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