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The Taplow House art installation in ASC Gallery. The installation walls in the foreground are covered in dark, industrial images. In the background, they are white. Several televisions hang on the walls.

The Winchester School of Art focuses its research on the expanding and evolving roles of art, design, and media in current and future societies. Staff, students and organisational partners come together to provide experimental, interdisciplinary research.

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A patient wearing a forearm support receives therapy on his hand

An electronic smart glove improves life for stroke survivors

Health and wellbeing
Culture and creativity
A University of Southampton team has invented an electronic glove that enables movement in the paralysed hands of stroke survivors – supporting their rehabilitation.  

How do we feel about where we live? Artists and academics find ways to use emotional data

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Computer games with superpower help children with amblyopia or lazy eyes

AI, big data and analytics
Digital
Health and wellbeing
Lazy eye can lead to vision problems in young children when one eye doesn't connect well with the brain.
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Using social design to help homeless people move into safe spaces

Culture and creativity
Future societies and communities
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Giving children and young people a voice in city culture

Culture and creativity
Health and wellbeing
Future societies and communities
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