Wow! Amazing to see our graduate, Marguerite Humeau (MA Interaction Design, 2011) nominated for the #TurnerPrize for her work Torches imagining a future earth in sculpture! 👏👏👏 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A vehicle design to robotically transport firefighters to remote locations 👩‍🚒 And a quick trip to Lapland ❄️ Read about our MA Intelligent Mobility Design student Kian Mokhtarpour ⬇️ bit.ly/4tuYRSK

Got a question about our MA programmes? 🙋 Our Online Q&A Week from 5 to 8 May is a great time for that! Find your preferred programme's session and book a free slot ⬇️ https://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/online-q-and-a-week-may-2026/

One of the first works displayed at the new V&A East 👀 A Fall of Ordinariness and Light by our MA Visual Communication Tutor, Jessie Brennan dramatises the demolition of the Robin Hood Gardens estate in London. https://bit.ly/4tlaxam

What I'm sure will be another brilliant book by one of our brilliant writing graduates @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social

We are proud to share that the RCA's Professor Hua Dong has chaired the advisory group for the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education's new Art & Design Subject Benchmark Statement. The benchmark acts as a national roadmap for curriculum design in creative education. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4mxBQvH

See work from our graduating students this summer at RCA2026 👀 Our campuses come alive with their work from 18 June to 19 July. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4tId5PC

Feel blessed to be working alongside such wonderful people at @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social and be amongst what they make possible..

What if… We design, innovate, and inform new forms of citizenship that create a healthy sustainable world? #event @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social #ecologicalcitizens #futures #citizens #sustainable #talk #inperson #epfl www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-if-ti...

Why food and conversation are crucial to creativity according to our MA Visual Communication graduates at SPILLLL Collective...🥗 www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

“I’m drawn to practices that challenge me first... ...when an artist’s work shifts my own perspective, I know there’s potential for it to resonate with others as well.” Sanya Malik, Founder of Black Cube Gallery and a graduate of our MA Curating Contemporary Art. www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

We're hiring! Looking for a Postdoctoral Design Researcher (maternity cover) to join the INFUZE team. Details and apply: jobs.rca.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social #Hiring #DesignThinking #DesignResearch #CoDesign

The RCA Grand Challenge is the biggest single-institution postgraduate design project in the world. Want to find out how our students are responding to global challenges? 👉 https://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/winners-of-the-grand-challenge-202526-design-for-betterment-revealed/

Describe your art and design practice in three emojis:

#funded #phd positions @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social #ecoligicalcitizens www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQU592/f... #UK #students #EPSRC

A good supervisor is crucial for PhD success. Supervisors "guide the development of rigorous, original research." Professor Hala Mansour What distinguishes "fruitful" supervision from "functional" supervision? "Passion to see the student grow and succeed." 👇 www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

I’ve worked there for 15 years. Just saying.

That makes 12 years as the World's No. 1 Art and Design University! 🚀 Our QS World University Ranking recognises the RCA's global impact in art and design – with an overall score of 98.5%! Find out more 👉 www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve... #AcademicSky #EduSky

'At the RCA my practice grows through conversation, experimentation and constant questioning.' Somaiya Afzal on how she learns in MA Design Products. https://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/life-at-the-rca-learning-and-creating/

Portraits of Royal College of Art alumni are now on show at the RCA’s Kensington Campus, curated by the RCA's Archives & Collections team, incl. images of Rose Wylie, Chris Orr, Lubaina Himid and Bridget Riley. @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social @royalacademyarts.bsky.social @artukdotorg.bsky.social

There are few greater things, as someone who teaches in an art school, than saying to a student, 'Have you seen John Smith's film "The Girl Chewing Gum"?', and then sharing it with them if they haven't. Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of its first screening at the London Filmmakers’ Co-op.

Our MA Curating grad Helen Legg! 👏

How does family influence art and writing... Our MA Writing graduate, Marie Mayingi on he own work ⬇️

How can we use artificial intelligence responsibly? We asked experts and researchers at the RCA AI Festival 👇

Week 1 as a PhD researcher at the Royal College of Art. Excited to study at the RCA and for this journey.

