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Students learning how to use equipment in a studio. Credit: Alex Nevill

New MFA Film Art will explore filmmaking in an artistic context

Students will split their time between ECA and Paris College of Art.

Ally stands in front of the coloured shop fronts of Victoria Street in Edinburgh, holding up one of her illustrated maps

Ally McKay with her illustrated map of Edinburgh

Ally illustrates University buildings for the Gift Shop

BA (Hons) Illustration alumna Ally McKay has been commissioned to create beautiful gifts and mementos featuring University landmarks.

The group stand in the Sculpture Court at ECA.

The students and retailers gather at ECA for their first meeting. Image: Tony Marsh Film & Photography

Tony Marsh Film & Photography

Leading retailers collaborate with fashion students

The partnership with luxury shopping destination Multrees Walk will offer a window on the commercial fashion world.

Matt, wearing sunglasses, a grey hoodie and a backpack, stands in the middle of a busy shopping street. He is next to a tall metal pole covered in stickers.

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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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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17 Nov '25
19:00 - 20:30
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Performance / concert Concerts at the University Sequoia concert: WATER MUSIC source to sea The Reid School of Music's Ensemble in Residence, Sequoia, present their award-winning project: WATER MUSIC source to sea.
Sequoia
Reid Concert Hall, Bristo Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG
20 Nov '25
17:15 - 18:30
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Seminar History of Art Research Seminar Series Keeper of the Flame: Miyan Himmat Khan and the Last of the Mughal Emperors Join History of Art for the next talk in the Research Seminar Series chaired by Dr Yashaswini Chandra.
Prof. Katherine Butler Schofield
Online and on campus at Hunter Building Lecture Theatre (O.17), 74 Lauriston Place, EH3 9DF
20 Nov '25
18:00 - 19:30
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Lecture Carnegie Lecture Series Carnegie Lecture Series | Kenneth B. Morris, Jr Join us for our very special final Carnegie Lecture.
Kenneth B. Morris, Jr
54 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2LR
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