Microsoft x LCF: Future of Fashion Incubator, Oval Space, Copyright: Jason Purple
Collaborating and innovating with the most inspiring organisations across the globe.
Knowledge Exchange (KE) is how we work with external partners to create positive change. Our students, graduates and leading academics collaborate with businesses of all sizes, local communities, policymakers, charities and other universities.
We apply our expert knowledge and skills to real-life scenarios, harnessing the power of creativity and innovative thinking to co-create value for society, the economy and our environment.
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Forest Coats Fashion Show at Arbeit Studios Leyton Green, part of the Making for Change: Waltham Forest project. Photographer: Adam Razvi.
Working with Westfield Stratford City and other industry partners, the festival championed sustainable fashion designers and start-ups working to disrupt fashion from the inside out.
Freelance illustrator Stephanie Unger during a VR workshop at Camberwell
The project is part of Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness, a funded programme by the European Commission for initiatives responding to the digital challenges raised by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thanks to this programme delivered by London College of Communication in collaboration with London South Bank University, many SMEs are learning how to develop new and unique experiences for their customers.
Graphics by Eleonora Coira for FT Alliance's Fashion-Tech job profiles report.
Academics and representatives from the fashion industry have joined forces to determine which roles will be the most in-demand in the fashion-technology sector.
UAL x Southwark Council: representing diverse voices through public art
Watch how Southwark Council worked with UAL graduates to launch an open consultation with local residents to shape the borough's new Public Art Policy.
Knowledge Exchange strategy
Knowledge Exchange (KE) is one the key institutional priorities of the UAL Strategy 2022-2032.