There are number of Research Groups, Special Interest Groups and associated Research Centres, linked to and often partnering in projects of the C3 Centre. These are
- Music and Sound (Leads: Mark Estibeiro, Dave Payling) (www)
- Film Research Cluster (Leads: Fiona Graham, Peter Rudge)
- Connected Communities Framework (Lead: Nic Gratton) (www)
- Art and Society (Lead: Anna Francis) (www)
- Art and Design Research Group (Lead: Ian Brown)
- Ceramic Cultures, Practices and Debates (Lead: Neil Brownsword) (www)
- Arts and Creative Methods within the Criminal Justice System (Leads: Sarah Page and Em Temple-Malt)
- Architecture and Sustainability (Lead: Maria Sanchez)
- Philosophy, Film and The Environmental Humanities (www)(Lead: David Webb)
- New for 2023: Digital & Creative (Lead: Carola Boehm & Elhadj Benkhelifa)
- New for 2023: Games, Computer Graphics, AI and Esports (Lead: David White)
- New for 2023: Practice as Research (Lead: Agata Lulkowska)
Affiliated Centres at Staffordshire University
- DIME – Centre for Research in the Digital Entertainment and Media Industries (Lead: Mark McKenna) (www)
- SCoLLPP – Staffordshire Centre of Learning and Pedagogic Practice
- SSAICS – Centre for SMart Systems, AI and Cybersecurity
