Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA) encompasses Lancaster’s teaching and research activities in Art, Design, Film Studies, Music and Theatre Studies. A strong research ethos underpins and shapes what we do. Research activities ensure our contributions are recognised in contemporary practice, theory, and performance. Staff, students, and graduates set agendas in, and make meaningful contribution to, the contemporary arts.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Pamela Allen
- School of Engineering - Project Administrator
- AIRS-NFM
- Evaluation
- ImaginationLancaster
Person: Academic and Related, Support
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Morecambe Bay Curriculum Resource Co-Design Development Project 2025-2026
Stead, M. (Consultant)
19/11/25 → 3/07/26
Project: Research
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CeNZ-HighDB-Lancaster: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Energy Use in Social Housing: Evaluation, User Engagement, and Education Strategies in Lancaster District
Calvo, M. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/25 → 30/03/27
Project: Research
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BRIDGES for Dementia Network (BuildingResearch Innovation co-Developing Greater Empowermentand Support for people living with Dementia)
Whitham, R. (Co-Investigator) & Lindley, J. (Principal Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/10/25 → 30/09/28
Project: Research
Research output
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An Interview with Shirin Neshat
Ghorbankarimi, M. & Mahan, M., 1/07/2026, (Accepted/In press) ReFocus: The Films of Shirin Neshat. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University PressResearch output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter
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A secure and transparent communication mechanism based on blockchain and fuzzy evaluation matrix in metaverse industry 4.0
Kerrache, C. A., Rathee, G., Lahby, M., Vegni, A. M., Bilal, M. & Ferrag, M. A., 2/01/2026, In: Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective. 35, 1Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Between Two Worlds: Transnational Feminism and Aesthetic Resistance in The Fury (Neshat, 2023)
Ghorbankarimi, M., 1/07/2026, (Accepted/In press) ReFocus: The Films of Shirin Neshat. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University PressResearch output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter
Activities
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UFƟ DARK SKIES
Dunn, N. (Active Contributor)
19/01/2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Design Council Creative Clusters Workshop 4
Stead, M. (Contributor)
16/01/2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Design Council Creative Clusters Workshop 3
Stead, M. (Contributor)
9/01/2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Prizes
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15th International Electroacoustic Music Competition Bourges, France, honorary mentioned
Rai, T. (Recipient), 1987
Prize: National/international honour
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17th International Electroacoustic Music Competition Bourges, France, 2nd prize (1st prize not awarded)
Rai, T. (Recipient), 1989
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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1st Prize, NEWCOMP International Computer Music Competition, USA
Rai, T. (Recipient), 1989
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Why Do We Do Such Weird Things When It Gets Dark?
21/12/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Opinion
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Construction et réemploi : quand l’ancien devient une ressource
17/11/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
Impacts
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Adoption of OpenRAIL licences
Lindley, J. (Participant) & Benjamin, J. (Participant)
Impact: Societal Impacts
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Cinema Inferno
Quick, A. (Participant), Brooks, P. (Participant) & Galliano, J. (Participant)
Impact: Cultural Impacts, Economic Impacts
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Datasets
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Lancaster City Information Model (LCIM)
Cureton, P. (Creator) & Hartley, E. (Creator), Lancaster University, 5/11/2019
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/327
Dataset
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Cumulus Paper - Combined Transcripts
Wang, D. (Creator) & Thomas, V. (Creator), Lancaster University, 1/03/2017
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/138
Dataset
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The Kindness of Strangers by Tim Jeeves
Jeeves, T. (Creator), Lancaster University, 2017
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/191
Dataset
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