Welcome to the Sainsbury Research Unit
The Sainsbury Research Unit (SRU), based in the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia, is a centre for the study of the arts of Africa, the Pacific region and the Americas, providing high quality facilities and a specialist research library for its staff, postgraduates and visiting scholars. The SRU offers an MA course and PhD supervision. MRes and MPhil options are also available.
As part of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at UEA the SRU contributes to a substantial and lively scholarly community in the Sainsbury Centre.
News & Events
Access to SRU Library
Update for Jan 2021
Funding Deadlines
Summary of deadlines for 2021 scholarships
Robert Sainsbury Scholarship
The Robert Sainsbury Scholarship is available for students commencing PhD study at the SRU in 2021.
Autumn Visiting Fellow
Dr Olivia Barnett-Naghshineh joins the SRU as the Autumn visiting fellow.
New British Academy funded Fijian project
(Re)Defining Culture: Engaging urban Fijian youth