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make a life, not just a living

Bright yellow campaign poster with bold black headline text reading “make a life, not just a living.” Beneath the headline, 6 tightly spaced columns list a wide range of creative, design, and technology-related careers in smaller black text. This includes roles such as UX researcher, fashion designer, animator, set photographer, biologist, software developer, art director, and sustainability director. The layout is clean and minimal, using a high-contrast colour palette and dense typography to emphasise the diversity of creative career paths.

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.

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Because the world needs creativity

400 trillion won

South Korea's government is targeting a "K-Culture" economy worth 400 trillion won by 2030, spanning content, food, beauty, fashion and tourism, opening the door for the next generation of creative talent.

688,121 jobs

South Korea's content industry supported 688,121 careers in 2024, up 3.4% from the year before.

#1 for student start-ups

We’ve been the number 1 university in the UK for producing graduate-owned start-ups for 4 years running.

Make a life at UAL

A model on the runway.

The BA Fashion show at Central Saint Martins has launched the careers of global designers and creatives. 2026 featured 40 final-year students.

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See how our careers support and strong industry links could help you make a life you love.

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Join a vibrant international student community studying at a world-class art and design university.

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.​​

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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.

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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.

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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.

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