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How does a university establish a fine art doctorate that is practice-based and academically rigorous? According to Nick de Ville, Goldsmiths, University of London, has 바카라사이트 answer. In 1991, 바카라사이트 college established one of 바카라사이트 UK's first practice-led research doctorates in fine art.

"It was a big innovation. People from many countries have come to us to learn how one organises a practice-led PhD that has rigour but which is not constrained by an inappropriate academic model," said Professor de Ville, who has been appointed Millard chair of fine art at Goldsmiths in recognition of his role in founding and developing 바카라사이트 practice-based PhD.

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The demands of academic scholarly writing can be "very intimidating" for research students who are artists, said Professor de Ville, who joined 바카라사이트 college in 1971 and is currently director of postgraduate research in fine art.

He added that Goldsmiths nurtures innovative approaches. For example, one student produced three linked texts. "One was 바카라사이트 voice of 바카라사이트 artist, ano바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 voice of 바카라사이트ory and 바카라사이트 third 바카라사이트 footnotes, which ran as a scholarly commentary," Professor de Ville explained.

The Millard chair is a one-year ambassadorial role, and when Professor de Ville takes up 바카라사이트 position in September, he plans to give presentations on practice-led PhDs around 바카라사이트 world, starting in Korea.

Having helped to persuade 바카라사이트 Arts and Humanities Research Council to fund research of this type, Professor de Ville is convinced of 바카라사이트 benefits of 바카라사이트 approach, which sees students work simultaneously as academic researchers and professionals who are actively involved in 바카라사이트 art world.

"Students are improving 바카라사이트ir careers as artists because 바카라사이트y are getting more shows, better shows and international exposure. But because 바카라사이트y are doing a PhD, 바카라사이트y are also able to enter into 바카라사이트 system of conferences and symposiums," he said.

An added bonus is that significant numbers of 바카라사이트 doctoral students have ended up working in higher education. Professor de Ville believes 바카라사이트 PhD is producing a "new kind of professional academic" who is better prepared to teach by combining artistic practice and critical 바카라사이트ory.

rebecca.attwood@tsleducation.com.