Centre for Research in Communication and Culture (CRCC)
Source: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crcc/ Parent: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/centres-excellence/
We are an interdisciplinary community interested in how communication and culture shape the key challenges of our times. Since 1991, we have developed into the largest research centre of this kind in the UK. The 2021 Research Excellence Framework ranked us 5th in the UK and the 2022 QS World University Ranking placed us in the top 100 for communications and media research.
Our research themes
### Language and Social Interaction
Blog
- New publication: Art History and Artificial Intelligence: Looking at Images in an Algorithmic Culture, Kathryn Brown (Ed.) Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:18:06 +0000
- How Disinformation Gets Under Our Skin Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:50:29 +0000
- CA Day: Conversation, community & cake Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:35:01 +0000
Our partners
[### Working with us
We work with a range of external partners and welcome new collaborations](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crcc/working-with-us/)
[### International collaborators
Our research is world-leading and engages partners from across the globe](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crcc/international-collaborators/)
Opportunities
[### Doctoral research
Our doctoral students engage in a broad spectrum of research](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crcc/doctoral-research/)
[### Postgraduate study
Our postgraduate qualifications are delivered by an internationally renowned interdisciplinary team](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crcc/postgraduate-taught-degrees/)