The Center for Educational Research and Academic Development in the Arts (CERADA)
Our research is connected to topical social themes, such as democracy, equality, social responsibility and well-being.

Our research is connected to topical social themes, such as democracy, equality, social responsibility and well-being.
The Center for Educational Research and Academic Development in the Arts (CERADA) is one of the three focus area centres of Uniarts Helsinki. Its focus is on research into arts education and research-based development of higher education in the arts. The research carried out in CERADA therefore responds to the demands for development in arts education and higher education in the arts, as well as professional development for artists and arts teachers. CERADA’s vision is to be a well-connected, internationally acknowledged, high-quality research centre that impacts society in its own focus area.
Here you’ll find news about our research as well as descriptions of some of our research projects.
Dancing can support the positive construction of masculinity, say Finnish researchers Kai Lehikoinen and Isto Turpeinen from the University of the Arts Helsinki (Uniarts Helsinki).
According to a new international study, musicians who are more internally self-motivated are more resilient to threats, and more likely to be able to cope with situations that disrupt their professional lives such as a pandemic.
ArtsEqual – the biggest research project in the arts in Finland –published a report on equality issues connected to arts education and basic services in the arts.
FAST45 investigates alternative futures for institutions of higher arts education in Europe.
Finnish children will have a free hobby during the school day thanks to funding from the government of Finland. Behind the scenes the art education researchers together with different cultural organisations have worked actively to make the dream come true.
ARTWORK aims to expand the field of work for artists and raise increased awareness of the use of artistic methods for strengthening education and social initiatives.
Learn more about our projects.
The project collects and disseminates information on the practices, research and policies in the field of arts and cultural education in Finland.
Making radically diverse arts and artistic research propositions with post-qualitative methods.
Research centre CERADA’s blog offers news and views about how research into arts education can have an impact on society.
The virtual symposium examines how reciprocal music making, music experiencing, and wellbeing are intertwined in diverse contexts of healthcare.
Can equality be the starting point for arts and art education services? The seminar is organized as a hybrid event in Sofia Helsinki.
Expanding Professionalism in Music and Higher Music Education is edited by Heidi Westerlund and Helena Gaunt. The research in this book has been undertaken as part of the ArtsEqual project.
Gert Biesta, visiting professor at CERADA, talks about his research in the video lecture What’s the point of education? The lecture is now available to watch online.
A video of Professor Fitzpatrick’s lecture Toward a More Generous University at CERADA’s Researchers’ Meet on September 14th, 2020 is now available to watch online. Fitzpatrick talks about the social and political crisis in universities and the radical thought of saving the university with the means of generous thinking.