PhD studies in the Institute of Art and Technology
ART LABS offers contemporary and innovative approaches to professional research, art practice and advanced study.
ART LABS offers contemporary and innovative approaches to professional research, art practice and advanced study.
Read more about the Experimental Technologies Lab, an enhancement upon four years of research pursued at our pioneering workshop and research space, FACTLab, a collaboration with Liverpool’s FACT, the Foundation for Art and Creative Technologies, the UK’s leading new technologies arts organisation.
The Exhibition Research Lab is the first centre devoted to the study of exhibitions. We have ties with Tate Liverpool, the Liverpool Biennial, as well as six major European museums and a network of arts institutions. Find out more about the Lab's collaborations and projects.
Rooted in the history and radical mission of the Liverpool Mechanics’ School of Arts (1825) and the city of Liverpool’s industrial legacy, the Institute has emerged as a pioneer of creativity and innovation, grounded in a deep commitment to inclusion and diversity - values that both shaped its history and foreground its future-facing mission.
Every year, researchers from ART LABS publish over 50 publications. Staff create publications within a number of key disciplines, including: contemporary art, 3D digital art, the uses of art and cultural enrichment, exhibitions and curatorship, as well as design discourse and practice.
Read more about the impact of Institute of Art and Technology projects.
Academics at the Institute of Art and Technology undertake a variety of high-impact projects that relate to the Centre’s core research themes.
The Institute of Art and Technology (IAT) has developed important interdisciplinary collaborations with major arts and cultural organisations, major science and technology organisations, public health organisations and academic institutions both nationally and internationally, leading to joint projects and impact.
Learn more about the General Engineering and Research Institute, the Institute's research groups and the history of GERI.
The General Engineering Research Institute (GERI) conduct a wide range of projects. Find out more about some of these research case studies here, including the phase unwrapping project, the laser doppler anemometry project, the PiE laser project and the icroelectronic packages project.