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We play a leading role in binding together the fields of art, design and performance; conservation and collections management; and object-led, museum-based learning.<br><br> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sir-trevor-blocks"> <header id="researching-our-collections" class="sir-trevor-heading-block b-section-header b-section-header--alternate b-section-header--alternate-image"> <img srcset="https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/14/af3d5d88-92fe-41b7-8f0a-7545028d6a78/researching-collections2006AC0188.jpg 320w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/14/3e65b5a0-f57b-4c13-bdb8-f6f8c8502509/researching-collections2006AC0188.jpg 640w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/14/468e34c5-1aca-45c2-8ddb-3c7cc1d72a56/researching-collections2006AC0188.jpg 960w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/14/6d207f75-7a86-41fc-87cc-8c2ce9c0308e/researching-collections2006AC0188.jpg 1280w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/14/4a4ae32d-713b-4a16-88ec-13077f082a5b/researching-collections2006AC0188.jpg 1920w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/14/b45ea03e-4263-4bdf-b27c-e110cc1b11d7/researching-collections2006AC0188.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 130px), (min-width: 1200px) 1070px, 100vw" class="b-section-header__media-image" alt="" loading="lazy" src="https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/14/af3d5d88-92fe-41b7-8f0a-7545028d6a78/researching-collections2006AC0188.jpg" /> <h2 class="b-section-header__title">Researching our collections</h2> </header><div class="sir-trevor-text"> <p>We have incredible resources for studying and researching our collections and archives both at the Museum, in our study centres and online.</p> </div> <div class="sir-trevor-calltoaction"> <a href="https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/national-art-library" class="u-btn u-btn--black u-btn--arrowed"> The National Art Library </a> </div> <div class="sir-trevor-calltoaction"> <a href="https://www.vam.ac.uk/archives/" class="u-btn u-btn--black u-btn--arrowed"> Search the Archives </a> </div> <header id="research-projects" class="sir-trevor-heading-block b-section-header b-section-header--alternate b-section-header--alternate-image"> <img srcset="https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/30/9139d402-8391-47c7-b89e-7f246b426803/research%20projects2013GM5188.jpg 320w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/30/967d7bbb-8393-4741-bcb9-45a0e6ee4cf2/research%20projects2013GM5188.jpg 640w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/30/cb52c182-040e-41ba-8fae-b5ba346d831a/research%20projects2013GM5188.jpg 960w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/30/f91f8f29-9994-4a94-913d-cb4dddb61cd6/research%20projects2013GM5188.jpg 1280w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/30/2ef6f4ec-67a2-460d-9e7f-7144e1065764/research%20projects2013GM5188.jpg 1920w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/30/c7ad2ffe-035d-4b1b-97c9-0101b2c7fecd/research%20projects2013GM5188.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 130px), (min-width: 1200px) 1070px, 100vw" class="b-section-header__media-image" alt="" loading="lazy" src="https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/30/9139d402-8391-47c7-b89e-7f246b426803/research%20projects2013GM5188.jpg" /> <h2 class="b-section-header__title">Research projects</h2> </header><div class="sir-trevor-text"> <p>Research is deeply embedded in the V&A鈥檚 institutional culture, as we strive to promote knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the designed world.</p> </div> <div class="sir-trevor-text"> <p>Our staff are engaged in a diverse range of research activities across the fields of art, design and performance; conservation and collections management; and object-led, museum-based learning.</p> </div> <div class="sir-trevor-calltoaction"> <a href="https://research.vam.ac.uk/our-work/research-projects/" class="u-btn u-btn--black u-btn--arrowed"> Find out more about our research projects </a> </div> <header id="the-va-research-institute-vari" class="sir-trevor-heading-block b-section-header b-section-header--alternate b-section-header--alternate-image"> <img srcset="https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/05/23/11/25/40/cb4534b6-7041-4b5f-b3f2-94581964fe80/vari_header.jpg 320w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/05/23/11/25/40/717e85d6-2e58-4b0e-b67e-b753c6f84a18/vari_header.jpg 640w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/05/23/11/25/40/0ae6cf59-07da-41d6-aefc-6a8a648b80dd/vari_header.jpg 960w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/05/23/11/25/40/ba817f2f-979b-45a8-9316-ded8ac49c695/vari_header.jpg 1280w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/05/23/11/25/40/033165a2-0c2d-484d-bae3-e8910b15309f/vari_header.jpg 1920w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/05/23/11/25/40/348073a5-3c7d-4575-85c2-58c65ade7e60/vari_header.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 130px), (min-width: 1200px) 1070px, 100vw" class="b-section-header__media-image" alt="" loading="lazy" src="https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/05/23/11/25/40/cb4534b6-7041-4b5f-b3f2-94581964fe80/vari_header.jpg" /> <h2 class="b-section-header__title">The V&A Research Institute (VARI)</h2> </header><div class="sir-trevor-text"> <p>The V&A Research Institute (VARI) hosts programmes of research and teaching that enhance access to the V&A's collections and develop new approaches to research, training, display and interpretation. It was launched in 2016 with generous funding from the <a href="https://mellon.org/">Andrew W. Mellon Foundation</a> following a successful VARI Pilot Project.