About our Research
A unique multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary environment for research within and between the fields of drama,...
A unique multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary environment for research across and between the fields of drama, film, music, heritage and museum studies.
Our research in Music, Drama, Performing Arts, Film and Screen, and Heritage/Museum Studies is organised within both interdisciplinary and subject-specific research groups, and we collaborate with colleagues across Ulster as part of the Creative Industries Institute (established in 2017). Current projects led by this unit include the £13 million AHRC Creative Cluster, Future Screens NI, and the UKRI Covid Rapid Response project Museums, Crisis and Covid-19.
Over the last two REF cycles, our Research Impact has been judged to be at the very top of the UK field, with the unit being placed joint first in REF2021 and joint 2nd in REF2014.
Our research environment is now (as of REF2021) judged to be 100% 3*/4* ('internationally excellent' and 'world-leading), and our overall profile is 41% 4* 'world-leading', leading us to be ranked alongside many prominent research-intensive departments at other universities and in the conservatoire sector.
Our research is centred within the following areas:
A unique multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary environment for research within and between the fields of drama,...
Meet the staff behind our Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies research.
Visiting Professors within Music, Drama, Film and Heritage.
Music at Ulster University has a vibrant community of practitioner-researchers, with interests in key areas...
Drama researchers at Ulster work as a research-intensive subject team within the field of drama...
Film and Screen/Cinematic Arts at Ulster University is a new and vibrant area of research...
The heritage and museum studies subject at Ulster University has been established since 2001 and...
Bringing together our research and teaching expertise to collaborate with industry, government and communities.
PhD research can be pursued in the following individual subject areas: Cinematic Arts (film/moving image...
Details about our Visiting and Postdoctoral Researchers.
Check our funded and self-funded PhD opportunities in Music, Drama, Film and Screen, and Heritage/Museum Studies.
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Our infrastructure includes specialist equipment and performance spaces at our Magee (Derry/Londonderry) and Belfast campuses,...
Researchers in this unit have published in some of the leading journals in music, drama,...
Recent creative practice-based research from the unit has included jazz albums, screen operas, electroacoustic and...
Over the course of the REF 2021 cycle, this unit has published eight books, including...
Previous conferences, symposia and festivals of Music, Drama, Film and Screen and Heritage research
Our PhDs are a key, and growing, part of our research community
Future Screens NI is a £13 million project within the AHRC/UKRI Creative Clusters programme, delivering...
This UKRI Rapid Response project focuses on how museums can contribute to community resilience and...
Inclusive Creativity aims to level the playing field in performance and composition for disabled musicians...
Helping senior cultural decision-makers to understand the importance and potential of big data.