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A group of Interior Design undergraduate students attend a presentation by four industry mentors

BA (Hons) Interior Design students attend a talk given by four industry mentors.

Undergraduate design programme prepares the next generation for the working world

Final year students from our BA (Hons) Interior Design programme recently completed a mentoring programme. 

A bright green rectangle with a white logo which reads 2025 Edinburgh College of Art Masters Showcase

Summer of events to showcase work of Masters students

Public exhibitions and screenings will take place through July and August.

A white gallery wall. At the top are pinned two scarves with white text on. The top one is red and reads 'United we stand,' the bottom one is blue and reads 'Divided we fall'. Beneath is a shelf holding a 3D frame and two white figures. There are smaller shelves either side, one holding a silver-coloured platter, the other a trophy with blue ribbons from the handles.

Eilidh McKeown - Supporters scarves (UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL) 2025 Acrylic yarn (from the ongoing series TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK)

University Art Collection acquires work of three ECA students

The Purchase Prize winners are announced, following this year's Graduate Show.

A shelf with a selection of ceramics of it, of different sizes and shapes

Graduate Show 2025 by Sally Jubb

Sally Jubb

Graduate Show 2025 a resounding success

The 2025 Graduate Show has welcomed thousands of visitors to Edinburgh College of Art, to celebrate the creativity of our graduating students.

Ruge is smiling, holding up her KeepCup, which has a pale pink lid and a pale green band around it. Lita stands next to her. Behind them is a pyramid of KeepCups in their boxes.

Ruge with her KeepCup, joined by Lita Marley, Restaurant Manager at The Cafe

Ruge designs new KeepCup for The Café at ECA

The 4th year BA (Hons) Animation student created the resuable cup design to promote sustainability.

Two people with long hair have their backs to us. They are looking at a collage which is in a large wooden frame and hung on a wall.

Surface Echoes in situ at Dermatology Unit, Edinburgh. Image: Sally Jubb

Eczema patients' voices amplified by ECA academic and team

The outcome of Beverley Hood’s ‘Surface Echoes’ project has already been shared internationally and is about to be integrated into teaching for undergraduate medical students.

The ECA Main Building pictured at sunset on an autumn evening. Edinburgh Castle is in the background. Image: Federica Mentasti

Multiple staff celebrated in this year’s People of CAHSS Awards

ECA colleagues won or were highly commended in four of the six wide-ranging categories.

A teenager in school uniform is looking at several artworks displayed on the wall. She has a broad smile on her face. An adult stands beside her, there are other pupils in the background.

Young artists enjoyed seeing their work exhibited at ECA

Scotland's first Saturday Club a roaring success at ECA

The initiative has welcomed youngsters through the doors of ECA to enjoy regular creatives sessions led by staff and students.

A close-up image of a fluffy textile sample, with numerous holes in it, large and small. It is mostly grey and white, with a few areas of dark reddish-brown

A textile sample from the exhibition - Ruta Vronevskyte

Ruta Vronevskyte

Textiles students exhibit operating theatre innovations in Edinburgh Science Festival

The third year students have worked with a consultant neurosurgeon to propose new biodegradable packaging, interior surfaces and wearables.

Isabel is smiling at the camera, holding a certificate that reads 'Craftsmanship and Design Awards Gold Award. She's standing in front of a display board with three large pages pinned to it, showing drawings of a spoon design. She is wearing a dress and a gold-coloured necklace, dressed for the Awards night.

Isabel Coles with her gold award and her silver spoon designs

Isabel's silver spoon wins gold award

Fourth year Jewellery and Silversmithing BA (Hons) student Isabel Coles has been recognised by the Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council for a design inspired by finds from her garden.

A woman is polishing a white, sculpted piece of glass on a spinning polishing machine. She is wearing safety glasses, and looking closely at her work.

Craft MA: Make the most of ECA's facilities to explore your creative practice

New MA Craft is unique in Scotland

The groundbreaking course incorporates both traditional and digital techniques.

A student is working at a jewellery bench surrounded by tools and equipment. They are working on a small metal object in their hands and looking at it intently. Image credit: Sam Ingram-Sills (Whitedog Photography)

New programme will focus on intersection between craft practice and digital technologies

Taught by academics who are exemplary practitioners in their fields, the MA Craft programme is now accepting applications for September 2025 entry.