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Last updated 20 March 2025

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The Engagement, Brand & Marketing department handles media enquiries for the RCA and can provide access to expert spokespeople, and coordinate photography, filming or other media requests.

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RCA2023. Photograph by Shaun James Cox

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Click here to visit the Royal College of Art's PhotoShelter site.

A selection of high resolution images available for press use can be downloaded at the google drive link below.

If you can't find what you're looking for, contact the press team at [email protected]

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The Royal College of Art started life in 1837 as the Government School of Design. Granted a Royal Charter and university status in 1967, today the RCA remains the world’s most influential postgraduate institution of art and design.

Find out more by downloading our History PDF below.

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If you'd like to film at the RCA, contact our Press team at [email protected] to arrange access.

Download our Filming Agreement below.

Information on filming in Wandsworth, where the RCA Battersea campus is situated, can be found at this link.

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A collection of podcasts featuring staff, students and alumni from the Royal College of Art.

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Latest press releases

Pulpatronics

Ten new start-ups join InnovationRCA incubation programme

The Royal College of Art has announced the ten new start-ups that have joined its acclaimed InnovationRCA incubator programme.
Dante's Purgatorio: Higher Dimensions by Kassandra Wei (MA Sculpture, 2022) at RCA2022 graduation show at the RCA’s new Battersea campus

Royal College of Art celebrates 11th consecutive year as the world’s leading university for art and design

London’s institutions make it the best place to study creative subjects in the world
Grand Challenge Design Resilience visual identity

Royal College of Art Grand Challenge 2024/25: Design Resilience shortlist announced

The Royal College of Art has announced the shortlist for the 2024/25 edition of the Grand Challenge, focussing on this year’s theme: Design Resilience.
Professors Claire Craig and Paul Chamberlain

Royal College of Art Appoints New Chairs of Design at The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design

The Royal College of Art has appointed Professors Claire Craig and Paul Chamberlain as the new Helen Hamlyn Chairs of Design at The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design.
Terra Carta Design Lab exhibition at RCA Battersea, September 2024

Announcing the global Terra Carta Design Lab 2024 winners

Announcing the two winning projects from the RCA: BlueNose, developing solutions to improve the aerodynamics of ships and Pyri, a low-cost wildfire detection system.
Terra Carta Design Lab 2023/2024 - Top 10

Royal College of Art announces shortlisted finalists in Sustainable Markets Initiative’s global Terra Carta Design Lab

The Royal College of Art today announces its ten finalists for the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s global 2024 Terra Carta Design Lab.

Press team contact

For any media enquiries please contact the RCA's press team at [email protected] or +44 (0) 207 590 4257

Email [email protected]
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