AcrossRCA

Situated at the very core of the RCA experience, AcrossRCA is an ambitious interdisciplinary college-wide unit which draws on expertise from within and beyond the institution, providing a unique added dimension to discipline specific study.

Working in collaborative teams spanning the four RCA Schools, students directly interact and collaborate with peers, encouraging cross-fertilisation of ideas, and thinking beyond the discourses of art, architecture, communication and design. Students think critically about their practice and are challenged to use their imagination and intellect to respond to urgent contemporary themes.

This engagement with interdisciplinary perspectives and practices is designed to complement disciplinary studies and to provide a platform for students to thrive beyond graduation.

AcrossRCA is a compulsory unit for all MA programmes and an elective option for MFA, MRes, MDes, MArch and MEd programmes. It is delivered online and in person.

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Visit https://acrossrca2023.rca.ac.uk/ to view work by our students.

ANTI-UTOPLANT, Jiashan Du, AcrossRCA 2023

Assistant Dean (Education)

Tom Sowden is Assistant Dean (Education) in the Academic Development Office at the Royal College of Art.

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Assistant Dean (Education)

Dr Barbara Brownie is a design theorist who considers the relationship between clothes and the body, most recently concentrating on the dressed body in microgravity.

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Assistant Dean (Education)

Martin Newth is an artist and academic leader interested in developing event-based curricula and forging innovative modes of learning, underpinned by research and practice.

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