Research

Art, Architecture and Design

A world class environment for practice-based research

Our research is firmly anchored in the belief that creative practice in art, architecture, and design matters and that it can make a difference in transforming individuals, communities, and society.

Midlands4Cities

The AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C) brings together eight leading universities across the Midlands, to support research students to become experts in their field and to employ their knowledge and skills in their career destinations

Midlands4Cities

Research Clusters

Art Activisms

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Chinese Visual Arts

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Material Encounters

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Printing History and Culture

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Urban Cultures

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West Midlands National Park Lab

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Our Staff

Birmingham City University is home to a wealth of knowledge and experienced researchers in the field of Art, Architecture and Design. Find out more about their research specialisms here. 

Our PhDs

A PhD in Art and Design will help you create opportunities to develop research skills that support professional practice, research and/or academic careers within the fields of art, design, architecture and the creative industries. You will study in a world-class research environment which enables both practice-led and/or entirely text based PhD research to be developed to the highest level.

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PGR Studio

The PGR Studio facilitates a mass of activity and information about postgraduate research student (PGR) provision in the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media (ADM), Birmingham City University.