The Department of Visual Cultures is a small but vibrant research-active department in the School of Culture and Society at Goldsmiths, specialising in contemporary art history, theory and research architecture. The PhD programme ‘Advanced Practices’ invites participants to respond to the growing importance of practice driven research within knowledge production, public exhibiting and cultural organising. Through an interrelated programme of teaching projects and collaborations, ‘Advanced Practices’ is geared towards advancing the grounds for different forms of practice, from artistic to infrastructural.