As part of our Empowering University agenda, the Institute of Arts, Design and Performance enables our research stars to shine brighter and provide development pathways that nurture the next generation of postgraduate and early-career researchers.
Our research agenda is all about driving excellence and innovation in research and enterprise. The institute encompasses specialist and cross-disciplinary research across architecture, art and design, fashion and textiles, and dance, drama and performance studies. Members engage in cutting-edge practice-based research, knowledge transfer and commercial research, as well as more traditional forms of academic research.
In the Research Excellence Framework 2021, our colleagues were returned to three units of assessment: 32 (Art and Design), 13 (Architecture, Built Environment and Planning), and 33 (Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies). In each unit more than 70% of the research was deemed to be internationally excellent or world leading.
The institute champions the freedom to innovate and think outside the box. Arts and Humanities research is at its most dynamic where it intersects with other disciplines and can be applied in ways that have real social and cultural benefits. Our researchers regularly collaborate with third sector, charitable, governmental and commercial stakeholders, achieving international impact.