Royal Northern College of Music alumna joins ‘dedicated’ composition faculty
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) has appointed its alumna, LAURA BOWLER, as deputy head of composition. Bowler, who ha…
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What it means to be human: Why the arts and humanities are more important than ever
On behalf of the Midlands Arts and Humanities Futures Network¹, Professor Rachel Moseley argues for the importance of a co-ordina…
Fewer than 100 schools offering art history A-level, report finds
Just 80 institutions in England offer History of Art A-level, 61% of which are fee-paying schools, research commissioned by the Co…
Belgrade Theatre to support PhD research into co-creation
A more than three-year research project will probe “one of the most important developments in theatre today”, in a collaboration b…
Mountview names film producer and former trade union leader among ambassadors
Peckham-based drama school Mountview has named a raft of new ambassadors, including director MATTHEW DUNSTER, film producer PETER…
LIPA awarded £2.5m to build future-facing performance and digital innovation hub
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) has secured £2.5 million in capital funding from the Office for Students to dr…
London conservatoire to lead ‘much-needed’ arts research alongside Indian peer
A London-based conservatoire is to collaborate with New Delhi’s Shiv Nadar University in a commitment to advance “transcultural ac…
University updates trans-inclusive advice to museums as FITA threatens litigation
The University of Leicester has confirmed it has made updates to its guidance on trans-inclusivity for museums and galleries. The…
Arts University Plymouth appoints creative arts champion as chair
Arts University Plymouth (AUP) has appointed executive consultant and producer RI CHAKRABORTY as the new chair designate of the bo…
Immersive events company to sponsor National Youth Theatre
The creators of the Crystal Maze Live Experience are to sponsor Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and the National Youth Theatre,…
University of Nottingham to suspend music amid ‘significant financial challenges’
The University of Nottingham is to suspend all music and modern language courses for incoming students. Those currently studying t…
Shared ground: Artists, academics and the rise of the independent researcher
Increasingly, artists and academics inhabit overlapping terrains. Supporting their precarity demands new infrastructure, argue NCA…
The liberal arts are vital to fostering future leaders
Arts subjects at university are often maligned as ‘rip-off’ degrees but, as Warwick University’s Dr William H. Rupp argues,…
Private school education more common among visual artists, report finds
Three times more visual artists attended a fee-paying school than the proportion of the general population who receive a private e…
Antony Gormley: The government made promises on arts education but it is failing
British sculptor Antony Gormley has said the government “promised to put art back on the table and hasn’t done it yet”. Gormley, k…
University libraries facing ‘growing strain’ thanks to academic publishing boom
A slew of academic publishing risks overwhelming the “integrity” of research, with “poor quality” and AI-generated content worseni…
Government axes teacher training bursaries for arts subjects
Teacher training grants worth £10,000 for creative subjects are to be scrapped by the Department for Education (DfE), fewer than…
Royal Welsh College secures £2m for library revamp
A £2 million legacy gift courtesy of the Foyle Foundation has ensured the first phase of a project to reimagine Cardiff’s Old Lib…
Royal College of Art heralds beginning of £90m upgrade
The Royal College of Art (RCA) is to make a “major investment” in its future with a redesign of its Kensington campus. The univers…
Badenoch pledges to shut down ‘rip-off’ university courses
The leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has told the party conference in Manchester that Tories would shut down “ri…
Future of college’s performing arts provision put to public
Melton Mowbray’s community and business owners are being asked to share their opinions on the future of a local college campus and…
Goldsmiths leader declares instant departure coming after university’s years of turmoil
The vice-chancellor of a university known for its creative, cultural, and social teaching has resigned with immediate effect. It f…
Eight specialists to join Royal Northern College of Music
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is welcoming eight new tutors ahead of the 2025/26 academic year, with professors and s…
Support young people to pick arts subjects, university tells parents
The University of the Creative Arts (UCA) has implored parents not to dissuade their children from studying non-traditional subjec…
