ECA is a vibrant and diverse community of approximately 200 researchers working across the arts, humanities and social sciences. Our research takes place across our five subject areas as well as our two major centres – The Institute of Design Informatics and OPENspace – and over 20 smaller groupings.
We value diversity of research modalities: abstract and applied, individual, collaborative and co-produced, disciplinary and interdisciplinary. Our work generates creative and rigorous responses to key challenges of our time, from artificial intelligence, data literacy, climate action, health and wellbeing to social inequalities. Alongside this, we nurture our established areas of expertise.