正如我们在2014年卓越研究框架（REF）的研究环境类别中获得100％的得分所证明的那样，我们为我们庞大的多元化毕业生社区提供了高度动态和支持性的研究环境。我们的研究学生可以从ECA的跨学科研究中受益环境吸引了许多领域的研究生研究人员，并且与大学其他地方的同事进行了交流。这种方法吸引了主要提供者的资金，包括英国研究委员会以及来自艺术，人文，科学和医学领域的公共，私人和非营利部门的机构。设计方面的专业领域包括：动画，设计民族志，设计历史和理论，设计信息，时装，电影和电视，玻璃，图形设计，插图，室内设计，珠宝
Design research is part of a dynamic and supportive environment within a vibrant community of world-class research. Design research integrates practice and theory within a dynamic and supportive environment. It connects across disciplines and research initiatives to support doctoral study within a vibrant community of world-class research.<br>The PhD programme comprises three years of full-time (six years part-time) research under the supervision of an expert in your chosen research topic within Design. If you study by theory then the period of research culminates in a supervised thesis of up to a maximum of 100,000 words. For the practice-based approach your research would culminate in a portfolio of artefacts or artworks which would be accompanied by a thesis of up to a maximum of 50,000 words.<br><br>The MPhil programme comprises two years of full-time (four years part-time) research under the supervision of an expert in your chosen research topic within Design. If you study by theory then the period of research culminates in a supervised thesis of up to a maximum of 60,000 words. For the practice-based approach your research would culminate in a portfolio of artefacts or artworks which should be accompanied by a thesis of up to a maximum of 20,000 words.