College of Creative Arts Research

The College of Creative Arts at Massey University is the premiere research-led Art and Design school in New Zealand. Ranked number one in Design, and number two in Visual Art and Craft in the 2003 and 2006 PBRF rounds, CoCA’s world class standing has grown through the quality and reputation of its staff and the achievements of its students. Our researchers are noted experts across an extensive range of disciplines and areas of creative endeavor in the fields of art and design.

Each of the five Schools and Institutes in the College has its own research centre that houses research initiatives of excellence (including networks, clusters and loci) and a nurturing environment that supports researchers at all stages of their career. These are the contexts within which we offer a rich and transformative experience for our growing numbers of postgraduate students.

Our Research Centres

design+ is the research centre for The Institute of Design for Industry and Environment);

LITMUS is the centre of research in Photography and Fine Art;

MATTER is the research engine for the School of Visual and Material Culture.

The New Zealand School of Music, a joint venture between Massey University and Victoria University of Wellington hosts a number of Massey research initiatives.

College-wide research initiatives:

AFFECT is the Centre for Affective Design Research at Massey University;

SuRe: The Sustainability Research Network is a College-wide initiative.

ART/SCIENCE is a unique University-wide interdisciplinary collaboration.

Who we are:

Research development in the College of Creative Arts is led by the College Research Director Professor Anne Noble.

The College Research Committee enables researcher development though the annual MURF funding round, college wide initiatives such as the annual CoCA RATA Research and Teaching Awards and Peter Turner Memorial Lecture and Scholarship, and the mentoring of new and emerging researchers. The College's research culture is facilitated by the CoCA Research Office.