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Facts

Research at the Lucerne School of Art & Design involves

  • a team of around sixty dedicated research assistants and associates, doctoral students, lecturers, and professors, as well as administrative staff.
  • four research groups with thematic foci on Products & Textiles, Design & Management, Visual Narrative and Art, Design & Public Spheres.
  • currently 44 projects in practice-based and basic research with partners from culture, business, and public administration as well as from international universities.
  • an annual research volume of approximately CHF 11 million. Third-party funding comes from Innosuisse and the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF (12 projects), the Swiss federal government and EU programmes. 
  • around 20 doctoral students who are working on their dissertation in cooperation with partner universities that are entitled to award doctorates, and the international PhD programme "Eco-Social Innovation by Design"
  • numerous objects, applications and services that have been developed in cooperation with partners and are available on the market.
  • regular publications and scientific exchange at conferences as well as knowledge transfer through teaching assignments.
  • active participation in national and international networks and events.