Research Centres and Networks operate across the University, providing a focus for excellent research in identified areas of strength.
They support groups of researchers in a range of activities that extend beyond the remit of individual projects, creating an environment where debate can flourish, providing a sound foundation for future work.
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Afterall is a Research Centre of University of the Arts London, located at Central Saint Martins. We undertake contemporary art research within this framework and in partnership with other international educational and cultural institutions.
Afterall
Afterall is a Research Centre of University of the Arts London, located at Central Saint Martins. We undertake contemporary art research within this framework and in partnership with other international educational and cultural institutions.
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Image courtesy of UAL
Centre for Circular Design
Centre for Circular Design's work is focused on how design practice can innovate and inform the development of the circular economy for materials, textiles, fashion and other design fields.
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The Centre for Fashion Curation challenges and develops theory and practices by demonstrating and enabling rigorous, innovative and experimental work within fashion curation.
Centre for Fashion Curation
The Centre for Fashion Curation challenges and develops theory and practices by demonstrating and enabling rigorous, innovative and experimental work within fashion curation.
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Image by Guillaume Valli
Centre for Sustainable Fashion
The Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF) explores the field of design for sustainability and its application to fashion as both artistic and business practice.
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Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice
Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice
Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP) aims to develop the emerging disciplinary field of sound arts.
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Design Against Crime (DAC) is a socially responsive, practice-based research initiative, which uses the processes and products of design to reduce all kinds of crime and promote community safety whilst improving quality-of-life.
Design Against Crime
Design Against Crime (DAC) is a socially responsive, practice-based research initiative, which uses the processes and products of design to reduce all kinds of crime and promote community safety whilst improving quality-of-life.
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The negative room, Edwared Reeves, Lewes
Photography and Archives Research Centre
The Photography and the Archive Research Centre (PARC) commissions new and innovative research into photography and culture.
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Angela Detanico and Rafael Lain, The World Justified, Left Aligned, Centred, Right Aligned, 2004. 4 Light Boxes,120 x 250 x 12cm each. Installation View. Photograph Ding Musa.
Transnational Art, Identity and Nation
The Research Centre for Transnational Art, Identity and Nation is a forum for historical, theoretical and practice-based research in architecture, art, communication, craft and design.
Research hubs and networks
UAL also has a number of Hubs and networks providing support and creative collaboration to UAL researchers and the wider research community.
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Georgina Goodman photographed by Kevin Davies
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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The Internet for Fashion Things. @University of Arts London
Digital Anthropology Lab
Delivering insight into the fashion industry’s economic, social and cultural trajectory.
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Image courtesy of UAL
Comics Research Hub
Comics Research Hub (CoRH) brings together world-leading academics and highlights the resources UAL holds in its archives, as well as providing a context for the wealth of ongoing comics research at UAL