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students celebrating and holing up flyers in the air for their project
by Ronnie Chou, MA Narrative Environments CSM, Café ODYSSEY student project
2018 | Photograph: Unai Mateo Lopez

Join a thriving community of postgraduate creatives

Post-Grad Community brings together postgraduate students and graduates from across UAL to connect, collaborate, share ideas and create opportunities.

Whether you're looking to build your network, showcase your work, find collaborators or explore new interests, there are countless ways to get involved.

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RNUAL Post-Grad Community event 2019 (Credit: George Richardson)

Newsletter

Our monthly newsletter is your gateway to the postgraduate creative community. Discover collaboration opportunities, student achievements, open calls, events, opportunities and exclusive experiences from across UAL and beyond. Find out how to submit an item for the newsletter (PDF, 55.8KB).
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Post-Grad Community event with Camberwell Makerspace (Credit: George Richardson)

Post-Grad Stories

Here our postgrads share their articles, creative work, experiences and what matters to them from across UAL. All stories are published on the UAL website via the Post-Grad stories pages, shared across our social media platforms, in the newsletter and beyond. Read the guide on how to submit an article (PDF, 56.2KB).

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Post-Grad Community event for Earth Day. (Credit: Purvisha Sutaria and Molly Simpson)

Interest Groups

Join a growing network of student-led Interest Groups exploring shared themes, practices and research interests. These cross-disciplinary communities create opportunities for collaboration, discussion, peer learning and meaningful connections across UAL.

Find out how to set up your own Post-Grad Interest Group (PDF, 70KB).

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Swimming in the Rio Negro 2022, Art for the Environment Residency at Labverde, Brazil. (Credit: Vita Barao)

Instagram

Discover the work, ideas and experiences shaping postgraduate life across UAL. Share your creative practice, grow your audience, find inspiration and connect with one of Europe's largest art and design postgraduate networks.

Find out how to do an Instagram takeover (PDF, 105KB).

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Isaac Carter Ellison and Samantha Yu Level 3 Introduction to the Study of Fashion (Credit: Alys Tomlinson)

Collab and Connect 

The go-to space for finding collaborators across UAL. Whether you're looking for a designer, filmmaker, researcher, curator, producer or creative partner, Collab and Connect helps bring people and projects together across colleges, disciplines and campuses.
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RU Here, Post-Grad Community Collaborative project (Credit: Yudong Zhang)

Shape the Post-Grad Community

We believe the strongest communities are shaped by their members. Share your work, celebrate your achievements, propose an event, contribute content, start an Interest Group or connect with collaborators. Whatever your practice or area of interest, we'd love to help bring your ideas to life.  Email us PGCommunity@arts.ac.uk .

Connect. Collaborate. Create.

Through events, Interest Groups, storytelling opportunities, digital platforms and peer networks, the Post-Grad Community helps postgraduate students build meaningful connections, share knowledge, showcase their work and develop opportunities that extend beyond graduation.

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