Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM)

The Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM) is one of the UKs leading centres for research in visual and media arts, design and music.

The Centre boasts an excellent research track record and an energetic and expanding team. Its members include internationally renowned artists, filmmakers, photographers, ceramicists, theorists, critics, historians, designers and musicians. CREAM focuses on critical and cross-disciplinary approaches. Whilst its individual members cover a wide range of subject areas and expertise, cross-connections between areas are encouraged.

Recent events

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Research Highlights

  • Data Landscapes: Towards an Art of Environmental Change - This collaboration between CREAM and the British Antarctic Survey brings together leading digital artists, scientists, academics, and public and private institutions to explore the creative potential of Climate data. More
  • Genocide and Genre -The three years project, supported by an AHRC 400000 award develops innovative filmmaking methods to explore peoples memory, narratives and performance of acts of genocidal violence. More

Further information

If you are interested in conducting research here please contact Fauzia Ahmad

Rosie Thomas
CREAM Research Director

Tom Corby
Deputy Director of CREAM:

DocWest

We are home to DocWest, the Centre for the Production and Research of Documentary Film at University of Westminster

India Media Centre

CREAM is also home to one of the world’s first research and knowledge transfer centre dedicated to the study India media

Research studentships

New research studentship announced in CREAM