LSAD Research Institute

An interdisciplinary research group situated within Fine Art & Education at LSAD, focused on scholarship and practice-based research at the intersection of Fine Art, Design Education, Psychology, and Creative Technologies. Members are practicing artists and researchers working across painting, lens-based media, performance and live art, and immersive technologies. Research areas include identity and gender studies, neurodiversity in art and art education, community-based art and activism, and the integration of emerging technologies into studio practice.

Principal Investigator: Dr Martina Cleary

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Situated within Fine Art & Education at LSAD, the group is focused on scholarship and educational provision at the intersection of Fine Art, Visual Culture, Depth Psychology, and Arts Therapies. Members work across practice-based fine art research, depth psychology, ecopsychology, folklore and mythology, and curriculum design. The group runs the MA in Art, Psyche and the Creative Imagination and is developing an MA in Art Therapy, with research contributing to the fields of arts-based therapies, art critique, and creative practice.

Principal Investigator: Mathew Mather

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A research centre focused on sonification, music technology systems, music technology education, and human-centred creative computing. Research spans auditory display, interactive sound production, and accessibility applications for performing and interactive art contexts. Members participate in international technical standardisation through the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) and the Audio Engineering Society, and collaborate with industry partners across the creative technologies sector.

Principal Investigator: Dr Flaithri Neff

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Established in 2016 on the TUS Clonmel campus, the Digital Arts Lab carries out research, scholarship, professional activity, and consultancy in digital animation, game art and design, creative media, and visual effects. The group works at the intersection of art and technology and its relationship with broader society, with disciplinary links to the humanities, social sciences, and engineering.

Principal Investigator: Mr John Hannafin & Dr Marie A Walsh

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An art research group centred on ideas of shared place, explored through mapping, walking practices, and dialogues around space, site, and environment. The group operates at the intersection of art and community, engaging with both rural and urban contexts, and examines how place is shaped by memory, customs, folklore, and migrant experience. Research engages with ecological concerns in the age of the Anthropocene and draws on international networks including The Rural Reimagined, Supernatural Cities, Mapping Spectral Spaces, and PLACE International.

Principal Investigator: Dr Ciara Healy

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A research group focused on applied and practice-led research in Design for Sustainability, Regenerative Design, and Circular Economies, collaborating with TUS departments, research institutes, and international partners. The group contributes to European-funded research projects and RUN-EU Short Advanced Programmes in Design for Circular Economy, integrates sustainable development principles into BA and MA programmes at LSAD, and hosts PhD and MA candidates working in sustainability, fashion and textiles, circular economy, behavioural change, biodiversity remediation, and regenerative practices.

Principal Investigator: Dr Adam de Eyto

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