Dr Louise Mullagh
Lecturer in Arts ManagementProfile
I am a post-disciplinary researcher and educator whose research and practice centres around past, present and future uses of technologies across the creative and cultural industries, using design research methods to do so. My current research explores the current and future impacts of the data-driven society and AI creative and cultural industries, in addition to the wider implications upon policy and governance.
I have previously carried out research exploring creative maker enterprises in Cumbria and China, the use of design and creative methods in public policy, and the effect of the data-driven society on our understandings of place.
My teaching on the Arts Management MA explores the past, present and future impacts of digital technologies on the arts, in particular on creative and cultural organisations.
I have a background in design research, using walking as a research and creative method, art history, curatorship, digital innovation and more recently in the areas of design public policy.
Current Teaching
LICA417 - Personal Development (Module Convenor)
LICA420 - Research Methods
LICA412 - Strategic Thinking in Creative and Cultural Industries (Module Convenor)
LICA405 - Research Dissertation supervision
Career Details
Prior to becoming Lecturer in Arts Management, I was Senior Research Associate in Imagination Lancaster (Population and Policy). I was also Research Associate on the AHRC funded Living Design and Located Making projects at Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University. (December 2017 - December 2019).
I have over a decades experience of working as an arts manager in museums, and holds an MA in Museum Studies (Manchester) ; MRes in Digital Innovation (EPSRC funded, Lancaster); BA (hons) Fine Art: Practice and Theory (Lancaster) and PhD (EPSRC funded) in Digital Innovation (Lancaster).
Supporting ‘Good’ Adoption of Generative AI
13/01/2025 → 31/03/2025
Research
The Future of AI in Creative and Cultural Industries
29/11/2024 → …
Research
DSI: Equity for the Older: Beyond Digital Access
01/10/2022 → 31/08/2025
Research
Imagination Networks: Designing Place Based Policy
14/03/2022 → 31/05/2022
Research
Participatory Policies for IoT (at the Edge) Ethics
03/05/2021 → 29/10/2021
Research
Design Fusion Consultancy
01/03/2021 → 31/07/2021
Consultancy
Revealing the Mill Race: Exploring More-than-Data in the city
31/07/2018 → 31/08/2019
Research
IASDR 2023 (Event)
Publication peer-review
AI Futures
Symposium
6th International Conference of Public Policy
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
‘More-than-design’ for policy making: an opportunity for engaging creative methods for future policies
Oral presentation
DRS 2022 Bilbao (Event)
Publication peer-review
DRS 2022 Bilbao
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Design in Place Based Policy Workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Policy Design and Practice Journal (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Evidence and Policy : A Journal of Research Debate and Practice (Journal)
Publication peer-review
DRS Bilbao 2022 - Track Co-chair
Other
Bloomsbury Academic (Publisher)
Editorial activity
The Design Journal (Journal)
Publication peer-review
PPITEE Policy prototyping workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
PPITEE Project poster presentation
Oral presentation
Urban Health and Wellbeing: A Systems Approach
Invited talk
UHWB Conference 2021: Cities under COVID-19: a Systems Perspective
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
PPITEE Walking Workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Design for Policy workshop series with UNU-IIGH
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
International Research Society for Public Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
International Research Society for Public Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Policy Design or Design for Policy or Something Else? Defining the Relationship Between Policy and Design
Oral presentation
Fifteenth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The Design Research Society (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Co-Design (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Policy and Governance Special Interest Group (Design Research Society) - Chair for Research
Other
Living Design: Design for Sustainability in Local Maker Enterprises
Invited talk
Sensing Place: Walking as an exploration of located knowledge
Invited talk
Revealing the Mill Race
Other
Living Design: Design for Sustainability in Local Maker Enterprises
Invited talk
Essence of Place - A Syros Workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Data Publics: Investigating the formation and representation of crowds, groups and clusters in digital economies
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Data Publics: Investigating the formation and representation of crowds, groups and clusters in digital economies
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Data Publics: Investigating the formation and representation of crowds, groups and clusters in digital economies
Festival/Exhibition/Concert
Data Publics: Investigating the formation and representation of crowds, groups and clusters in digital economies
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Walk and Talk: Sunderland Point
Festival/Exhibition/Concert
Walking and talking
Festival/Exhibition/Concert
Green Food Technology, Ubicomp 2013
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
- Cultures
- Imagination Lancaster