School of Arts, Humanities and Creative Industries

Creating new futures

Our school combines the vibrancy of the arts, humanities and creative industries with progressive, real-world approaches to today's global challenges, in an inclusive, collaborative environment that delivers cutting-edge research and teaching excellence.

Making an impact

Internationally renowned

Our school is home to internationally renowned research centres

Incredible alumni

Our graduates have won Baftas, Oscars, Emmys, Mercury Music, and literary prizes

World leading research

89% of our research* is recognised as 'world leading'.

*Combining both the English language and literature and music, drama, dance, performing arts, film and screen studies units of assessment.

Events

Meet the team

Professor Patricia Pulham

Head of the School of Arts, Humanities and Creative Industries, Professor of Victorian Literature

Patricia Pulham is Professor of Victorian Literature and currently President of the British Association for Victorian Studies (BAVS). At Surrey, Patricia is Head of the School of Arts, Humanities and Creative Industries. She completed her doctorate at Queen Mary, University of London in 2001, and taught at Brunel, Goldsmiths, Birkbeck and QMUL, where she was Lecturer i...