Research and innovation

REF2021 results

100% of our research is world-leading or internationally excellent for impact.
Homeless Monopoly

A collaborative research project led by Theatre and Performance Studies to understand homelessness
Italian Producers Project

Producers and production practices in the history of Italian cinema, 1949-1975.
African Women Playwrights Network

A virtual community of female creative practitioners living in Africa or from the African diaspora.
Dear River

The Centre for Creative and Cultural Policy Studies' research on the convergence of cultural values, media production and environmental science.

We are a vibrant hub for disciplinary and interdisciplinary research that embraces multiple areas of critical investigation and forms of dissemination including written scholarship, creative writing, performance, curation, translation, community-based projects and industry publications.

We are committed to impactful research and engaging with multiple publics. Our research environment is sustained by multiple collaborations, networks and partnerships with the creative and cultural industries in the UK and beyond including museums, galleries, heritage sites and organizations, media industries, theatres and community groups, as well as with individual industry professionals and creative practitioners.

Funding opportunities

African funding bodies

REF 2021

Current and Recent Project and ActivitiesLink opens in a new window

Explore a sample of our research and activities that includes a network of African women creatives, a multidisciplinary study of Coventry, a collaboration with Historic Royal Palaces and dynamic industry-focused events.

Virtual BookcaseLink opens in a new window

Discover a range of recently published monographs and creative writing from the School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures.

Events & Seminars

Details of upcoming events and Research seminars across the School.

Research News & Funding Opportunities

Open Access for authors - research - University of Warwick Library

Postdoctoral Fellowships |

M4C PhD scholarship portal

If interested in Theatre & Performance supervision, please contact Dr Bryony White,

for the School contact Dr Louise Bourdua,

Impact and Public Engagement

We strive to generate impactful research that reaches wide audiences. This approach to research is rooted in collaborations, networks and partnerships with communities, creative practitioners, the creative industries and key cultural organisations and institutions regionally, nationally and internationally. Please see here for examples of recent projects.

Staff Research Interests

You can gain an insight into the many research interests of our staff team here.

Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies

Film and Television Studies

History of Art

Theatre and Performance Studies

Warwick Writing Programme

Several members of SCAPVC have produced short videos on their research taking in topics including literary translation, loneliness, freelance workers in the creative sector and the relationship between the media and climate change.

Coventry City of Culture

SCAPVC projects in 2020-22:

Italian Producers Project

Research News & Funding Opportunities

Coventry City of Culture