ZHdK - Zurich University of the Arts

What you'll study

Research in the group spans practice-led projects and experimental media formats. Current PhD projects indicated on the group page include titles and focal interests such as:

• Marit Mihklepp
• Meteolore: Air Stones, Ground Holes
• Kyung Ran Huh, "It's Not Easy Bein' Green"
• Julie Born Schwartz, APPROACHING DEATH
• Ambra Viviani, WITH LOVE
• Laurence Favre-Bulle, expanded spectropoetics - decentering strategies with the medium of film
• Jo Baan, Rehearsing Realities
• Maëlle Cornut, AIR BEING(S)
• Ronja Svaneborg, THE LONE(LY) AND THE VOICE
• Verity Jane Keefe, Then, Now, Power.
• Giada Olivotto, un bacio, G

These project titles indicate a focus on film as medium, expanded spectropoetics, rehearsals and performative realities, sound and air-material investigations, and thematic inquiries into grief, death, love and power.

Entry requirements

The public group listing names the PhD Office and shows appointed supervisors and coordinators; it does not specify formal admission criteria on the page. Prospective applicants should consult ZHdK's central PhD admission information for exact entry requirements and application procedures.

Career prospects

Doctoral research in this group prepares candidates for academically informed artistic practice, research-led teaching, curatorial or project-based roles in film and media, and positions requiring advanced expertise in practice-based inquiry. The page itself does not list explicit career outcomes.

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

The group page identifies named supervisors and coordinators but gives no funding details. Applicants should investigate ZHdK doctoral funding, institutional scholarships, external grants and project-specific support opportunities when preparing an application.