How can scientists and designers collaborate to protect our oceans? With the National Oceanography Centre
In 2024, representatives from the Royal College of Art (RCA) joined the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) on an expedition from Greenland to Iceland onboard Royal Research Ship James Cook, but what exactly was an art school doing in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean?
In this collaborative episode, Into the Blue Podcast and the Royal College of Art Podcast join together to explore the critical role of collaboration in tackling the challenges facing our oceans.
Professor Ashley Hall, Professor of Design and Innovation in the School of Design and Lead Researcher on NEMO (New Economic Model for the Ocean) at the RCA, is joined by Marine Biogeochemist and Biological Oceanographer Dr Filipa Carvalho.
The pair discuss the unique partnership, how their projects are helping us to better understand climate tipping points, and the role of co-design processes that connect life on land with ocean systems to incorporate local knowledge and perspectives.
Discover more:
Find out more about NOC's time in Greenland and Iceland.
Learn more the partnership between the RCA and NOC
Learn more about NEMO (New Economic Models for the Ocean) at the RCA
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Subscribe to Into the Blue podcast
Subscribe to the RCA Podcast
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How can we make creative education and fashion truly equitable? with Joyce Addai Davis and Andrew Ibi
What does a genuinely ‘decentered’ space look like in creative education and the fashion industry?
Ahead of the upcoming FACE (Fashion Academics Creating Equity) Summit at the Royal College of Art on November 7-8, 2024, we explore the deep, systemic work necessary to create fairer, more inclusive spaces within the arts and education.
FACE is a pioneering collective founded to confront inequities in creative education, championing the intersection of fashion, art, and academia as a force for meaningful change.
This episode’s host is Joyce Addai Davis—an RCA Fashion MA graduate, footwear designer, and the first Black female academic in RCA’s Fashion Department. Joyce shares insights from her journey in academia, where her work bridges sustainable fashion practices with critical questions about waste and equity.
Joining her is Andrew Ibi, a co-founder of FACE, creative director and fashion curator, who recently curated “The Missing Thread” exhibition at Somerset House. With his extensive experience as a course leader at Liverpool John Moores University and as an external examiner at RCA, Andrew brings invaluable insight into what it takes to create decentered, inclusive, and anti-racist spaces.
In this episode, Joyce and Andrew discuss:
What it means to “decenter” a space in education and industry
FACE’s upcoming summit at the RCA
Joyce's experience studying Fashion at the RCA, under the leadership of Zowie Broach
Practical steps institutions can take today toward a fairer, more open future for all
Whether you’re in academia, fashion, or an ally for change, listen to discover the vision and actions needed to reshape the future of creative education and the fashion industry.
Register your free place at the FACE Summit
Learn more about FACE
Read the FACE RACE Handbook for Educators
Learn more about the RCA
Explore news and events from the RCA
Discover the work of Joyce Addai Davis
Follow along on social media: #FACExRCA2024
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Get ready for the RCA2024 Festival of Communication from the Royal College of Art
In the final episode of our Dean's Downloads series for RCA2024, we catch up with Kerry Curtis, Dean of the School of Communication.
Kerry chats with Etan about The Festival of Communication, which takes place across a variety of London locations between 17 July and 4 August.
They discuss the innovative programmes at the School, which explore how communication shapes our lives and develop new ways to interact with the world.
Kerry tells us of the various mediums used by students, from animation, data visualisation, and game design to graphic design, illustration, XR, AI, generative systems, and immersive experiences like soundscapes and performances.
The festival includes a range of events across 3 weeks, taking place at the RCA White City campus, and Television Centre and MediaWorks, also both in White City, as well as at The Outernet on Tottenham Court Road, and the RCA Battersea campus.
The programmes featured are:
Information Experience Design MA
Digital Direction MA
Visual Communication MA
Animation MA
Communication MFA
All parts of The Festival of Communication for RCA2024 are free to attend, and no registration is required.
Find the full schedule for the exhibitions, events and activities for the School of Communication for RCA2024.
Discover more about the School of Communication at the RCA.
Find out how to apply to the RCA.
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From fashion to service design - discover the School of Design at RCA2024
In the third episode of our Dean's Downloads series for RCA2024, we catch up with Professor Paul Anderson, Dean of the School of Design. We discuss the School's upcoming exhibition taking place from Friday 12 - Sunday 14 July at RCA Battersea Campus.
The School's exhibition will take place across two weeks in the Studio Building on the RCA's Battersea Campus on Howie Street.
Paul chats to Etan about the broad variety of practices of the students, how they interact with the public and industry, and how he hopes visitors will actively engage with the work on show in RCA2024.
Week 1: 12 - 14 July
MA Service Design
MA Textiles
MA Intelligent Mobility
MDes Design Futures
Week 2: 19 - 21 July
MA Design Products
MA Fashion
MA/MSCs Global Innovation Design
MA/MSCs Innovation Design Engineering
Open times:
12pm – 7.30pm on Fridays
12pm to 6pm on Saturdays and Sundays
Last entry will be 30 mins before closing time, so get in early.
Find the full schedule for the exhibitions, events and activities for the School of Design for RCA2024.
Learn more about the School on the RCA website.
Listen to other episodes in this series:
School of Architecture
School of Arts & Humanities
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RCA2024: What to expect from the School of Architecture
In the second episode of our Dean's Downloads series for RCA2024, we catch up with Dr Adrian Lahoud, Dean of the School of Architecture.
The School's exhibition will take place at The Truman Brewery on London's Brick Lane from Friday 12 - Sunday 14 July 2024.
Adrian chats to Etan about the School, how its programmes operate, and the themes of the work that will be on show. Programmes include:
MA Architecture
MA City Design
MA Environmental Architecture
MA Interior Design
The exhibition is free to attend and you don’t need to register.
Find the full schedule for the exhibitions, events and activities for the School of Architecture for RCA2024.
Learn more about the School on the RCA website.
Listen to other episodes in this series:
School of Design
School of Arts & Humanities
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