University of the Arts London

University of the Arts London (UAL) unites six prestigious colleges and four institutes in art, design, fashion, performance and media. UAL is Europe’s largest specialist art and design university with 20,000-plus students from more than 130 countries.

Black female student works on a circuit board

Neurodiversity-affirming education is key to supporting students into the creative industries

Not enough is said about the likely disproportionate number of neurodivergent people working in the creative industries, and this has real implications for how effective support is for creative students

Hannah Breslin

University of the Arts London

‘Strengthening institution-wide commitment to trans inclusion is more important than ever’

Guidance for museums, galleries and heritage has insight for universities as they prepare to bolster freedom of speech, write four academics

Suzanne MacLeod, Richard Sandell , Sharon Cowan, E-J Scott

University of Leicester, The University of Edinburgh, University of the Arts London

THE podcast: an interview with James Purnell, president and vice-chancellor of the University of the Arts London

The president and vice-chancellor of the University of the Arts London talks about how AI will affect the creative sector, the connection between cities, commerce and creativity, and how UAL plans to pioneer online creative education

James Purnell

University of the Arts London

Young multiracial artists painting in a studio

How to foster a start-up mindset in creative sector students

In an ever-changing employment landscape, more students than ever are setting up start-ups after graduation. Richard Sant and Victoria Fabbri share how the creative sector has lessons for nurturing future entrepreneurs

Richard Sant, Victoria Fabbri

University of the Arts London

Illustration of young people in different coloured tops illustrating pronoun use

Creating an environment where staff and students feel comfortable sharing their pronouns

Using the correct pronouns is a key part of respectful communication – so where do we begin with creating a university environment where sharing pronouns becomes a natural part of our workplace culture?

Kat Smith

University of the Arts London

Creative projects as a way of bringing students together

An institution-wide creative project is an opportunity for students to make friends and learn from one another, writes Karen Amanda Harris. Here, she shares tips for developing an extracurricular language-art project

Karen Amanda Harris

University of the Arts London

University of the Arts London

Neurodiversity-affirming education is key to supporting students into the creative industries

‘Strengthening institution-wide commitment to trans inclusion is more important than ever’

THE podcast: an interview with James Purnell, president and vice-chancellor of the University of the Arts London

How to foster a start-up mindset in creative sector students

Creating an environment where staff and students feel comfortable sharing their pronouns

Creative projects as a way of bringing students together

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‘Strengthening institution-wide commitment to trans inclusion is more important than ever’

THE podcast: an interview with James Purnell, president and vice-chancellor of the University of the Arts London

How to foster a start-up mindset in creative sector students

Creating an environment where staff and students feel comfortable sharing their pronouns

Creative projects as a way of bringing students together

Neurodiversity-affirming education is key to supporting students into the creative industries