Research projects

Learn more about our research projects across our nine clusters or view our archives for our completed or past projects. 

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Media, community and the creative citizen

Exploring the use of digital media by individuals and communities, and how these technologies are being utilised to en...

Cultural Landscapes

Seeking to explore data visualisation as a  methodology for supporting cultural organisations who seek to address inequ...

Jazz on BBC TV: 1960-1969

Investigating  the television recording and broadcast of jazz, to establish the connection between jazz and media as ...

Global Reggae Research Project

The Global Reggae Research Project brings together researchers to explore the development of reggae across the world. ...

Slanguages

The Slanguages research and exhibition explores the creative use of language in a variety of performance mediums, info...

CHIME

CHIME explored the uses and re-uses of different types of heritage through the study of jazz and improvised music fest...

Developing a digital literacy and verification network in the Global South

Research from Dr Dima Saber and Dr Jerome Turner has informed projects which have equipped over 7,000 activists with t...

Monitoring and Evaluation Lab

Helping improve monitoring and evaluation for new projects and ongoing research.

Diaspora Screen Media Network

The DSMN aims to explore the exciting developments taking place in Black British and British Asian Cinema and TV broug...

Exploring and researching the art of songwriting

Dr Simon Barber has helped shine a light on the craft and methodology behind songwriting, while also establishing it a...