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Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA)

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Professor Alan Marsden, Director of LICA, welcomes you to Lancaster University

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Undergraduate Study

Our specialist degree courses are characterised by close links between practice and theory. We offer opportunities for an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach, which blurs traditional boundaries.

Postgraduate Study

LICA offers discipline-oriented or interdisciplinary masters that blur traditional boundaries and explore links between theory and practice. We also provide opportunities to undertake doctoral study supported by world-leading researchers and active arts practitioners.

Research

  • Research

    LICA is committed to leading interdisciplinary and international research in contemporary arts and rigorous enquiry into the relationship between creative practice, theory and criticism.

  • Imagination

    ImaginationLancaster is an open and exploratory design research lab which conducts applied and theoretical research into people, products, places and their interactions.

  • Cultures

    Creative Cultures and Contexts (Cultures) features scholars who carry research into the history and theory of Fine Art, Dance, Theatre and Performance, Film, Digital Art and Design.

  • Practices

    The Centre for Practice features scholars pursuing research-based practice across the disciplines of Art, Design, Film, and Performance.

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Lancaster student’s paper-made TV and film sets top awards

A business, run by a Lancaster University part-time PhD student, which makes sustainable scenery for film and TV using cardboard - currently being trialled by ITV’s Coronation Street among others - has won a major award.

Black and white photo of a person peering over the edge of a table.

LICA Film student reflects on creating short film 'The Table'

LICA Film student, Corran Gourlay, reflects on their short film 'The Table' ahead of its screening at Take 2 Cinema.
Professor Richard Brook

New Director set to build international route for School of Architecture

A new Director of Research is set to take Lancaster University’s School of Architecture in an international direction and to help build a leading global destination for aspiring architects.
In April 2022, Lancaster Arts gathered members of the public together to create a snaking, overground impression of the buried Mill Race Stream that runs under Lancaster, as part of their project FLOW.

Lancaster Arts welcomes Arts Council England funding

Lancaster Arts is to receive funding from Arts Council England (ACE) to deliver a high-quality artistic programme for the next three years.

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