Opening Out: Zey Suka-Bill, Christopher Bailey & Rosie Hornbuckle

Overview

Bringing together external collaborators from across the global creative education sector and beyond, alongside internal active chairs, the series creates space for open, critical and generative conversations about creative arts education and its future. Sessions take the form of an online panel discussion or presentation, designed to encourage exchange, debate and shared learning.

In this session:

Join Professor Zey Suka-Bill (Pro Vice-Chancellor of Education and Student Success, Royal College of Art) and Christopher Bailey (researcher, artist and former Arts and Health Lead at the World Health Organization) for the next session in the Opening Out series.The discussion will be supported by Rosie Hornbuckle, PhD (Reader in Design, Camberwell, Chelsea & Wimbledon Colleges of Arts, UAL).

The first half of each event will be dedicated to presentations and discussion led by our invited speakers. The second half will focus on questions and discussion from the audience. Ask your questions at the link here.

Speaker Bios

Professor Zey Suka-Billis a nationally recognised leader in creative education, with over 25 years’ experience advancing inclusive pedagogy, curriculum innovation, and institutional change across UK higher education. At the Royal College of Art, she focuses on educational excellence, interdisciplinary learning, and supporting students to thrive academically, artistically, and professionally. Her leadership is grounded in equity, co-creation, and student agency, with a strong focus on improving graduate outcomes and closing awarding gaps. Zey previously served as Dean of Screen at London College of Communication, UAL, and as Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for student experience, digital learning, and wellbeing.

Christopher Bailey is a researcher, artist, and advocate, and was Arts and Health Lead at the World Health Organization. He is co-founder of the Jameel Arts and Health Lab, building global research networks to explore the health benefits of the arts, particularly for underserved communities and populations affected by trauma and conflict. Educated at Columbia and Oxford Universities, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he began his career as an actor and playwright before joining the Rockefeller Foundation and WHO. Bailey has performed works worldwide, including Stage 4: Cancer and the Imagination and The Vanishing Point, amplifying the WHO definition of health - physical, mental, and social wellbeing - through the arts, and has delivered keynote performances including recently as part of the Shakespeare and Wellbeing collaboration between Shakespeare’s Globe and WHO.

Rosie Hornbuckle, PhD is Reader in Design and co-founder of the Complex Collaborations Design Research Hub at University of the Arts London. Her practice is grounded in translational design approaches, developing visual and tactile tools within sustainable and social innovation projects involving transdisciplinary collaboration.Rosie’s research explores alternative pathways for future design practice, focusing on theoretical and methodological innovations for collaborative work through ethnographic and autoethnographic analysis. Her work spans areas including circular textiles, bioeconomy, food systems, healthcare, and sustainability. She is the co-author of Design Materials and Making for Social Change (Routledge) and welcomes PhD researchers interested in socially responsive and systemic design practices.

Hosts

Hosted by the Learning and Teaching Directorate, Staff Engagement Team

Who Should Attend

This workshop is open to all UAL staff and guests.

Where

This event will take place online. Please sign up using your UAL email and you will receive the link to the online event space on the day of the event.

Extra information

Registration Instructions

Please only register for yourself, if you wish to share with others please refer them to the event listing. Please note that this is for UAL Staff only. Only some of our events are open to students and / or people from outside UAL. Please check the 'Who Should Attend' section above to make sure you are eligible.

Event booking confirmation and reminders

When you book your place, you will receive a booking confirmation email and reminder emails. Please check your spam/junk folder if you do not receive them.

Tickets can be booked up to 30 minutes before the event. You will receive a “Starting soon” email with the event link 15 minutes before the event begins.

Cancellation

If you can no longer attend this event we’d appreciate it if you could cancel your place within the booking system. This gives others the opportunity to take your space.

We reserve the right to cancel this event if we do not get enough numbers, or due to other circumstances outside of our control. You will be notified via email if this happens.

Accessibility

The Learning & Teaching Directorate strives to make both our physical and online events accessible for all our participants. If you would like to discuss your needs prior to booking please contact us: teachingexchange@arts.ac.uk.

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Image: 'Stories of Nablus', Zeina Soliman, 2024 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Central Saint Martins, UAL | Photograph: Zeina Soliman