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A large scale painting by Hattie Quigley. A sculpture of a cake sits to the bottom right beside the painting. Work by Hattie Quigley

Final year Painting student wins solo exhibition at Summerhall Arts venue

Hattie Quigley’s work encompasses themes of femininity, food, female desire, and engages with weight loss jabs and right-wing politics.

Thomas, wearing a black jumper, stands in his studio, looking at the camera. The white walls are adorned with paintings on sheets of various sizes. Behind him is a table, with a typewriter on it.

Thomas in the studio

‘So motivating’ – Painting student Thomas describes how Supporting Act creative bursary helped his practice

Final year student say the award granted him a final year free of financial pressures.

The front cover of Building Modern Scotland - a photograph of mid century new build houses, and young people with bicycles outside

Building Modern Scotland - new book available via Open Access

The book chronicles the history of Scotland’s twentieth-century new towns.

Council flats. The flats take up the entire image.

Council flats. Image: Leigh Coppin for Getty Images

ESALA academic secures £540k UKRI funding as part of five-year Net Zero challenge project

Professor Kate Carter’s research will take a place-centred approach to achieving a just transition for people and communities.

Final year fashion student Ealish Withington with her prize winning portfolio.

Ealish Withington with her prize winning portfolio. Image credit: Berenice Guzzo 2025

©Berenice Guzzo 2025

Final year Fashion student wins £3,000 coveted prize

A fourth-year student from ECA’s BA (Hons) Fashion programme has won the top prize of £3,000 in a competition set by the British Fashion Council, the British Library and fashion brand LABRUM London.

A pink and blue poster advertising the summer school. There's a University of Edinburgh logo at the top of the page. Text reads: Apply Now Sutton Trust summer school University of Edinburgh 14-19 July 2025 Stay in read student halls. Fully funded!! Study subjects you love. Exciting social activities.

The Sutton Trust Summer School offers art and design for first time

School pupils are offered the chance to experience life as a University student with this fully-funded summer programme.

Chiara and Katie standing side by side, smiling at the camera. They are each holding a piece of work from their competition entry. Chiara holds a photo of a tea towel with the words 'What the f*ck is gluten?' on it, Katie holds a black sheet with white lettering, reading 'This bingo game may contain unsolicited comments'.

Chaira Watt and Katie Marsden with some of the work from their competition entry

Katie and Chiara are INTL finalists with tongue-in-cheek 'dietary restriction bingo'

Final year graphic design students see success with their designs poking fun at the thoughtless comments often directed at them.

Moyna is standing in the doorway to a her studio, leaning on the door frame. She is dressed in black, with white paint marks on the front of her garments. To one side of her is a full bookshelf, to the other a striking, large blue painting of a woman in front of what looks like a white, electrical flash in the sky. Two smaller pieces of work are on a drawing board in the foreground, each featuring painted body parts.

In the studio: Moyna Flannigan. Credit: Moyna Flannigan

Moyna Flannigan

RSA Blackadder Houston awards recognise ECA lecturer and alumni

Lecturer in fine art Moyna Flannigan receives the RSA Blackadder Houston Mid-Career Painting Award, while alumna Olivia Irvine gets the RSA Blackadder Houston Mid-Career Travel Award.

A photograph of Timothy recording audio outdoors. He is kneeling by the edge of a body of water, surrounded by rocks, seaweed and grass. He's holding a large, furry mic down towards the water, and is wearing headphones

Timothy Cooper gathering audio in the field. Photo: Robert Cooper

Robert Cooper

The Tippett Medal for composition awarded to ECA technician

The award recognises Timothy Cooper's composition, Labyrinth, which will be performed tomorrow at the Reid Concert Hall.

Melissa is sitting behind a table, signing the roll book. It is a huge, heavy, ledger-style tome. She has the pen in her hand, and is looking at the camera and smiling

Prof Terras signs the roll book

ECA Professor receives MBE and elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

Updated - Professor Melissa Terras was named in the New Year's Honours list, in addition to being elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

A computer generated image showing the elevation of a four-storey building, in pale stone. The lower two floors have green awnings over each door/window. There's a bare tree in the open space in front of the building. The corner of a tower block sits next to it.

Civic Stone: Kirkgate Square

RIBA Bronze Medal High Commendation for ESALA alumnus

Exceptional achievement for MA (Hons) Architecture graduate Devon Tabata, whose work is recognised as one of the best design projects produced at his level in the last academic year worldwide.

Mark Kobine dressed in his graduation attire of a white bow tie and graduation robe

Mark Kobine dressed in his graduation attire of a white bow tie and graduation robe

Image: Douglas Robertson

ECA professional services colleague awarded a Principal’s Medal

Mark Kobine from Design Informatics received the illustrious award for his outstanding contribution to the institute’s community, and learning and teaching environment.