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The UAL Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Express deals return in 25/26! Don't miss out.

Embroidery work on a blue background
  • Written byStudent Communications
  • Published date 28 July 2025
Embroidery work on a blue background
Thansheela Abdul Kabeer, 2022 BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles: Embroidery, London College of Fashion, UAL | Photograph: Ben Turner

How to access Adobe Express for free

If you're a student, you are automatically enrolled into Adobe Express.

To access it, sign into the Adobe Express website using your UAL email address and then click on “Company or School Account”.

Adobe Express provides a different experience in terms of functionality, so please assess your needs before choosing whether to also purchase a full Adobe creative Cloud subscription.

About the Adobe Creative Cloud deal

If you are a current UAL student or returning to study a UAL course for the 25/26 academic year, you may be able to purchase the new UAL Adobe Creative Cloud annual subscription from Thursday 14 August 2025. Restrictions may apply, for example if you are studying from outside the UK.

The deal is the same as last year: A personal Adobe Creative Cloud license until 13 August 2026, plus 100GB Cloud storage for a single £41.59 payment.

If you bought the deal last year

The UAL Adobe Creative Cloud subscription you purchased expires on Wednesday 13 August.

From Thursday 14 August you will not be able to access Adobe CC apps, however access to work saved on this Adobe Cloud will remain for a further 90 days.

You should move any work onto alternative storage before this time to prevent losing access.

How to purchase the full Adobe Creative Cloud

  • Purchase from the UAL eStore starting from 14 August only.
  • You must be enrolled on a UAL course studying in the 25/26 academic year and will need an active UAL email address to purchase.
  • You should allow up to 3 working days from date of purchase for or your subscription to become live. This is a manual process and the deal experiences high demand. We'll work as quickly as possible to activate it.
  • Once activated, you'll receive confirmation to your UAL email address.

IMPORTANT: If you have an existing private subscription directly with Adobe and wish to cancel in favour of purchasing this UAL deal, you should check the terms and conditions before purchasing. You may not be able to cancel or may be charged a cancellation fee by Adobe.   

If you have purchased the deal and are unable to log in, please call the IT Service Desk Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm on +44 (0)20 7514 9898.