At a time when community spirit and inclusion feel so vital, participation may be more important than ever. In February 2020, students gained insight into how communities can work together to plan and deliver meaningful projects.

D&AD announces Rebecca Wright, Dean of Academic Programmes, as Deputy President under Naresh Ramchandani’s presidency. In 2021, she will become the first educator to hold the industry-leading position of President.

We take a look at the 2020 graduating students exploring the meanings of work.

We are happy to announce the appointment of Dr Rathna Ramanathan as our new Dean of Academic Strategy.

BA Ceramic Design students create a public artwork marking 75 years since the end of the Second World War.

From unwanted food to industrial byproducts, we are producing waste at an alarming rate. Many of our graduating students are rethinking waste as raw material and here, we speak to just a few of them.

Graduating from BA Textile Design, Mia Karren shares her experience living in an isolated Airstream caravan with no running water and making her own tools for her final project exploring the meaning of shelter.

As the climate emergency emphasises just how dysfunctional our collective relationship with nature truly is, we take a look at graduating work – spanning from a biocomputer to a gull costume – that gives nature a voice.

Graduating from BA Graphic Communication Design, Jahnavi Inniss talks to us about her final project, a quilt and online directory highlighting the contributions of Black Britons to British history.

We catch up with the two graduating students awarded the Mills Fabrica Techstyle and Sustainability Prizes for material innovation and sustainability.