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Illustration Achievement Award Winner Amelie Smith!

BA (Hons) Illustration for Commercial Application student Amelie Smith is the recipient of this year’s Illustration Achievement Award. This award is given to the student who has shown an exceptional attitude wit... Read More
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UAL Extended Diploma in Costume Design students embark on live brief with Raby Castle for 2026 Exhibition!

This year, UAL Extended Diploma in Costume Design students embarked on a live brief with cultural heritage site Raby Castle, starting with a research trip to the site and grounds. Raby Castle is one of the most impres... Read More
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The extraordinary life of the James Bond designer behind a lasting legacy for future set design degree students

The recently announced six-figure bequest from the estate of legendary production designer Sir Ken Adam and his wife Lady Letizia Adam, pictured below, for The Northern School of Art’s BA (Hons) Set Design for S... Read More
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New Graduate joint Award Winner Leoni Dingwall!

BA (Hons) Fine Art student Leoni Dingwall shares this year’s prestigious New Graduate Award with fellow student Eva Grinvalde. The award is a post-education professional development opportunity to support North ... Read More
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A-level students celebrate the love story of Ruth and Jim Pennyman in an exciting new exhibition with Ormesby Hall & the National Trust!

A-level students collaborated with the National Trust and Ormesby Hall on an exciting new historical exhibition that explores and celebrates the relationship between founder Jim Pennyman and his wife, Ruth Pennyman. T... Read More
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Phoebe Lynch Awarded Gold for The Norman Austick Award for Outstanding commitment to BA (Hons) Production Design for Stage & Screen!

BA (Hons) Production Design for Stage & Screen student Phoebe Lynch is the first gold-prize recipient of a new award for this year: the Norman Austick Award for Outstanding Commitment to the BA (Hons) Production D... Read More
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Costume degree student Ella Taylor works with Preston Park Costume Archive and exhibits at Ormesby Hall

BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design student Ella Taylor is exhibiting her work at Ormesby Hall as part of their Future Creatives exhibition, following an internship with Preston Park Archive, all whilst study... Read More
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The Barbara Hackwood Prize for Outstanding Creative Development & Principal’s BA (Hons) Dissertation & Report Prize 2026 Award Winner BA (Hons) Fine Art: Olivia Breckon!

BA (Hons) Fine Art student Olivia Breckon has received the double honour of winning both The Barbara Hackwood Prize for Outstanding Creative Development and the Principal’s BA (Hons) Dissertation & Report Prize 20... Read More
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Film degree students hear from Smoggie Queens and Brassic Camera Assistant Nic Sian!

BA (Hons) Film, TV & Theatre Production alumna Nic Sian, who graduated from our degree programme in 2021, came back to campus to speak to our students about life since graduating and working in the screen industri... Read More
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Starting in September? Here’s what our students want you to know!

Starting university is an exciting new chapter, but it’s also completely normal to feel a little nervous. The good news is that the students who are about to graduate have been exactly where you are now – and th... Read More