Research and innovation
Research groups
Our research is organised into key groups which our staff and postgraduate researchers are members of.
Practice as research
This research group brings critical and aesthetic enquiry into dialogue and central to this is the way that creative practice not only informs critical analysis, but also is a critical tool in itself.
MoreColour technology
This research group focuses on the imaging, measurement and appearance of colour for design and manufacturing applications.
MoreDesign history and material culture
This research group explores the history of design, in particular, textiles as well as the nature of consumption, its history, its objects and its cultures.
MoreCommunication and Experience Design
This research group has a focus on the quality of user experience when designing products, processes and services.
MoreFashion marketing and management
This group aims to cultivate a research culture in the area of fashion marketing and management through conversations, collaboration and the exchange of new knowledge and practices in fashion studies and business research.
MoreTextile and fashion design
This research group examines the many angles of the textile and fashion industries from packaging, branding and communications to developing fashion products.
MoreTextile technology
The textile technology group covers a broad range of specialisms from polymers to yarns and from knitted to nonwoven structures.
MoreScholarship Research
The Scholarship Research Group covers a broad range of themes relating to pedagogy and educational research.
MoreXR
The XR research group is dedicated to pioneering the design, development, and evaluation of immersive experiences through advanced virtual, augmented, and mixed realities, as well as other XR modalities.
MoreMaking an impact
Our researchers work extensively with industry to ensure our research brings the highest tangible impact to society and culture. Our impact work has four inconnected themes.
Environment
Environmental sustainability is a major focus for our research across the School, especially related to the textile and fashion industries.
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