Impactful Research
Our research responds to real-world challenges and delivers tangible impacts for creative practitioners, communities and organisations nationally and internationally. We are committed to delivering research that enriches public debate and enhances public understanding of a wide range of social issues, theatre practices and cultural legacies. Our work reaches diverse audiences in various contexts, settings and spaces.
The following projects offer examples of our recent impactful research:
Acting on Climate
Since 2019, Dr. Bobby Smith (Theatre and Performance) and Dr. Rachel Turner-King (Education) have spearheaded a series of participatory arts and theatre projects, engaging young people in creative dialogues about the climate crisis.
African Disability Dance Network (ADDN)
Central to the UKRI-funded project ‘Encountering Disability through Integrated Dance’ was the establishment of the African Dance Disability Network (ADDN)...
Arts, Creativity and Homelessness
Since 2019, Professor Nadine Holdsworth has led on a number of projects and the generation of creative educational resources to engage and educate people around the topic of homelessness.