Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD) is an international art and design college. It is one of the few art and design institutions in the UK that is part of a world-class University, renowned for its pioneering research and creative practice. This commitment to excellence infuses all that it does. Duncan of Jordanstone has been rated as the top institution in Scotland for research in art and design, and one of the best in the whole of the UK.
Thirty-five percent of its research is deemed to be 'world leading', while a further 20% is 'internationally excellent'. Only three other institutions in the UK have a higher proportion of 'world leading' research, out of the total of 72 universities and colleges who submitted research in art and design in the Research Assessment Exercise 2008.
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design believes that teaching and learning is led by research, which explains why it employs so many practitioners in art and design who are engaged in world class research. New knowledge, ideas and innovation in media and techniques flows from this research into the teaching environment.
The College is an advanced art school reaching out from its traditional strengths and commitment to studio based teaching, to connect with the challenges and opportunities of our fast changing world. In doing this, it is radically redefining the roles of the artist and designer, and highlighting a new relevance for the visual disciplines.
To find out more and see what we do, visit the DJCAD website.
The largest academic craft research project in the U.K. is currently based at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee, Scotland.
Entitled, 'Past, Present & Future Craft Practice' (PPFCP), it is a major project funded by the Art and Humanities Research Council, U.K., and is led by the Principal Investigator Professor Georgina Follett and post doctoral Research Investigator Dr Louise Valentine.
PPFCP is exploring new directions, practices and perspectives in contemporary craft - helping to define a new relevance for craft in the 21st century. The project involves a core team of academics at the University of Dundee who are committed to exploring craft research. The team also includes Bill Nixon, Professor of Law and Accountancy, Murdo Macdonald, Professor of Scottish Art History and, three PhD researchers, namely Elizabeth Donald, Fanke Peng and Frances Stevenson. The team shares a common interest in visual thinking and theory; knowledge management and its impact on contemporary culture; the development of a visual language and its relationship to economic and cultural wellbeing.
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Image Copyright. From Top to Bottom: Georgina Follett; Roy Shearer; Louise Valentine; Frances Stevenson
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