Research
Our research in art, design, architecture, media and performance is structured into three cross-disciplinary research themes: Created and Contested Territories; Pattern and Chaos; Human Interfaces.
Visit our Online Research Repository to search and access research outputs produced by NUA staff.
The research environment includes a wide range of resources to support creative work: The Sir John Hurt film studio, Animation, Photography, Fashion and Sound studios, facilities and workshops for digital printing, laser printing and cutting, printmaking, textiles. The EASTinternational archive, features the work of over 700 contemporary artists.
East GalleryNUA forms an important part of our campus infrastructure and is a focus for NUA’s research environment, attracting internationally renowned researchers, practitioners and critics to our community.
NUA is a founding member of GUILDHE Research, a flourishing network of Universities and Colleges engaged in collaborative interdisciplinary research and training.
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Email: research@nua.ac.uk
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