expert meeting on third cycle models in Europe In the online expert meeting on June 28th, 2021 we looked into the differences and similarities between (artistic) PhD’s and PD’s in Europe, and the insights from the international Creator Doctus project – and what we can learn from this as a community. The meeting was attended […]

Research platform GRASP (Groningen Research Arts and Society Platform) is a collaboration of Hanze University (UAS) and the University of Groningen. Artistic research yields unique knowledge and methods within the research domain of art and society, this can be of value for research practices in other domains. Participants can obtain a PhD in GRASP and it is part of the Graduate School for Humanities (GSH) of the University of Groningen in cooperation with the Research Centre Art&Society of Hanze UAS.

MERIAN (the Maastricht Experimental Research In and through the Arts Network) is an environment in which selected PhD candidates from all art and scientific disciplines can do a PhD trajectory in ‘Maastricht style’ artistic research.
MERIAN, is a collaboration in the field of artistic research between Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Maastricht University and the Jan van Eyck Academy.

THIRD is a twoyear program to prepare theatre, choreography and performance artists for 3rd cycle research. THIRD aims to bridge the gap between master and 3rd Cycle education.

Creator Doctus is a three-year research trajectory for visual artists and designers. It is a relatively new trajectory within the third cycle and was set up by the Gerrit Rietveld Academy. When the three-year trajectory is completed and judged sufficient by the evaluation committee the participant will be awarded the title Creator Doctus (CrD).

docARTES is an international inter-university doctoral program for practice-based research in musical arts, designed for musician-researchers. It is primarily intended for gifted musicians in the fields of performance and composition, whose artistic work raises questions or problems that can only be addressed through research

PhDArts offers an international, high-level doctorate in art and design. The four-year PhDArts research trajectory consists of two elements: individual research and participation in the doctoral study program.

ARIAS was established as a research platform by five higher education institutions in Amsterdam based on the conviction that merging academic and artistic research by unlocking new perspectives, can contribute to important 21st-century research questions about issues like digitalization, technologization, and internationalization.

Artistic Doctorates in Europe: Third cycle provision in Dance and Performance (ADiE) project is investigating Practice as Research (PaR) inquiries within research level degrees in Dance and Performance.