Our research

Research in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities ranges from close engagement with fundamental expressions of human culture – language, literature, art, philosophy, connectivity – to cutting-edge practice-based and creative-critical methods that explore how forms of expression and communication shape and transform society.  

Our researchers pursue independent, curiosity-driven research and collaborative, interdisciplinary research that responds to the pressing cultural, social, and political questions of our time. Our research makes an impact in the world and demonstrates the capacity of the humanities to address the challenges that affect us all.  

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Faculty of Arts and Humanities Research Strategy
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Faculty of Arts and Humanities Research Strategy

View the Faculty's Research Strategy for 2025/26 to 2029/30.

REF 2021 and impact
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REF 2021 and impact

We engage with communities, policymakers, and other stakeholders to nurture the impact of our research. Discover some of our previous impact case studies.

Funded research projects
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Funded research projects

We engage in research covering the breadth of our disciplines, across ten departments. Find out more about some of our funded projects.

Postdoctoral fellowships
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Postdoctoral fellowships

Learn more about some of our postdoctoral research fellowship projects.

Postdoctoral research funding

Learn more about the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship for early career researchers.

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Explore our research by department:

  1. Arts & Sciences
  2. English Language & Literature
  3. European & International Social & Political Studies (EISPS)
  4. Greek & Latin
  5. Hebrew & Jewish Studies
  6. Information Studies
  7. Institute of Advanced Studies
  8. Philosophy
  9. School of Slavonic & East European Studies (SSEES)
  10. School of European Languages, Culture & Society
  11. Slade School of Fine Art
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Faculty research contacts

Faculty contact details for research.

Department and school research contacts

Contact details for research in our departments and schools.

Dr Sadhvi Dar 
Director of Research 
sadhvi.dar@ucl.ac.uk  

Professor Temenuga Trifonova 
Director of Research 
t.trifonova@ucl.ac.uk  

Professor Susan Irvine 
Director of Research 
s.irvine@ucl.ac.uk 

Dr Igor Rogelja 
Head of Department 
i.rogelja@ucl.ac.uk  

Professor Miriam Leonard  
Director of Research  
m.leonard@ucl.ac.uk  

Professor Shirli Gilbert  
Director of Research  
shirli.gilbert@ucl.ac.uk  

Professor Antonis Bikakis  
Director of Research  
a.bikakis@ucl.ac.uk  

Professor Stepehen Hart  
Deputy Director  
stephen.malcolm.hart@ucl.ac.uk  

Dr Pushpa Arabindoo 
Deputy Director  
p.arabindoo@ucl.ac.uk  

Professor José Zalabardo
Director of Research 
j.zalabardo@ucl.ac.uk

Professor Jennifer Rushworth  
Director of Research  
j.rushworth@ucl.ac.uk

Dr Jakub Beneš 
Director of Research 
j.benes@ucl.ac.uk

Professor Joy Sleeman 
Director of Research 
joy.sleeman@ucl.ac.uk

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