The project is a self-originated substantial body of independent work; it is either practice-based or developed as a thesis; the project can involve the development of craftwork(s); artifact(s); article(s); or research on existing examples of the above; or processes for the production or development of the above; it is submitted as a body of practical work with accompanying reflective and critical report or as a dissertation; past research projects include: Painting; drawing; jewellery; Korean identity and design; researching the citole; Jenny harpsichord; chatelaine; Nelson's bed; theories of studio practice; the tools used in a 16th-century lute maker's workshop; and the adaptation of an established craft practice for larger scale production.