There are numerous research hubs and groups across the University and 6 Colleges. They provide support and creative collaboration to UAL researchers and the wider research community.
UAL researchers can find networks information on the Research Networks Canvas page.
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Better Living Research Hub
Facilitating a deeper understanding of human behaviour and its potential improvement in the fashion and creative industries.
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Centre for Fashion Business and Innovation Research
Centre for Fashion Business and Innovation Research delivers insight into the fashion industry’s economic, social and cultural trajectory.
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Cultural and Historical Studies Hub
A space for the discussion of current research into fashion and popular culture within the broader subject area of Cultural Studies.
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Design for Performance Hub
A space for presentation, reflection and dissemination of research around costume, scenography and performance.
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DESIS
Design for Social Innovation towards Sustainability: a network of design labs promoting and supporting sustainable change.
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Digital Anthropology Lab
Delivering insight into the fashion industry’s economic, social and cultural trajectory.
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Fashion Design and Visual Arts Practice Hub
Generating connections between researchers engaged with the fields of fashion design, costume, curation and the visual arts.
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Fashion: History, Theory, Curation and Film
Exploring fashion through gender, everyday life, gothic studies, literature, performance, queer theory, representation, sexuality and social class.
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Fashion Media and Communication Hub
A platform to discuss fashion media and its imagery in a disciplinary context through dialogues, projects and events.
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Global Disability Innovation Hub
Making a positive difference to the lives of disabled people.
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Masculinities Hub
This cross-disciplinary hub fosters the exploration of the multiple meanings and forms of contemporary and historic masculinities.
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Performing Dress Lab
Delivering insight into the fashion industry’s economic, social and cultural trajectory.
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Picturing the Invisible
A research network and collaboration between University of the Arts London (UAL) and University College London (UCL), funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
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Transnational Fashion Hub
Researching the interplay between the forces of global and local characterising fashion production and consumption.