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Research at
Manchester School of Art

Creating bold ideas and world-class research across architecture, art, design, digital arts, fashion and performance.

We’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading centres for creative research, recognised internationally for the impact of our work.

Whether we’re engaging with communities, influencing policy or exploring new technologies, we believe that creative research can be both exciting and impactful.

Through applied, practice-based approaches, we explore materials, culture, heritage, sustainability, wellbeing and more. We are inclusive and collaborative, blending creativity with areas like business, ecology, engineering and health to improve lives.

By REF 2029, we aim to become the UK’s top environment for creative research. We're building a culture that supports staff, nurtures talent and makes a real-world difference. We want our researchers to thrive, so they can:

  • Lead world-class research projects.
  • Undertake deep, meaningful work.
  • Collaborate across disciplines to solve big challenges.

We are 2nd in the UK for research power, and 100% of our research impact is internationally excellent or world–leading.

Research Excellence Framework 2021

Our research groups

Our 16 research groups generate aspirational, applied and interdisciplinary research, with connections across the University’s four faculties.

Art and Performance

Design

Digital Arts

More about research in the School of Digital Arts (SODA)

Fashion

More about research in the Manchester Fashion Institute

Architecture

More about research in the Manchester School of Architecture.