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Close up shot of green plants with plastic around them
Installation with flowers by Weiye Wang, 2019 MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL | Photograph: David Poultney

Our academics play a prominent role in the UK's creative culture, with research that enhances public understanding of major issues and benefits the creative and cultural industries.

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  • Creative Process with Adrienne Bennie
    Creative Process with Adrienne Bennie, PhD Research Student. Image courtesy of UAL

    Doctoral School

    Discover an MPhil or PhD awarded in any subject area at UAL with qualified and inspiring supervision.

  • 2 people adjusting fabric on a mannequin
    3D Draping on the Stand Summer School, image courtesy of UAL

    UAL staff researchers

    Find out more about UAL's staff researchers.

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    Incunabula (2014) Film by Marie Schuller in collaboration with Kaat Debo

    Research centres

    Research centres operate across the University, providing a focus for excellent research in identified areas of strength.

Our research

  • A photograph of 2 people, an older lady in the foreground resting her palm on her face. In the background a man that appears to be rubbing his eyes with his hand, and frowning as though he is wiping tears.
    Mina Jahić from the Rescuers Project PCRC, Credit - Dr Paul Lowe

    Research and projects

    Find current and completed research by our researchers and research students, spanning art, design and communication.

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    Lucy Orta and Jorge Orta, Fabulae Naturae (2015)

    UAL repository  

    We hold, manage, share and preserve the research material produced by the University's researchers, and ensure that it reaches the widest possible audience.

  • Stanley Kubrick during filming of 2001: A Space Odyssey
    Stanley Kubrick during filming of 2001: A Space Odyssey (US/UK 1968) © Warner Bros. Inc., Stanley Kubrick during filming of 2001: A Space Odyssey (US/UK 1968) © Warner Bros. Inc.

    Archives and collections

    Learn about UAL's Archives and Special Collections Centre based at London College of Communication, which holds the Stanley Kubrick Archive.

Research stories

  • HERDENTIER by Paula Dischinger - 2025 MA Performance: Society, Camera: Quirin Siegert

    The Graduate Award 2025: in their words 

    The CSM Museum & Study Collection has purchased works from graduating students for the last three decades, improving representation in its storytelling and reflecting the diverse communities at CSM.   Known as the Graduate Award, these new

  • Janine Saul in the Print and Dye Workshop, University of the Arts London. Photo by Alys Tomlinson.

    UAL awarded Arts University of the Year by Daily Mail University Guide

    University of the Arts London (UAL) is delighted to announce it has been named Arts University of the Year for 2026 by the Daily Mail University Guide.

  • Public Design Evidence Review, University of the Arts London , Photography: University of the Arts London

    UK Government review of public design launches at UAL

    Cabinet Office Minister Georgia Gould OBE MP, senior civil servants and academics gathered at UAL today to launch the Public Design Evidence Review. The first of its kind globally, the Review considers the role of design in creating more successful

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Standards and ethics

At UAL ensure that our research is conducted according to appropriate ethical standards. Find out more about our Research standards and ethics.