How can we be effective leaders in an age of AI? 👩‍💻 Our recent IN SESSION from RCA Short Courses brought together design industry leaders including our Professor Emeritus Jeremy Myerson 👇 www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

An exhibition from our alumnus, David Hockney on the doorstep of our Kensington campus ☀️ https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/david-hockney-a-year-in-normandie-and-some-other-thoughts-about-painting-exhibition-serpentine-galleries/

#technologist in #residence job @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social on the #ecologicalcitizens #project with @wrexhamuni.bsky.social and @sei.org #york job located in London #RCA jobs.rca.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

“A revolution is on the way, and it's partly because we no longer take our standards from the tweedy top.” — Pauline Boty Spotlighting three 'Hidden Women' from the RCA's history: Kathleen Mary Easmon, Ulla Goodman, and Pauline Boty. Read their stories: https://bit.ly/4laaKKh #IWD2026

🌎 How can immersive tech support communities to tackle global issues? The RCA's two-day symposium will explore how immersive practice can reframe our response to planetary and societal challenges. 🎟 Free, booking essential 📍 RCA Battersea 📅 12–13 Mar Register: https://bit.ly/4rPbtTX

We are pleased to be continuing the Sir Frank Bowling PhD Studentship for 2026/27 entry. The Studentship is open to UK candidates from Black African and Caribbean diaspora heritage, or from mixed Black African and Caribbean diaspora heritage. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4aYD1yZ

Looking for weekend plans? 👀 HIDDEN is an annual tradition celebrating the artistic talent of our technical and professional services staff! It's back for another year at our Battersea campus today (27 February) and tomorrow (28 February). Book a free ticket 👇 www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

It's finally back and it's never going away ☀️ Thanks to the RCA Robotics Lab for the dancing 🙌

"Is the office dead or should it be repurposed?" 🏢 The focus of industry should shift from where we work to how we work argues our Professor Emeritus Jeremy Myerson. Read more: www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Brilliant day visiting a #project #birminghamuniversity we are funding through #ukri #ecologicalcitizens @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social @sei.org & @wrexhamuni.bsky.social network +

We've had an incredible start 🤖 at the RCA AI Festival! There are still lots of free events all week at RCA Battersea 👇 www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

A wonderful time this afternoon: Charlie Porter came in to the @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social to talk with our Writing students about his books, how he researches, and the physicality of writing. Such a thoughtful and generous person.

How two MA Textiles graduates weave ancestry into healing futures. Jasmine Dhika and Tyreis Holder – shaped by Indonesia and the Caribbean diaspora respectively – tell us about their practice 👇 www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Not just what AI can do. But what it should do. The RCA AI Festival brings together thinkers, artists, leaders, and critics shaping artificial intelligence in art and design from 16 to 20 February. https://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/rca-ai-festival-where-intelligence-meets-imagination/

Interesting 📜 There's more than you expect in the RCA Library 📚

If you know any young people (13–19 years old) please encourage them to do this — it's a great programme. I'm one of the judges and those shortlisted will come to the @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social for a day of workshops!

Our Head of MA Writing @jeremymillar.bsky.social is a judge on this year's Write for Art for 13 to 19 year olds from @artukdotorg.bsky.social ✍️ Shortlisted writers will come to the RCA for a day of workshops! Find out how to apply 👇

Get an insight on our entry requirements and what to put in your application and portfolio by joining our free Online Portfolio Week from 2 to 6 February 👀 Book a free ticket ⬇️ https://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/online-portfolio-week-february-2026/

We stopped by the @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social in London during VIVERSE Spark for a hackathon session. Students teamed up across disciplines, mapped their world creation workflows, and brought bold 3D ideas to life inside VIVERSE 🔗 viverse.link/Spark #VIVERSE #HTCVIVE #EarnOnVIVERSE #Creatortool

What's the future of architecture? See work from our MA Architecture students as it takes shape at RCA Battersea from this Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 January. www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Applying for our Master’s, MPhil and PhD programmes for September 2026? Round 1 closes at 12 noon on Monday 19 January! And Round 2 opens the next day on Tuesday 20 January. More information on application key dates ⬇️ https://www.rca.ac.uk/study/apply-to-study/eligibility-and-key-dates/

💡 Meet the architects and designers of the future at the MA Architecture Work in Progress Show 2026 in the Studio Building at RCA Battersea from 22 to 24 January... ...and take a peek behind the doors of the world's #1 university for art and design! Find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/49Ht2hP

🥲 Our incredible art and design students let you know what it's like to graduate from the Royal College of Art... So could 2026 be the year you start your RCA journey?

🤩 2025 was an incredible year at the RCA of awards, research, new partnerships, new scholarships, exhibitions and student success across art and design. Here are our highlights👇 www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Best designs of 2025 from @dezeen.com featuring a carbon-negative compostable polystyrene alternative from our MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering grads at Carbon Cell 👇 www.dezeen.com/2025/12/16/b...