The highest research body at the BUA is the Research Council. This is made up of those responsible for the different main research areas (Intermediality, Interpretation, Communication Design, Materiality in Art and Culture) as well as the director of the BUA and the representative of the Centre for R+D.

The Research Council is responsible for the strategic alignment of research at the BUA.

Head of Research Council

Thomas Gartmann

Research Area Intermediality

Priska Gisler

Research Area Interpretation

Martin Skamletz

Research Area Communication Design

Arne Scheuermann

Research Area Materiality in Art and Culture

Sebastian Dobrusskin

Vice-Director of the Bern University of the Arts BUA

Stefan Wülfert

Centre for R+D 

Nathalie Pernet