University of Gothenburg
HDK-Valand - Academy of Art and Design
HDK-Valand - Academy of Art and Design
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  2. HDK-Valand – Academy of Art and Design
  3. Our research

Our research

The University of Gothenburg is the only Swedish university with practice-based research spanning the arts from design, visual art, film and photography to craft, literary composition, curatorial practices and art education.

Our research contributes to environmental, societal, and cultural challenges through involvement in projects that cross disciplines. HDK-Valand’s research community recognizes a wide and inclusive concept of research where knowledges are produced in established research formats, experimental artistic practice and education. Current research is visible internationally through artefacts, exhibitions, publications, performances.

Research areas

Crafts
Fine Art
Literary composition
Photography
Design
Film
Pedagogy/Visual Art and Sloyd
Research story/portrait
The Reluctant Game Maker
Video games of all varieties have become an increasingly common feature of many people’s lives. What kinds of images are…

Research projects at HDK-Valand

Research project/group
Reading Material
Research project/group
Extended Rephotography: immersive visualization of climate change
Research project/group
The Right to Design
Research project/group
Archival excavations: Searching Sámi Stories
More current research projects at HDK-Valand
Current research projects at HDK-Valand

Research centers & networks

Research staff at HDK-Valand participate and contribute to the research of several research centres and networks.

BUSINESS & DESIGN LAB
In the Business and Design Lab, researchers with a common interest in interdisciplinary research in design, economics,…
GPS400: Centre for Collaborative Visual Research
Centre for Critical Heritage Studies (CCHS)
Welcome to Centre for Critical Heritage Studies (CCHS) at the University of Gothenburg. Cultural heritage is the…
Centre for Ageing and Health
Welcome to AgeCap, Centre for Ageing and Health! We perform multidisciplinary research for capable ageing. Our vision is a…
Centre on Global Migration
The Center for Global Migration (CGM) aims to promote and support research, education and utilization of knowledge in global…
PARSE
An international artistic research platform based at the University of Gothenburg.
L’Internationale Online
A platform for artistic research, debate and communication.
Centre for Tourism
The Centre for Tourism forms a cross disciplinary research platform in close collaboration with the tourism industry. The…
Swedish Mariculture Research Center, SWEMARC
The Swedish Mariculture Research Center, SWEMARC, is one of six interdisciplinary research centers at the University of…
Centre for Sea and Society
Works for research, dissemination of knowledge and broad collaborations for the sea of the future.
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