Creative Practice and Theory
Creative Practice and Theory includes staff from the School of Creative Arts.
Our research priority areas are themes built on existing research strength and areas for investment in the future.
Established following REF2014, research priority areas provide the mechanism to distribute internal funding, ensuring targeted investment.
The research priority areas’ alignment to the units of assessment planned for submission to the next research assessment is as follows:
Research priority area | Current units of assessment |
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Applied Business and Technology | 12 – Engineering 17 – Business and Management Studies |
Culture, Continuity and Transformation | 27 – English Language and Literature 28 – History 31 – Theology and Religious Studies |
Creative Practice and Theory | 32 – Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory 34 – Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management |
Place, Environment and Community | 13 – Architecture, Built Environment and Planning 14 – Geography and Environmental Studies |
Society and Learning | 20 – Social Work and Social Policy 21 – Sociology 23 – Education |
Health, Life Sciences, Sport and Wellbeing | 3 – Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy 4 – Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience 24 – Sport and Exercise Sciences, Leisure and Tourism |
The research priority areas’ alignment to the units of assessment submitted to REF2021 was as follows.
Research priority area | REF2021 units of assessment |
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Applied Business and Technology | 12 – Engineering 17 – Business and Management Studies |
Being Human: Past, Present and Future | 27 – English Language and Literature 28 – History 31 – Theology and Religious Studies 32 – Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory |
Creative Practice as Research | 32 – Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory 34 – Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management |
Environmental Dynamics and Governance | 13 – Architecture, Built Environment and Planning 14 – Geography and Environmental Studies 21 – Sociology |
Learning and Professional Contexts | 23 – Education |
Sport, Exercise, Health and Wellbeing | 4 – Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience 24 – Sport and Exercise Sciences, Leisure and Tourism |
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