Research Groups and Units
GREDITS
Research group focused on exploring the potential of art and design as tools for social transformation. GREDITS has been accredited as a Consolidated Research Group (SGR-514) and has been confirmed as such in the last call (SGR-Cat 2021).
Its main research lines are:
- The exploration of new genealogies of art and design, including narratives of historical memory.
- Design, ecology and gender as factors that are reflected in recent creative practices and theories.
- New pedagogies and methodologies of research and teaching in art, design and humanities.
Artistic Research Unit
This space was created with the purpose of accompanying and promoting artistic research, articulating and giving visibility to the various initiatives that are already being developed in our centre, as well as exploring new projects and collaborations in this field.
The Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, which is consolidating year after year, together with the outstanding profile of our teachers and doctoral students—renowned artists, curators and researchers in the creative and intellectual scene—, underline the need to structure and promote this field of research, which is key to our academic and creative identity.
Institute of Political Materialities and Social Transformation Unit
The IMPTS research unit is proposed as an interdisciplinary space of exploration and experimentation, where design theories and practices are investigated through their capacity to drive social transformations. In this space, the politics, ecologies and epistemologies of design are intertwined with material research, practice-based research, participatory processes and experimental methodologies of approaching design practice.
Audiovisual Design Research Unit
In recent years, BAU has established itself as one of the leading centres in the field of audiovisual design. In this context, the Audiovisual Design Research Unit was created with the aim of accompanying, articulating and giving visibility to the various research projects and initiatives that are helping to define and expand this field.
With a particular focus on audiovisual creation, communication and mediation, the unit explores the multiple intersections of audiovisual design with disciplines such as health, pedagogy, science and social environment. These connections highlight its capacity to respond to expressive and communicative needs in specific contexts, promoting a tangible impact on society.
Audiovisual design is known by its potential to hybridise diverse practices, adapting to specific social realities and providing innovative solutions. From this perspective, the Unit promotes research projects that explore and expand the limits of this emerging field, highlighting its transformative capacity and its relevance in the current panorama, delving into new techniques, practices and imaginaries of contemporary audiovisuals.
