Research & Knowledge Exchange Projects

World-leading research with real-word impact
Researching for, in and through the arts and technology, we are committed to responding to the needs of Cornwall and the communities we serve, but the impact of our work has global reach. Our research crosses disciplinary boundaries and tackles the challenges of our age.

MOTH: Design For Life & Death
Lead:
Ashley Rudolph
MOTH: Design For Life & Death is a project established by Senior Lecturers in Graphic Design Ash...

On The Hill
On the Hill is a podcast that brings together historical research and original writing as a means to...

Online Orchestra
By harnessing the internet, the Online Orchestra gave people living in remote communities the opport...

Polish Vermin
Lead:
Agnieszka Blonska
Polish Vermin is a piece of theatre which explores the lives of EU migrants living in the UK in the ...

POST - Ensemble
Lead:
Dr Johny Lamb
POST— is an experimental music ensemble focused on synthesisers, electronics and noise making. It ...

Quinn
Lead:
Lottie Davies
Quinn addresses the questions of how individual humans and human society as a whole respond to traum...

Radical Spaces of Making
This Research & Knowledge Exchange Doctoral Project brief summarises our priority areas of resea...

Revenant: Critical and Creative Studies of the Supernatural
Lead:
Professor Ruth Heholt
Revenant is a peer-reviewed, open access, e-journal dedicated to academic and creative explorations ...

Revoicing Cultural Landscapes
Lead:
Dr Laura Hodsdon
Re-voicing Cultural Landscapes studies the relationships between majority and minority perspectives ...

Routes to renewal in outpatient departments
Lead:
Anna Mankee-Williams
This study aims to explore the lived experience of adults aged 18+ who have journeyed through outpat...

Sand Chair: Access to Cornish Beaches through inclusive design
Lead:
Dr Simon Andrews
Beach wheelchairs, or ‘Sand Chairs’, help provide access to the beach. This research project exp...

Sound/Image Cinema Lab
Lead:
Professor Neil Fox
Based at Falmouth, Sound/Image Cinema Lab has produced a number of regional and national documentari...

South African Photography
Lead:
Dr Simon A. Clarke
This book is the first comprehensive survey of South African photography from 1837 to 2020.

South West Creative Technology Network
Lead:
Professor David Prior
The South West Creative Technology Network drives both blue-sky thinking and real-world developments...

Spatial Audio Journalism
Lead:
Dr Abigail Wincott
This project is working with journalists to identify opportunities and challenges in their use of sp...

Springboard Studios
Lead:
Anna Mankee-Williams
Can participation in non-assessed, altruistic, creative learning experiences in blue spaces, contrib...

Test Space
Lead:
Dr Tom Baugh
Test Space offers practice-led PhD students, early career researchers and artists from across Falmou...

The Cinematologists
Lead:
Professor Neil Fox
The Cinematologists is a podcast that brings fans, filmmakers, critics and academics together to wat...

The Craft and Context of Audio Storytelling
Lead:
Dr Abigail Wincott
This research with Radio France Internationale and l’Université Paul Valéry- Montpellier 3, open...

The Role of the Creative Hubs in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Lead:
Professor David Prior
Funded through Research England's Strategic Priorities Fund and delivered in partnership with Cornwa...

The Scholarly Association of Menopausal Studies (SAMS)
Lead:
Professor Ruth Heholt
The Scholarly Association of Menopausal Studies (SAMS) is the first academic organisation to put m...