Research Groups

Animation Academy
Loughborough University's School of the Arts houses The Animation Academy, a centre for animation research, scholarship, practice and exhibition, embracing tradition and progress, education and industry, art and commerce; and dedicated to excellence at a national and international level in all its activities.
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Loughborough University's School of the Arts houses The Animation Academy, a centre for animation research, scholarship, practice and exhibition, embracing tradition and progress, education and industry, art and commerce; and dedicated to excellence at a national and international level in all its activities.
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Politicized Practice Research Group
The scope of research undertaken within the group addresses a range of disciplines including social graphics, art and the public sphere, curation, visual culture, art theory and contemporary art practice.
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The scope of research undertaken within the group addresses a range of disciplines including social graphics, art and the public sphere, curation, visual culture, art theory and contemporary art practice.
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Textiles Research Group
The Textiles Research Group, The School of the Arts, Loughborough University is committed to understanding and progressing textiles practice and research. Expertise encompasses a diverse range of traditional and non-traditional approaches, and our research develops from a fundamental understanding and core knowledge of materials and specialist processes. We are dedicated to encouraging dialogue and collaboration between practitioners using traditional and new technologies, the industrial sector, textile manufacturing and engineering and other textile and non-textile related art and design areas.
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The Textiles Research Group, The School of the Arts, Loughborough University is committed to understanding and progressing textiles practice and research. Expertise encompasses a diverse range of traditional and non-traditional approaches, and our research develops from a fundamental understanding and core knowledge of materials and specialist processes. We are dedicated to encouraging dialogue and collaboration between practitioners using traditional and new technologies, the industrial sector, textile manufacturing and engineering and other textile and non-textile related art and design areas.
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TRACEY Drawing & Visualisation Research
TRACEY is an electronic open access journal dedicated to the discussion of contemporary drawing and visualisation.
It is stimulating, open-minded and contemporary and is interested in the nature of visualisation - physically, cognitively, creatively. TRACEY is a place where people can engage in discussion and debate and a place to publish and exchange ideas.
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TRACEY is an electronic open access journal dedicated to the discussion of contemporary drawing and visualisation.
It is stimulating, open-minded and contemporary and is interested in the nature of visualisation - physically, cognitively, creatively. TRACEY is a place where people can engage in discussion and debate and a place to publish and exchange ideas.
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