Writtle University College and ARU have merged. Writtle’s full range of college, degree, postgraduate and short courses will still be delivered on the Writtle campus. See our guide to finding Writtle information on this site.

Research clusters

Our academic staff have an impressive record of external income generation and real-world impact, led by our three research institutes StoryLab, Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER) and Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research (CIMTR) and supported by a number of multidisciplinary research groups and units.

Read more about our institutes and groups.

Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER)

Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research (CIMTR)

StoryLab Research Institute

Centre for Children's Book Studies

Cambridge Writing Centre

Centre for Education Research on Identities and Inequalities

Labour History Research Unit

Fine Art Research Unit

Wellbeing, Care, Aesthetics and Art Research and Education Unit (We CARE)

Early Childhood Research Group

Design Group

19th Century Studies Research Unit

Anglia Ruskin Research Centre for Intercultural and Multilingual Studies

(ARRCIMS)

International Integration, Migration and Local Communities Network

New Routes, Old Roots

Sexual Violence Researchers' Group

(SVRG)