The Taplow House art installation in ASC Gallery. The installation walls in the foreground are covered in dark, industrial images. In the background, they are white. Several televisions hang on the walls.

Research area

Art, design, media and fashion

The Winchester School of Art focuses its research on the expanding and evolving roles of art, design, and media in current and future societies. Staff, students and organisational partners come together to provide experimental, interdisciplinary research.

Research institutes, centres and groups

Centre for International Film Research

We provide an interdisciplinary forum for the University's research in Film Studies and other screen media.
Games for Impact

We study and design serious games to support learning, user growth and social change, helping organisations and communities tackle real-world challenges.
Southampton Institute for Arts and Humanities

Our research explores the roles that art, culture and creativity play in modern public life. We support socially engaged, creative and critical research by funding pilot and proof-of-concept projects.
Web Science Institute

We study the relationship between society and the largest information system in history: the World Wide Web.
WSA Exchange

Seth Giddings

Valentina Cardo

Associate Professor

Sunil Manghani

Professor of Theory, Practice & Critique

Ryan Bishop

Professor of Global Art and Politics

Jonathan Faiers

Professor of Fashion Thinking

A woman researcher using a machine at the e-textile laboratory

E-textile Innovation Lab

We operate at the intersection of textiles and electronics, blending design with engineering.