Creative lives are different, find out how by joining UAL.
Make a start. Make a mess. Make something nobody asked for. Make something everybody needs. Make hearts feel. Make minds think. Make time for questions. Make sense of those questions. Make something with your bare hands.
Make a life, not just a living.
Join a community of creative minds at UAL.
Discover over 800 courses across pre-degree, undergraduate, postgraduate and short courses.
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#1 for student start-ups
We’ve been the number 1 university in the UK for producing graduate-owned start-ups for 3 years running.
£145.8 billion
UK creative industries make up 5.5% of the economy, growing at 4 times the rate of every other sector.
1 in 5 jobs
UAL is an educational powerhouse in London, where 1 in 5 jobs sit within the creative economy.
Make a life at UAL
Vogue x Barbie 2020 | Alice Khor
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'38.2', Nonika Wakishima, 2025 MA Fashion Journalism and Content Creation, London College of Fashion, UAL
Kickstart your creativity
Join a world of specialist teaching, industry links, a global alumni network, and proven career support.
6 Colleges, 1 University
We're formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts.
London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures. With sites across the city, we're part of its fabric.
Open days, events and shows
Come to an open day and experience UAL. You can also join an online event if you want to ask questions and get a feel for UAL before you visit.
Find an open day or online event
UAL Showcase is an always-on global platform full of fresh ideas to address the challenges of today. It provides a space for recent graduates to share their work, make connections and help shape the creative industries.
Short courses for everyone
Short courses allow you to set your creativity free, learning quickly and at a time that works for you. Courses range from weekend tasters to professional training programmes. They're perfect for:
- professionals building new skills
- career changers testing a new direction
- teenagers exploring a creative interest for the first time
- people who simply want to keep learning.
UAL Online: fully online postgraduate courses
UAL Online brings the world's creative capital to you. Our courses offer forward-thinking study without relocation. You’ll learn from leading, award-winning practitioners and academics, gaining the critical skills needed to shape your practice and career.
Joining a global community of artists, designers and innovators, you’ll connect, collaborate and create at one of the world’s most influential creative institutions.
A global community of graduates
Our alumni network of graduates spans every corner of the creative industries and over 170 countries. They're designers, filmmakers, founders, artists, technologists, and entrepreneurs working at every level. Once you graduate, you're part of it.