Research
UEL is a university with drive and ambition. We are committed to building research excellence across a broad range of disciplines by developing our existing strengths and expanding our research capacity across the institution. Our thriving research community and dynamic research agenda drives our innovation and creativity and creates an environment where there is the freedom for ideas and intellectual thinking to develop.
Within the School of Arts and Digital Industries we have researchers who are at the leading-edge of research developments within their field; as well as dynamic early-careers researchers and PhD students.
UEL Research, Innovation and Excellence (pdf)
Research Institutes and Centres:
- London East Research Institute (LERI)
The London East Research Institute conducts research and consultancy on issues of urban regeneration, focusing on the economic, social and cultural development of East London and the Thames Gateway. We aim to provide information, research and teaching resources that enable policy-makers, businesses and local communities understand the processes and impacts of development and thereby help optimise regeneration outcomes.
- Centre for Cultural Studies Research (CCSR)
CCSR is an international centre for research in contemporary cultural studies, cultural theory and cultural production. The centre supports research into political and theoretical issues in cultural studies and cultural practice.
- Moving Image Studio Research Centre
The centre cultivates and presents film art practice and new research relating to the moving image. Through its base in the Moving Image Studio, it seeks to foster a laboratory environment that brings together aspects of moving image production, exhibition, theoretical inquiry and historical research. The centre is particularly interested in building links with external partners and supporting interdisciplinary projects. Contact: Steven Eastwood.
- Raphael Samuel History Centre
The Raphael Samuel History Centre is a research and educational centre devoted to encouraging the widest possible participation in historical research and debate. The RSHC has a large programme of research, teaching, and public events. We work with universities, museums, libraries, and schools, to create new forums for historical education and discussion. - RIX Centre for Innovation in Learning Disability
The Rix Centre is a research and development centre supported by a charitable organisation committed to realising the benefits of new media technology to transform the lives of people with learning disabilities.
