Architectural Humanities focuses on historical and cultural processes and practices of architecture. Founded on humanities-based methods and including interdisciplinary arts and social science approaches to research, our members address contemporary critical questions about architecture and its contexts.

Emerging Territories gathers together scholars working at the interface of urban planning, urbanism and architecture. It broadly focuses on big societal and environmental challenges faced by cities and territories in relationship to evolving notions of sustainability and resilience, and looking particularly at climate change, effective governance, diversity and social inclusion.

The Design Practices Research Group (formerly Making and Practice) draws together design practitioners who innovate in their field, with academics and teachers who use design methods and processes within their research, including professional practice, model-making, fabrication, live projects, innovative construction, publishing and environmental design.

Place and Experience focuses on tourism and events research with specialisms in city tourism and mega events, the tourist and destination community experiences, and sustainability.

Transport and Mobilities’ vision is to deliver world class research that contributes to making transport systems and mobilities safe, sustainable, efficient, secure, equitable, accessible to all, and health and wellbeing promoting.