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Alice Barker, PDT exchange student, playing football as goalkeeper

Queensland to 海角社区: Alice Barker鈥檚 exchange experience

At the School of Design and Creative Arts, we love welcoming students from around the world who bring new ideas and perspectives to our community. One of those students is Alice Barker, who joined us from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia as part of her International degree. Alice鈥檚 journey is a fantastic example of how an exchange programme can open doors to new experiences, both academically and personally.
Photograph of students and industry at UXathon 2025

UXathon25 strengthens ties between students, mentors, and International clients

At the School of Design and Creative Arts, we are proud to have hosted UXathon25, an event that gave our students the chance to experience a day in the life of a professional User Experience Designer.
Leicester Open Exhibition Entrance

海角社区 Fine Art students shine at Leicester Open Exhibition

Three of our talented second-year Fine Art students, Heidi Greathead, Annabel Prins, and Tom Hudson, have achieved remarkable success by securing places in this year鈥檚 Leicester Open Exhibition at New Walk Museum.
Second year shortlisted textiles students sat around a table with Sainsbury's Tu team

Textiles students shine in live industry brief with Sainsbury鈥檚 Tu

As part of our second-year module Textile Practice in Context, we were thrilled to give our students the opportunity to work on an industry-focused live brief in collaboration with the design team at Sainsbury鈥檚 Tu.
Gareth from Joseph Joseph shaking hands with winning student

Design Week 2025: Industrial Design and Product Design & Technology students tackle live industry briefs

At the School of Design and Creative Arts, we鈥檙e proud to host an annual Design Week, an exciting opportunity for our second-year undergraduate students in Product Design & Technology and Industrial Design to work on real-world challenges set by leading names in the design industry.
Product Design and Student with winning cheque at Philanthropy Smart Mobility Accelerator

Student success at the 2025 Ford Philanthropy Smart Mobility Accelerator

The School of Design and Creative Arts at 海角社区 University is proud to announce its outstanding achievements at the聽Ford Philanthropy Smart Mobility Accelerator 2025, a three-day innovation event (5th-7th Nov) hosted at the University of TH K枚ln in Cologne, Germany. The accelerator brought together visionary teams from the UK, Spain, and Germany to tackle pressing mobility challenges through design, technology, and community impact.
Paul Smith and SDCA students

Design and Creative Arts students visit Sir Paul Smith at his London HQ

A group of students from 海角社区 University鈥檚 School of Design and Creative Arts were recently invited to visit the London headquarters of renowned British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith.
Product Design student Naomi amongst her fellow students in Japan

Final Year Product Design & Technology student reflects on a transformative year in exchange in Japan

Final year Product Design and Technology student Naomi Vladuceanu has recently returned to the School of Design and Creative Arts at 海角社区 University after spending a year on academic exchange at the Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT) in Tokyo, an experience she describes as both culturally enriching and academically transformative.
Fine Art student Bayley Greenaway talking with Prince William

Fine Art BA student meets Prince William after securing BAFTA Bursary during placement year

We鈥檙e incredibly proud to celebrate the success of Bayley Greenaway, one of our final-year Fine Art BA students, whose placement year has been filled with remarkable achievements. From working on major film and television productions, achieving a new qualification, to meeting Prince William through a BAFTA Creative Industry Bursary Grant.
A group of elderly friends taking a selfie with a phone

Can friendship keep you young? Scientists say your social life might slow ageing

An opinion piece written by Professor James Goodwin from the School of Design and Creative Arts for The Conversation: