Research Impact
Explore some of the recent research projects from the School of the Arts, and the real-life impact they have had.
PULSE – Public Understanding of Literature, Science and the Environment
Researchers in Liverpool’s Literature & Science Hub are transforming understanding of the relationship between literature, history, science and the environment through multiple initiatives locally, nationally and internationally.
Literary Reading for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Research by Dr Josie Billington, Director of the Centre for Research into Reading, Literature and Society (CRILS), has demonstrated that literary reading can provide an innovative and inexpensive alternative to pharmacological treatment for mental health conditions.
Transforming Music Policy in Liverpool: Heritage, Tourism and Industry
Research at the Institute of Popular Music has catalysed and informed policy innovations in the Liverpool city-region. Together, these innovations have brought about permanent and productive collaboration across the region’s formerly disconnected sectors of music heritage, music tourism and music industry.
Illustrating Futures
Illustrating Futures investigates the relationship between comics, graphic narratives, mental health and wellbeing among young people aged 8-25 in the Liverpool City Region.
Musical Vibrations
The Acoustics Research Unit in the School of Architecture has carried out research on the human perception of music through vibration. This opens up new opportunities for deaf people to become musicians and perform with other musicians.
Olaf Stapledon Centre for Speculative Futures
The Olaf Stapledon Centre for Speculative Futures is an interdisciplinary research centre based in the University of Liverpool, bringing together researchers from various disciplines but focused primarily on English, Philosophy, and Special Collections & Archives.
100 Years of Jazz in Britain
100 Years of Jazz in Britain considers the musical and non-musical ways in which jazz entered the public consciousness in Britain and evaluates the mixed reception that the music received.
Saving Preston Bus Station and enhancing understanding of Brutalism
Research by Dr Christina Malathouni and Dr Barnabas Calder has raised awareness of post-war architectural heritage and contributed to the Grade II listed status of Preston Bus Station.
#Speakout: tackling online harassment in educational contexts
Research at the University of Liverpool enabled our students to ‘speak out’ confidentially about their experiences of online harassment in their peer groups, which has informed interventions that are tackling and de-normalising these practices in this institutional context.
Increasing the value, visibility and efficiency of cultural programming at the Olympic Games
Research by Dr Beatriz Garcia seeks to understand the value and impact of cultural programming at the Olympic Games.