</p> </div> <div class="sir-trevor-calltoaction"> <a href="https://research.vam.ac.uk/" class="u-btn u-btn--black u-btn--arrowed"> Find out more about VARI </a> </div> <header id="va-rca-history-of-design-postgraduate-programme" class="sir-trevor-heading-block b-section-header b-section-header--alternate b-section-header--alternate-image"> <img srcset="https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/50/f4711eb4-4256-482f-bc02-dc1867651f36/rca-course2008BV3233.jpg 320w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/50/d2340155-5db7-47c9-bae5-344ce80677aa/rca-course2008BV3233.jpg 640w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/50/4bcb658c-216c-4336-ab77-5d965b75e485/rca-course2008BV3233.jpg 960w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/50/e0340a8d-6de8-4a06-a7f6-9b5af8a5f11a/rca-course2008BV3233.jpg 1280w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/50/5a2e3e90-7d9b-463d-8e47-41658060bec4/rca-course2008BV3233.jpg 1920w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/50/4aac126d-c0f1-415c-ac55-eddb4f7fbeb0/rca-course2008BV3233.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 130px), (min-width: 1200px) 1070px, 100vw" class="b-section-header__media-image" alt="" loading="lazy" src="https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/47/50/f4711eb4-4256-482f-bc02-dc1867651f36/rca-course2008BV3233.jpg" /> <h2 class="b-section-header__title">V&A/RCA History of Design Postgraduate Programme</h2> </header><div class="sir-trevor-text"> <p>The V&A/RCA Programme (MA, MPhil and PhD) is internationally recognised as the leading centre for postgraduate study in the history of design and material culture. Combining ambitious, rigorous and cutting-edge scholarly approaches with first-hand understanding of material and digital artefacts, the History of Design programme is ideally suited to prepare students for the increasingly diverse and flexible professional portfolio demanded today.</p> </div> <div class="sir-trevor-calltoaction"> <a href="https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/history-of-design-postgraduate-programme" class="u-btn u-btn--black u-btn--arrowed"> Find out about the History of Design Postgraduate Programme </a> </div> <header id="collaborative-doctoral-partnerships" class="sir-trevor-heading-block b-section-header b-section-header--alternate b-section-header--alternate-image"> <img srcset="https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/10/12/12/51/40/49e93d11-b612-4af5-b762-8f15478b7864/CDP_info.jpg 320w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/10/12/12/51/40/abe6d1bf-6102-4649-95cf-d682d8e5e801/CDP_info.jpg 640w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/10/12/12/51/40/dcadbb9a-378a-4745-8bac-4bad0b0d8e1e/CDP_info.jpg 960w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/10/12/12/51/40/a2aa367c-f888-4001-bfcf-2fdbdeecaf86/CDP_info.jpg 1280w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/10/12/12/51/40/3d5d7718-aa0d-406e-8e30-4aff151a882c/CDP_info.jpg 1920w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/10/12/12/51/40/84b9a2c7-47d6-47fe-8f8b-fe32ad644a59/CDP_info.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 130px), (min-width: 1200px) 1070px, 100vw" class="b-section-header__media-image" alt="" loading="lazy" src="https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/10/12/12/51/40/49e93d11-b612-4af5-b762-8f15478b7864/CDP_info.jpg" /> <h2 class="b-section-header__title">Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships</h2> </header><div class="sir-trevor-text"> <p>Since 2005, the V&A has worked with UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) on AHRC-funded Collaborative Doctoral Awards, engaging with a wide range of doctoral projects.</p> </div> <div class="sir-trevor-calltoaction"> <a href="https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/collaborative-doctoral-partnerships" class="u-btn u-btn--black u-btn--arrowed"> Find out about the Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships </a> </div> <header id="va-online-journal" class="sir-trevor-heading-block b-section-header b-section-header--alternate b-section-header--alternate-image"> <img srcset="https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/48/23/ac7cb6cc-82b5-467f-90a2-6be4cc399fa4/who-we-are2007BR3632_2500.jpg 320w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/48/23/e8153e73-aca9-4fef-8e60-9665bad501f7/who-we-are2007BR3632_2500.jpg 640w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/48/23/814210cc-b154-4d73-a028-52f410a41624/who-we-are2007BR3632_2500.jpg 960w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/48/23/cfb98fdd-6410-4a14-b2ee-07c078222324/who-we-are2007BR3632_2500.jpg 1280w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/48/23/32168461-da12-42d1-8093-d14e1afca48e/who-we-are2007BR3632_2500.jpg 1920w, https://vanda-production-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/11/09/12/48/23/c4c7bb5e-78b7-457a-a030-9b622d8621be/who-we-are2007BR3632_2500.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 992px) calc(100vw - 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