School of the Arts & Media

Awarded to a Doctoral or Masters graduate of UNSW School of the Arts and Media (and its forerunner Schools) to either develop their thesis submission for book publication or to develop a new area of research or creative practice on an approved topic.

SAM Cells are small cross disciplinary research groups that contribute directly to enhancing the School's outreach capacity and address aspects of the UNSW strategic plan.

In the Excellence in Research for Australia exercise undertaken by the Australian Research Council in 2010, 2012 and 2015, UNSW was the only university on each occasion to receive the highest possible ranking of 5 for the disciplinary group Film, Television and Digital Media.

Theatre and Performance Studies at UNSW is a hub for research in both Australasian and European performance. Our discipline has these particular research strengths:

Stream or download recordings from our previous UNSWriting events.

The School of the Arts & Media has achieved excellent results in the last Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA 2018-2019) round.

Production Resources for Media

The school supports several production facilities for SAM students completing production courses, such as Video Production, within the school.

The Robert Webster Building has 7 small practice rooms and 4 large ensemble practice rooms that are available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Music program (single or double).