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 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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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.
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Unfolding Narratives 2: Victoria Karlsson
To celebrate LCC's second doctoral work-in-progress show, we chat to PhD student Victoria Karlsson about her exploration of sound arts.
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Unfolding Narratives 2: Boyi Sun (Betsy)
To celebrate LCC's second doctoral work-in-progress show, we chat to PhD student Boyi Sun about her research around 'Gan Jue'.
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.
Rebecca Bramall, a Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, speaks about the ways in which our ideas around taxation and tax avoidance are formed.
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.
Meet Dr. Michal Chmiel, social psychologist, researcher and lecturer 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.