Knowledge Exchange
Knowledge Exchange is how we work with external partners to create positive change.
Our world-leading students, graduates and academics collaborate with businesses of all sizes, local communities, policymakers, charities and other universities to shape the future.
We apply our expert knowledge and skills to real-life challenges, harnessing the power of creativity and innovative thinking to co-create value for society, the economy and our environment.
What we do
Forest Coats Fashion Show at Arbeit Studios Leyton Green, part of the Making for Change: Waltham Forest project. Photographer: Adam Razvi. Our current projects
How we share knowledge to create value for society, the economy and our environment.
Work for Google Arts & Culture by Fine Art graduate Lea Spatium Work with our experts
Supporting your business or brand with research and innovation.
Renault x CSM - Yuchen Chai Work with our students and graduates
Bring creativity and fresh ideas to your business.
Google, Mini Maker Faire at London College of Communication Professional training
Expert training and consultations for your business, team or individual needs.
Become our partner
We’re in strategic, long-term partnerships with some of the most innovative organisations in the world, like LVMH, Kering, Google Arts & Culture, MullenLowe Group, Microsoft, L'Oreal Professionnel, Condé Nast and Swarovski.
Case studies
Festival for Community Organising | photography by Disha Kulkarni, 2023 Camberwell College of Arts x Citizens UK in action: Festival for Community Organising
As a creative institution within Southwark, Camberwell College of Arts has a responsibility to its local community.
UAL Incubator Launch Demo Day, 2022, UAL | Photograph: Kristina Sarkisyan 3 graduates on how UAL Incubator: Launch helped them start their creative enterprises
We caught up with 3 graduates who recently completed the UAL Incubator programme to bring their business ideas to life.
Climate Studio activities as part of Service Futures Lab's partnership with Southwark Council, 2022 | Photography: Nana Maiolini Future Observatory 2022: what we achieved through our Design Exchange Partnerships
Since November 2021, the Arts and Humanity Research Council and Design Museum have been bringing together researchers, designers and industry stakeholders for Future Observatory: a national programme to harness design research to inform the UK’s response to the climate crisis, including decarbonisation, waste reduction and circular economies.
What is Knowledge Exchange?
Knowledge Exchange strategy
Knowledge Exchange is one the key institutional priorities of the UAL Strategy 2022-2032.
Our Knowledge Exchange Strategy 2021-2026 (PDF 4MB) directly responds to the challenges set up in guiding policy 3 of our 10-year strategy - to change the world through our creative endeavour.
Knowledge Exchange at our Colleges
UAL is made up of 6 unique Colleges, each innovating creative solutions and inspiring creative change with a wide range of external partners. Explore our Knowledge Exchange projects or collaborations:
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Kate Petersons, 2023 BA Design for Branded Spaces, London College of Communication, UAL 
Work by, from top row left to right: Matt Thurgood, BA (Hons) Fine Art Sculpture, Camberwell College of Arts; Fantine Dubreuil, BA (Hons) Graphic and Media Design, London College of Communication; Chun Sheng, BA (Hons) Illustration and Visual Media, London College of Communication; Celina Camboni, MA Biodesign, Central Saint Martins; Manuel Lopez, MA Textile Design, Chelsea College of Arts; Jiazheng Ju, MA Photography, London College of Communication; Lucy Wei and Rusnė Dragūnevičiūtė, BA (Hons) Animation, London College of Communication; Yisong Huang, BA (Hons) Costume for Theatre and Screen, Wimbledon College of Arts; Pharez Aouad, BA (Hons) Graphic and Media Design, London College of Communication; Niall Hodson, BA (Hons) Fashion Photography, London College of Fashion; Ella Jones, BA (Hons) Creative Direction for Fashion, London College of Fashion; Isabella Costello-Wilson, BA (Hons) Textile Design, Chelsea College of Arts; Lucy Chapman, MA Art and Science, Central Saint Martins; Maitreyee Narendra, MA Theatre and Production Design, Wimbledon College of Arts; Licong Gong, MA Fashion Design Technology (Menswear), London College of Fashion; Sinead O’Donnell, BA (Hons) Interior Design, Chelsea College of Arts; Xiang Shi, BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Development, London College of Fashion; Jessica Lambe, BA (Hons) Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts; Xinyi Wang, BA (Hons) Jewellery Design, Central Saint Martins; Thanseela Abdul Kabeer, BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles: Embroidery, London College of Fashion; Michael Stukan, BA (Hons) Fashion Design: Menswear, Central Saint Martins; Keyu Chen, MA Fashion Journalism, London College of Fashion; Yi Zhou, MA Illustration and Visual media, London College of Communication; Yuanbo Li, MA Fashion Photography, London College of Fashion; Chon Hang Fong, BA (Hons) Theatre Design, Wimbledon College of Arts; Ili Nur Asiyah, BA (Hons) Design for Art Direction, London College of Communication; Natasha Anne Bowles, BA (Hons) Costume for Theatre and Screen, Wimbledon College of Arts. 
Aramatou Toure, 2022 BA Textile Design, Central Saint Martins, UAL | Photograph: George Eyo