Cultures and Economies Research Hub.

The Digital Cultures and Economies Research Hub explores digital media and communications in contemporary cultures and economies.
Experimental Pedagogies Research Group (EPRG)

The Experimental Pedagogies Research Group (EPRG) was set up on the 14th July 2020 in response to a growing demand from various staff and doctoral students at UAL for a place where theoretical and practical ideas of experimentation in creative educational contexts could be explored.
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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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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.
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.
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.
Visible Justice. Image © David Birkin

Visible Justice Research Hub

Visible Justice is a transdisciplinary research collective based at University of the Arts London.