As the UK’s highest-ranked Arts University in the National Student Survey 2022–2025, Arts University Plymouth is proud to provide smaller class sizes where lecturers, who are active professionals in their fields, know and support each student.
Join a vibrant creative community, where collaboration across courses sparks new ideas and innovative projects. You’ll learn from practising artists, designers, and makers, while industry partnerships bring professional insight directly into the studio.
For a recent live brief set by industry partner Mount Edgcumbe Country Park in England, Arts University Plymouth students were invited to respond to the park’s centuries-old heritage through site-specific craft. One of these students, BA (Hons) Craft & Material Practices graduate Liz Vass, transformed fallen timber into sculptural forms that echo both nature and geometry. Her work has already drawn wider recognition. Vass recently received a £11,000 (US$14,659.76) grant from Arts Council England to further develop her multi-sensory, site-responsive sculptures.
Stories like this are common at Arts University Plymouth. Across the creative industries, Arts University Plymouth graduates are carving out distinctive careers. Two alumni now work at Fermoie, the interiors studio known for blending hand-drawn design, traditional printing, and contemporary production to create textiles used in homes around the world. Another graduate collaborated with Arsenal Football Club on its N7 Firepower collection — a 23-piece streetwear range now sold internationally.
These outcomes reflect the ethos of Arts University Plymouth, where creative practice is closely connected to the real world. Located in the centre of Plymouth on a 13,000-square-metre campus, the university places sustainability, social responsibility, and material experimentation at the core of its teaching. Designers, ceramicists, filmmakers, and illustrators work across disciplines, exploring how creative practice can respond to the challenges of the present.
This is where creative futures begin.
