Projects undertaken by the Institute of Art and Technology

The Institute of Art and Technology (IAT) is committed to supporting the delivery of the LJMU Strategy 2030, the RKE Plan 2030, and the new Faculty of Society and Culture strategic goals, through promoting interdisciplinary work that drives policy and practice to address urgent societal challenges, and to empower intellectual curiosity and creativity in all our students, staff, and partners that will generate impact both locally, within the Liverpool City Region, and globally.

Highlights

Music Futures, 2024 – 2029
Led by Prof McLean

Funded by the AHRC (value £6.75M), to establish the Liverpool City Region as a music R&D powerhouse and ecosystem through emerging technologies and talent and business development. Informed by industry needs and responding to the local growth plan (cf LCR), it brings together over 21 strategic partners from the Liverpool City Region to address key challenges in environmental impact and inclusivity across the music industry sector through training, skills and experience.

TaNC - Towards a National Collection’s project Visitor Interaction and Machine Curation in the Virtual Liverpool Biennial (value £78K)
Led by Prof Krysa

A partnership between LJMU, Durham University (PI) and Liverpool Biennial, and part of a UK government investment (£18M) to enhance the use of digital technologies in the UK Galleries, Libraries, and Museums (GLAM) to break down the barriers to cultural participation, informing policy recommendations (Bailey, Pereda, 2024, Unlocking the Potential of Digital Collections: A Call to Action). Resulting from this is a new International Network AI, Museums, Curation (led at LJMU by Prof Krysa), a partnership with Digital Visual Studies at Max Planck Institute and the University of Zurich, University of Málaga, Center Pompidou Hanwha Seoul Korea, M+ Museum Hong Kong.

3D training models for the identification and classification of colorectal polyps

An ongoing collaboration between LJMU digital medical artists and advanced allied health practitioners with Mersey School of Endoscopy’s expert endoscopists to develop a pioneering training integrating cutting-edge 3D modelling, online interactive repositories, and simulated bioplastic models; a novel, scalable training ecosystem capable of enhancing diagnostic accuracy, reducing procedural risk, and improving bowel cancer prevention outcomes. The impact recognised through prestigious awards, for example the Taylor & Francis Award for best original manuscript (2024) and a Gold Award in the Graphics – Animation/3D category at the Institute of Medical Illustrators Awards (2024).