Overview
Explore your research interests in art and design - from computer games art to illustration and photography - supported by the expertise of our staff, on our Ph.D. program in Cambridge.
Additional Descriptions
Informed by your particular discipline, you’ll critically contextualize your work, clarifying both theoretical and practical research-based inquiries, and producing distinctive contributions to the research field.
You’ll be allocated two supervisors, with additional staff members available if necessary. Our supervisors are experienced in most areas of art and design, including creative practices that crossover between art and design, graphic design and typography; interior design (with a special interest in the role of light); design and identity; and fashion and psychology.
At Cambridge School of Art, you’ll be part of a vibrant and growing community of researchers at the Ph.D. level. We have various research forums that accentuate the discursive and interdisciplinary nature of research, such as our close links with our University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering, and local and national arts institutions and practitioners.
All your subject-specific studies will be enhanced and supported by our University-wide training sessions, where you’ll gain important research expertise in areas like ethics, presentations, intellectual property, and digital scholarship.
Your department and faculty
At Cambridge School of Art, we combine the traditions of our past with the possibilities afforded by the latest technologies.
Using our expertise and connections in Cambridge and beyond, we nurture creativity through experimentation and risk-taking to empower the makers and creators of the future.
Our academics excel at both practice and theory, making a real impact in their chosen fields, whether they are curating exhibitions, designing book covers, or photographing communities in Africa. They are also regularly published in catalogs, books, journals, and conference papers, their research classed as being of ‘international standing’, with some elements ‘world-leading, in the most recent Research Excellence Framework.
Specialist facilities
You’ll have the chance to work in our printmaking and sculpture workshops, photography darkrooms, life drawing studios, and computer suites for video production and digital imaging. You’ll also have access to four Mac suites with Adobe Creative Suite software, plus high-quality 27-inch monitors, as well as the University of Cambridge Library, our own campus library, Ruskin Gallery (our professional digital art gallery that shows touring exhibitions of international standing as well as student work), and local art galleries like Kettle's Yard.
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