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A organic-shaped wooden grid where plants are growing from
Tori Bilello and Paul Stouffer, Postgraduate Show 2024, MA Global Collaborative Design Practice, Camberwell College of Arts, UAL | Photograph: Orlando Myxx

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Featured projects

  • Student working on her laptop and phone
    Gabrielle Ngoo working on her laptop and phone, Alys Tomlinson

    Branded Content Governance Project

    International research project that examines the regulation, policies, practices and communications surrounding brand-funded content.

  • Close up photograph of a chain link fence with blue sky in the background
    Vibration by Rodrigo Valla is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

    ReDigIm: Redistributive Imaginaries

    Research and Knowledge Exchange project investigating meanings and practices of redistribution in the context of digitalisation.

  • Illustration by Palak Garg featuring characters of black and ethnic minority backgrounds at a workshop.
    Abundance workshop | Illustration: Palak Garg

    The Abundance Project

    An arts and health collaboration project addressing the inequalities in mental health care across ethnic groups.

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Camberwell College of Art

Explore art and design research projects effecting positive social change.

Central Saint Martins

Learn about research creating fairer and more regenerative futures.

Chelsea College of Art

Find out about research outputs tackling global issues and effecting change.

London College of Communication

Learn about the world-renowned environment, creating research outputs that shape narratives.

London College of Fashion

Explore the research environment and outputs critically shaping how we engage with fashion.

Wimbledon College of Art

Find out about socially engaged theatre and performance research environment and outputs.

Research in our UAL Institutes

The research in our Institutes is:

  • world-class, supported by significant external funding and global third-party partnerships
  • driving innovation and practice advancements by bridging the gap between academia and industry
  • shaping future trends and governmental policies.

UAL Creative Computing Institute

Discover research projects redefining the relationship between computing and the arts.

UAL Decolonising Arts Institute

Explore research projects driving cultural and institutional change.

UAL Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute

Learn about the environment, addressing major sustainability challenges in fashion.

AKO Storytelling Institute

Find out research that develops theories, methods and toolkits for storytellers and campaigners.