The School of Arts and Creative industries is an ideal place to undertake MRes research. You will join a small, vibrant and diverse group of MRes students and will be supervised by academics of international standing. Our research students often work together organising conferences, assisting academics in editing academic journals and publications and leading research-related events and symposia.

The applied research tackles real-world issues and encompasses a wide variety of methodologies and approaches, including practice-based research, empirical work on audiences and cultural institutions, as well as theory-driven analysis. We offer supervision in a variety of fields and we welcome diverse projects. 80% of our research was awarded 3* out of 4* for impact – ‘very considerable impacts in terms of their reach and significance’ – by the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014).

The university welcomes proposals in all areas of research relevant to the School, but are particularly interested in applications which relate to one or more of the following:

• online network cultures and the networked image
• art and technology
• cultural policy
• museum studies
• performance and borders
• performance and digital technologies
• institutional and educational evaluation
• digital storytelling (including digital journalism)
• sonic culture
• audience research
• production research (including games and VR/AR/MR)

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Research students benefit from engaging with highly qualified academic staff and become a vital part of our dynamic research culture. If you choose to study with us, you'll find our School a positive and creative place to research, discuss, create and reflect.

The Borough Road building is the home of our School and the hub of our activities. It's a bright, open and flexible collection of spaces reflecting how we explore film, theatre and media. You'll study alongside a community of experts, who are active in academic research and cutting-edge practice.

• The Edric Theatre is a dedicated performance and rehearsal space with a 90-seat capacity, plus a 30-seat studio and backstage facilities.
• Elephant Studios: Multi-million pound studio facilities at the forefront of digital technologies and multimedia practice for creative students.
• Use the latest HD and Ultra HD camera technologies, both 4K and 2.5K.
• Use cutting edge editing softwares and video mapping technologies

Over the course of your MRes you will have the opportunity to share your work and network with other researchers, speak at conferences and workshops and visit or host researchers from elsewhere. The School holds an annual summer school, run by the Centre for the Study of the Networked Image  and regular PG seminars, which give you the opportunity to present your work in a supportive atmosphere and discuss shared readings.