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Practice is at the heart of a practice-based PhD (it’s in the name) but the research by practice is also accompanied by a written thesis.

PhD students in the Leeds School of Arts have the enviable task of working on several fronts, often simultaneously, and yet they manage not only to juggle theory and practice but then to bring them together to a remarkable point of synthesis. It is testament to this process, and the success with which it is achieved, that many PhD students are able to publish articles on their research in academic journals during the course of their studies. A glance at some examples published in the last twelve months show the variety and range of our PhD students: from visual ‘artist’s pages’ in Performance Research, to reportage drawings featured in Cogent Gerontology, from mother-son practice research to playing on the borders between ghost and guest. Follow the links to find out more.

Published in JAWS: Journal of Arts Writing by Students in May 2025

‘The Guest (Ghost)’ by Dayna Heaviside JAWS: Journal of Arts Writing by Students, Volume 9, Issue 1-2: 37 – 42

Published in COGENT GERONTOLOGY in April 2025

‘What am I doing here? Making sense of why I am drawing in an empty care home residents’ lounge' by Ellen Bell. COGENT GERONTOLOGY 2025, VOL. 4, NO. 1, 2487049

Published in International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media January 2025

Sophie Dixon & Fred. (2025). Digital souvenirs: artist-mother and autistic-child pluri-disciplinary collaborations. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 1–22.

Published in PERFORMANCE RESEARCH: A Journal of the Performing Arts in July 2024:

Tom Rodgers ‘To Photograph Without Taking Any Pictures’ — Notes on the act of photographing, Performance Research, 28:6, 134-135, DOI: 10.1080/13528165.2023.2334654