University of the Arts London

An ambitious Design Council research programme supported by UAL Social Design Institute will examine the social, environmental and economic value of UK design.

In an initiative led by UAL Decolonising Arts Institute, Harvey Dimond and Marenka Thompson-Odlum are working on a curatorial research residency to bring decolonial insights into 3 major collections: Arts Council Collection, British Council Collection and Manchester Art Gallery Collections.

Led by UAL Decolonising Arts Institute, Dr Alice Correia, Dr Hannah Jones, Dr Nina Trivedi and Dr Michelle Williams Gamaker are working virtually and physically on projects to decolonise UAL's archives and collections during 2021. Read their interim insights and reflections.

Rebecca Earley is a design researcher, UAL Chair of Sustainable Fashion Textile Design; and co-director/founder of the Centre for Circular Design. Her Social Design Institute position paper ‘From Sustainable to Circular to Social Textile Design Research' explains how shifting from a linear to a circular production system can drive a fairer and more responsible society.

UAL is leading the way for higher education in the UK with a bold pledge to achieve net zero across our total carbon footprint by 2040 - accelerating our response to the climate emergency. It covers the university’s full indirect emissions, including the supply chain and international student travel, as well as direct emissions.