The School of Communication: Research & Knowledge Exchange

The School of Communication is committed to conducting interdisciplinary, multi-modal, and critically-focused research at the intersection of communication, technology and pressing global challenges. Research themes include Critical and Creative Narratives, Environmental Futures, Creative Pedagogies, Design for Health and Wellbeing, and Emerging Technologies and Behaviour Change.

Research is integrated into the curriculum through research-led teaching. The School's strong culture of innovation drives its commitment to making significant contributions to theoretical and practice-based scholarship that positively impact society and the environment.

Areas of research excellence within the School include 'Dark Narratives', exploring Gothic and Victorian literature, 'Narrative Futures', examining immersive storytelling, 'Bodies and Identities', focusing on social justice, 'Creative Pedagogies', fostering innovative learning and teaching methods, 'Creativity for Health and Wellbeing', and 'Human-Centred Design', driving inclusive technology solutions.

The School's emerging 'Centre for Behavioural Change Studies' focuses on leveraging behavioural science to create positive change. Our designers use established academic inquiry, alongside more radical and experimental approaches, to take an expanded view of design practice towards developing ground-breaking, critically responsive knowledge for, through, and about the discipline.

Looking ahead, emerging opportunities lie in exploring the relationship between emerging technologies and communication to address global challenges.