Our research

Research Centres

We're proud to be home to one of the oldest established centres for Latin American Studies in the UK. The Centre for Public History is home to leading historians working collaboratively on research projects, outreach activities with local and regional communities, and educational events. Our Centre for Curatorial Studies showcases outstanding research focusing on contemporary curatorial practice and theory, and contemporary museology.

The work of our three Research Centres is embedded in our curriculum, providing exciting opportunities to students at all levels in the School.

Research groups

Our collaborative and supportive research culture is underpinned by our fifteen overlapping research groups, with further research in our three subject areas of philosophy, history and art history. Group members include our academic staff, postgraduate students, visiting and postdoctoral fellows, and members of the public. We encourage lively debate and are always looking for new members and new ideas to stimulate further research and discussion. If you're interested in undertaking research, you can explore our clusters to find research supervision opportunities.

Philosophy research groups

History research groups 

Art history, curating and heritage research groups

Interdisciplinary research groups

Research case studies

Alongside teaching and supervising, academics and postgraduate students within our School work on research projects throughout the year. The case studies below give you a snapshot of some of our research.