Six of the most innovative art and design colleges make up the University's creative community: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Art. It is Europe's largest university for art, design, fashion, communication and the performing arts. University of the Arts London was voted Best Modern University by Sunday Times University Guide and The Daily Telegraph calls it "the hippest place to learn your trade". The last published RAE results are from 2001, at which point the University demonstrated significant success. With results published by subject area, and based on a seven point scale 1 (lowest), 2, 3b, 3a, 4, 5 and 5*, the University achieved a 5 rating. In 2006-07, this rating will equate to a QR grant of £8.6 million.

Facilities
The University's closely-knit college structure enables students and staff to interact and collaborate on a personal level, while having access to all the benefits of a larger university community. The achievements of the University's students, staff and alumni are the true testament to its success. They regularly receive honours and awards such as the Saatchi Scholarship, the Sunday Times Award, the Jerwood Prize, the Fujifilm Award, British Fashion Designer of the Year, the Turner Prize and the Prince Philip Designers Prize. The University's alumni are prominent in their fields and many have international reputations. Students are encouraged to take advantage of this diverse network of graduates, many of whom are professional practitioners, artists, designers, broadcasters and successful entrepreneurs. Situated on multiple sites across London, the University's students and staff benefit from - and contribute to - the creative and inspiring culture of one of the world's most exciting capital cities. The University's impact and engagement extends to the global stage through its international student body, 150,000 alumni, and affiliations and partnerships with organisations that share its passion for the arts.

Taught Courses
University of the Arts London offers a diverse range of courses across art, design, communication, fashion and performance.

Research Programmes
University of the Arts London is a world leading, outward facing research institution working with partners in academe, business, museums, galleries and the community at the forefront of creative and cultural research. Arts London represents the single largest grouping of research active staff in the arts and design in London and the United Kingdom. Whilst much of its work could be characterised as practice based within the art and design specialisms, the range of research activity and methodologies in the University reaches out into many aspects of the research landscape in the sciences, social science, and other related fields within in the wider arts and humanities community. The University’s research is located in all of its six leading Arts and Design colleges across London and within its network of eleven research centres and units focussed on particular specialist fields and cross cutting themes involving the full scope of arts and design disciplines and debates. Arts London’s research centres and units bring together groups of staff in common fields of enquiry, sometimes in small and highly specialised niche fields through to major large scale research centres encompassing whole disciplines or interdisciplinary work on a quite different scale.

Research degrees at Arts London, whilst centrally coordinated, draw on an unparalleled network of taught postgraduate programmes and PhD research groupings located in the colleges and research centres.

Fees and Funding
Standard Annual Fees for Full-Time Courses starting 2008/2009
Non Standard fees apply to some postgraduate provision. Details of fees for these are available from the school/college concerned. Residential/materials fees may apply in addition.

Home/EU Students
Research Degree(PhD,MPhil) or Masters(MA,MSc) = £3,300
Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) = £2,200
Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) = £1,100

Please visit www.arts.ac.uk/fees_money and www.arts.ac.uk/research to find out full details of internal and external funding opportunities at postgraduate level.