Research in Faculty of Social Sciences and Education

The Faculty of Business, Computing and Digital Industries (BCDI) comprises three Schools:

• LTU Business School
• School of Computer Science
• School of Digital and Screen Media

 

Our interdisciplinary research brings together expertise from across the faculty to explore a range of issues of contemporary and historical significance, with a view to enhancing academic knowledge and informing policy and practice among our students and partners.

We collaborate with partners across the UK and internationally, host high-profile events and we disseminate our findings widely through books, academic journals, conference presentations, blogs, videos and social media. Our approach is based on engagement and co-creation with our students and partners.

We are active in several research and professional networks, including the Chartered Association of Business Schools, Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the Productivity Institute and Enterprise Educators UK.

Our research areas include:  

Business and Management:

• Enterprise, small business and entrepreneurship  

• Digital economy, fintech and AI  

• Leadership 

• Business and sustainability 

View our researchers in Business and Management.

English Language and Literature:

• Creative Writing, particularly poetry 

• The theory and practice of ekphrasis 

• Literary modernisms 

• Multilingualism and translingualism 

• Victorian literature 

• Discourse analysis 

• Language, linguistics and translation  

View our researchers in English Language and Literature.

Media, culture and artistic practice: 

• Media and Politics 

• Film History, Adaptation and Technology 

• Media and Gender 

• Media Theory 

• Photography, Space and Landscape 

• Sports and Cultural Events 

View our researchers in Media, Culture and artistic practice.

Computing:

• Digital twin enabled human-robot collaboration 

• Cyber security for Digital twin implementations 

• Enhancing Higher Education with Generative AI 

• Deep learning enhanced intelligent systems 

View our researchers in computing.

Research Centres

Research centres in the Faculty of Business, Computer Science and Digital Industries include:

• Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies
• International Research Centre for Interactive Storytelling