About the Institute

Institute of Design, Culture and the Arts

 

Institute of Design, Culture and the Arts

The Institute for Design Culture and the Arts is dedicated to inquiry into historical and contemporary practices of design, culture and the arts. The Institute creates and enhances spaces for research and scholarship, promoting dialogue and collaboration between researchers.

Members of the Institute are engaged in both cross-disciplinary thematic projects and discipline-based research.

The Institute has two main research groups:

The Institute is also home to dlab, the University's design enterprise, research and consultancy unit.

The Institute welcomes enquiries from researchers wishing to collaborate with members.