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Raymond kneels on the floor in front of the stage, leaning onto the stage. On stage, five saxophonists are playing, all in different positions - kneeling, crouching, lying down. Also on stage are a collection of small instruments, and a row of music stands.

Raymond (left) improvising with Gunter ‘Baby’ Sommer’s New Brotherhoods and Sisterhood of Breath in Germany. Photograph: Assi Wolfe Glode.

Assi Wolfe Glode

Exploring improvisation – Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship

Professor Raymond MacDonald has received a Leverhulme Fellowship to research the ways in which musical improvisation can support individuals and communities.

Jamie stands next to his airline seat. He is smiling, and is wearing a red and black tartan suit. The airline seat is a greenish grey, with a design including two curved lines, with a darker colour between them.

Jamie and his airline seat at the V&A Dundee

Airline seat for neurodivergent passengers exhibited at V&A Dundee

The prototype was created by ECA alumnus Jamie O’Donnell, who now works as a designer for Scottish leather firm Muirhead.

Dong, Isabel and Mervin, smartly dressed, hold their certificates

Goldsmiths Craftsmanship and Design Awards - L-R: Dong Ding, Isabel Honey Coles, and Mervin (Qiwei) Liu

Jewellery & Silversmithing students and alumni shine at awards

The Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council, the British Art Medal Society, and The Cutlers' Company, all recognised achievements from our students and alumni this year.

Painted rectangles and circles in a wide range of colours have been artfully painted on a wall.

One of the new wall paintings inside the St Andrew's Children's Society in Leith, Edinburgh.

Image: Fiona McLachlan

ESALA staff and students complete live colour installation project

Led by Professor Fiona McLachlan, the client was St Andrew’s Children’s Society in Edinburgh.

Carmen Thomson, Abby Gilman and Dr Nichola Dobson stand in front of a black board with a logo repeated across it – a gold shape like an angular, abstracted face in profile, and the words Royal Television Society Scotland.

L-R Carmen Thomson, Abby Gilman and Dr Nichola Dobson at the Awards. Image: Peter Sandground

Peter Sandground

Animation alumna wins at RTS Scotland Student Awards

Abby Gilman’s stop frame puppet animation, a meditation on grief and healing, impressed the Royal Television Society judges, and was chosen from a shortlist consisting entirely of ECA graduates.

The students stand together in the exhibition room - they're cheering, arms outstretched.

The students at the exhibition. Image: Tony Marsh / Multrees Walk

Tony Marsh / Multrees Walk

Fashion students showcase their talent in Multrees Walk collab

The second years worked with major retailers to gain real-world experience.

Detail from a pencil drawing of a rock face on a buff-coloured background

Details from 'The Minotaur, Camas Tuath' by Victoria Clare Bernie, 2024

ESALA academic wins prestigious Derwent Art Prize

Victoria Clare Bernie was placed first out of an international field of over 2,000 artists.

Pale, gauzey, ruffled creamy pink fabric is rouched up to form multiple little bubbles and waves.

Thea Moston - Goose Skin, polyester, emulsion, upholstery fabric, 200 x 180 cm, 2025

Thea Moston

Eighteen graduates exhibit at New Contemporaries 2026

Artists and architects were selected from the 2025 Graduate Show to take part in the annual RSA exhibition.

A photograph of a bright blue car parked in the street. Behind it are two buildings - the left is bright green, the right is bright pink. The dividing line between the two houses lines up exactly with the line between the car's front and rear side windows. A bright blue sky is above, the grey road below.

Colour Divides by Robby Ogilvie

Awards for ECA photographers

Alumnus Robby Ogilvie is one of the winners of this year’s Sony World Photography Awards, while current fourth year student Emily Shade has won the student category in the Wex Photo Video Human Impact Awards.

The musicians on stage, playing; the audience watching and listening

The performance at Home Bar

Student improvisers’ performance released on Bandcamp

The recording was shared after 13 students from the ‘Improvisation as Social Process’ course performed at Home Bar in Tollcross, as part of the Flux Gigs series.

The Sculpture Court, beautifully lit. At one end is an orchestra; standing along the balcony on three sides of the room, is a choir. The conductor's arms are raised.

The opening night event, entitled 'The City Sings/900 Voices', saw a large community choir and orchestra perform live (The City Sings), interwoven with the evolving multichannel spatial sound piece (900 Voices). Image: Mike Newton

Listening together: UNESCO Week of Sound returns to ECA

This year’s celebration examined technology’s influence on music, sound and society.

The brightly coloured sign of the Chaplaincy building at 1 Bristo Square.

University Chaplaincy offers a place to reflect and connect in challenging times

University’s Mindfulness chaplain Kitty Wheater outlines the services on offer, including her weekly email ‘MindLetter’.