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Faculty of Creative Arts, Technologies & Science
Dean: Professor James Crabbe profile...
The Faculty of Creative Arts, Technologies & Science comprises the Bedfordshire Institute for Media, Arts & Performance, the Department of Computing & Information Systems and the Division of Science. A Commercial Affairs division coordinates 3rd leg and consultancy activities in the faculty.
The Bedfordshire Institute of Media and the Creative & Performing Arts consists of four divisions; Art and Design, Journalism and Communications, Media Arts and Production and Performing Arts and English.
"It’s exciting to be part of this growing University. The best thing about it is the multi-ethnic, multi-national vibrancy. And it has a sophisticated, vocational approach and is remarkably successful in fitting graduates for jobs."
Jon Silverman
Professor
of Media and Criminal Justice
Its 1,100 students are prepared for work at the cutting edge of the design and communications industry.
The Department of Computer Science and Technology has an expanding research profile and an impressive range of vocationally-relevant courses, including state-of-the-art computing laboratories and departmental servers.
With 1,000 students, the department has a truly global ethos with collaborative programmes in China, South Asia and the Middle East as well as European links and exchange studies.
The University has been awarded the Athena SWAN Bronze Award 2008 in recognition of its work on developing good employment practices for women working in science, engineering and technology. Read more about the Athena SWAN award
Our most popular Science course is the BSc in Biomedical Science – covering a range of biological and molecular science topics that underpin modern medicine – accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science.
There are also two research institutes housed within the faculty, namely the Institute for Research in Applicable Computing and the Research Institute for Media, Art and Design. The profile of external research funding is increasing significantly in each area, and detailed plans are already in place for the next Research Assessment Exercise.
Contact Information
Faculty of Creative Arts, Technologies & Science
University of Bedfordshire
Luton campus
Luton
LU1 3JU
UK
T: +44 (0)1234 400 400 (switchboard)
