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Matt with a sticker-covered lamppost at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin

Exploring Europe with the Professor Les Mitchell Travel Award

The award, set up in memory of the late ECA Professor, has supported its first recipient, Matt Butler, to travel through Europe, exploring design, art and culture.

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Casey (right) and her winning design

Casey wins 'M&S: Dress the Nation'

Fashion alumna Casey Dillon now has her gold mini dress on sale at M&S, after winning the ITV competition.

Poster for Harvest Contemporary Craft Fair. The images shows silver-coloured jewellery lying on a bed of moss.

Harvest Contemporary Craft Fair runs from 11-19 October

Craftwork and painting by ECA alumni on show in Edinburgh and London

Craft Scotland’s HARVEST: Contemporary Craft Fair, and the Affordable Art Fair Battersea, offer the chance to see the work of ECA alumni.

Emma holds a copy of the book, and her glass award. On the wall behind her are several framed portraits.

Emma with the book and her award. Picture: Adrian Pope

Alumna Emma wins Klaus Flugge Prize

Emma Farrarons, who graduated with BA (Hons) Illustration, has won the prize for most exciting newcomer to picture book illustration.

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Research

ECA research podcast: Artful Inquiry

Explore the cutting-edge research shaping our world in the Edinburgh College of Art podcast.

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Research

Research as inquiry and experiment

ECA is a vibrant and internationally-engaged interdisciplinary hub for creative innovation embedded within the world-leading University of Edinburgh.

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A photo of Charlene Scott's work displayed at the 2023 Graduate Show, on an off-white wall. Four framed artworks are side-by-side, each in a neutral, off-white tone, with different textures and patterns.

Image: Charlene Scott

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Campus Tours Campus tours Our next set of campus tours will be running from October to December 2025, every Monday from 14:30 – 15:30, following the Central Campus and King’s Buildings tours.

Edinburgh College of Art Main Building, 74 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9DF

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Seminar History of Art Research Seminar Series Lessons from Latin America: Weaving Relationships and Reconciling Colonial Legacies through Museum Collections Join History of Art for the next talk in the Research Seminar Series chaired by Dr Jamie Forde.

Dr Louise C. De Mello

Online and West Court, Edinburgh College of Art Main Building, 74 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9DF

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Open Day Open Days 2025 Undergraduate Open Days 2025 Join us at one of our October open days.

Edinburgh College of Art Main Building, 74 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9DF