Jane Watt

Jane Watt is a Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at the University of Suffolk, affiliated with the School of Business, Arts, Social Sciences and Technology. With a PhD from Manchester Metropolitan University (2002) and academic roles at Roehampton and Middlesex Universities prior to 2010, her career spans three decades of national and international exhibitions and public art commissions.

• Academic Affiliation: University of Suffolk, Roehampton University, Middlesex University
• Leadership: Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Her research integrates practice-based and field methodologies to explore artist-community-place dynamics, focusing on social, heritage, and environmental influences on creative processes. Key projects include:

• ARISE (2024-2028): Co-investigator in a UKRI-funded coastal resilience project
• Blast Radius: Founder of a collaborative art-science initiative with Dr. Susan Barnet
• Mulberry – Tree of Plenty: Co-led with Sara Heywood and Dr. David Chau (EPSRC-funded)

Her work bridges art, environmental science, and heritage through:

• Art-science-community collaborations
• Site-specific installations
• Public art commissions
• Experimental research methodologies
• Coastal ecosystem studies
• Community well-being applications

Scientific awards include:

• Saltire Award for Arts in Architecture (2005)

As a primary PhD supervisor, she guides research in:

• Public and engaged art practice
• Site-specific installations
• Practice-based research
• Case study methodologies

Jane collaborates across disciplines with institutions such as:

• University of Essex
• University of East Anglia
• University of Kent
• Eastman Dental Institute (UCL)