The University of Brighton is a creative and intellectually vibrant focus for a PhD in art and creative practices.

The School of Art in Brighton has a long history of internationally-recognised work, has been a pioneer of practice-based and inter-disciplinary methods, and joins with other disciplinary areas to offer expert supervision.

Past successes in PhD in Art and Creative Practices at the University of Brighton include PhDs in the areas of fine art, illustration, graphic design, visual communication, photography and film, digital and interactive arts, 3D design and craft, fashion and textiles, design and communication, drawing on the staff of different schools and sharing a creative vision and ethos that permeates the whole university.

As an Art and Creative Practices PhD student, you will benefit from: a supervisory team comprising 2-3 members of academic staff. Depending on your research specialism you may also have an additional external supervisor from another School, research institution, or industry; access to and induction to research approaches from a variety of related fields, including social science, environmental science, media, design and the humanities; access to a range of electronic resources via the university’s Online Library, as well as to the physical book and journal collections housed within the university libraries; a range of colleagues using arts practices for research investigation, including a regular presentation day of research in these fields; various spaces and facilities for exhibition and public engagement.