Loughborough University

Creative Digital Futures: AI, Data, Design, Art

Loughborough UniversityLoughborough, United Kingdom

Course overview

Digital futures in design and creative arts interrogate the transformative impact of AI, data, and emerging technologies on practice, society, and ethics. This area invites exploration of how designers and artists can shape responsible, human-centred digital systems. It is catalysed by emerging debates around the critical role of the creative industries.

Challenges include algorithmic bias, data privacy, and the erosion of trust in digital environments. Research questions include: Projects may involve posthuman art practices, speculative design, critical data studies, generative AI, and ethical innovation, with opportunities to explore interdisciplinary links to computer science, law, and sociology. 94% of Loughborough’s research impact is rated world-leading or internationally excellent.

REF 2021

Key highlights

  • Research the impact of AI, data and emerging technologies on creative practice
  • Explore responsible, human-centred digital systems shaped by designers and artists
  • Project areas include speculative design, generative AI and critical data studies
  • Address challenges such as algorithmic bias, data privacy and digital trust
  • Interdisciplinary links available with computer science, law and sociology
  • 94% of research impact rated world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021)

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:1 — or above

Scholarships

  • Alumni Bursary

    10% of tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.

    Up to 10% of fees
  • Alumni Discount

    UK students: £1,500 tuition fee discount for one academic year. International students: £3,000 tuition fee discount for one academic year.

  • Care Leaver's Scholarship

  • Excellence Scholarships

    UK students: £3,000 off tuition fees; International students: £6,000 off tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.

  • International Sports Student Postgraduate Bursary

    Our International Sports Student Postgraduate Bursary offers a £12,000 tuition fee discount (set against the tuition fees of your chosen postgraduate taught programme ONLY).

    Up to £12,000
  • London 10th Anniversary Award

    £5,000 off tuition fees.

    Up to £5,000
  • Loughborough Business School Scholarship

    £1,500 (UK students) and £3,000 (international students) off tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.

  • MBA Progress with Purpose Scholarship

    50% of tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.

    Up to 50% of fees
  • Qatari Ghanim Al-Muftah Excellence Scholarship

Careers this course leads to

  • University lecturer
  • Postdoctoral researcher
  • AI ethics researcher
  • Design researcher
  • Creative technologist
  • Digital arts practitioner

Cost of study

UK/Home: £5,238 | International: £29,500

Admission

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