Research
We have a world-class reputation for our research in hospitality, tourism, transport and events. Our excellent facilities and vibrant research culture attract researchers and doctoral students from around the world, creating a diverse, creative and stimulating research community.
Spotlight on our research
Our research has great impact, and we are proud to highlight our achievements through a series of short films, told by our research authors.
Our three research centres, Cove, DIGMY and SWELL, and our new research group GESPi, bring together the diverse multi-disciplinary research expertise of our staff in hospitality, tourism, transport and events. We focus on the grand challenges our sectors are facing and endeavour to undertake transformational research so as to play our part in creating a better world.
Research impact
We've seen our research impact policy change, improve business tools in the hospitality, tourism, transport and events industries and influence professional standards, guidelines and training. We pride ourselves in designing and delivering research which impacts on culture and society, economy, commerce and organisations, practitioner and professional services, the environment, health and welfare, public policy, law and services, the events sector, and the food sector.
Research centres
Our research is focused into three research centres.
Within our Centres, we are the home to an additional research group, GeSPI.
The Surrey Hospitality and Tourism Management is home to one of the largest communities of hospitality, tourism and events PhD scholars in the world, hosting more than 50 postgraduate researchers from 20 different nationalities across all continents, working on cutting-edge topics linked to one of the three research centres.
