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Latest news for the School of Creative Arts

Our lecturer wins prestigious national film award

A film made by artist Sam Jury, Research Group Leader, Contemporary Arts Practice at the University of Hertfordshire, has been won an award at the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s prestigious 2018 Research in Film Awards. The winners were announced at a special ceremony at 195 Piccadilly in London, home of BAFTA, on 8 November.

9 November 2018
Creative Arts graduate wins prestigious student Oscar

Mart Bira, a University of Hertfordshire graduate, was presented with a Gold Medal Student Academy Award by the The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on 11 October at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. She will also eligible to compete for this year’s Oscars in the Documentary Short Subject category.

15 October 2018
We helped to launch largest ever UK study into body shapes and sizes

Every year, 50% of online clothes shoppers return fashion items they purchased online*, much of this due to incorrect fit and sizing. For the first time in nearly 20 years this is being addressed by an ambitious new nationwide survey profiling 30,000 adults.

18 July 2018
Student Harry Woodgate wins 2018 Student Design Award

Penguin Random House has announced second year Illustration student, Harry Woodgate, as the winner of the Adult Non-Fiction Cover Award for his cover of Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History in Time.

26 June 2018
First Sri Lankan alumni event a great success

We were delighted to hold our first Alumni Event in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday 25 June 2018.

26 June 2018
Annual Fashion Show celebrates graduating Class of 2018

The School of Creative Arts annual Graduate Fashion Show returned a fortnight ago (Thursday 7 June), to showcase the exciting collections developed by the University's graduating Fashion students.

25 June 2018
Animation Exposé returns to showcase graduate work

The Animation Exposé returned to the Weston Auditorium a fortnight ago (23 May) as another year came to a close at the University of Hertfordshire.

4 June 2018
Mantis sweeps the awards at Visions 2018

Mantis came away the big winners at this year’s Visions Film Festival, picking up three awards, including the coveted Student Choice Award.

31 May 2018
Degree Show to exhibit talented students and award-winning work

The University of Hertfordshire’s School of Creative Arts will showcase the very best work from talented graduates at its Degree Show, open to the public from the 4-8 June.

31 May 2018
School of Creative Arts achieves an Athena SWAN Bronze award

Congratulations to the School of Creative Arts for being the 8th School at the University of Hertfordshire to achieve an Athena SWAN Bronze award!

18 May 2018
That’s all folks! Sonic Herts Music Festival draws to a close after another memorable year

The University of Hertfordshire’s Sonic Herts Music Festival came to a close last Friday, after two weeks of non-stop student music.

18 May 2018
Mart’s major award win

MA Film & Television alumnus Mart Bira wins award at Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards.

27 April 2018
School of Creative Arts to help lead international project informing ethical challenges facing the media industry

University of Hertfordshire’s School of Creative Arts will be representing the European Division of The International Association of Film and Television Schools (CILECT) in the renowned Global Ethics Lab research project, which aims to create a global teaching resource for ethics.

20 April 2018
University of Hertfordshire holds popular music festival Sonic Herts

The University of Hertfordshire’s eclectic music festival, Sonic Herts, is taking place on the 30 April to 11 May featuring performances from talented students, staff and industry guests.

19 April 2018
The Production Guild of Great Britain and the University of Hertfordshire partner in developing future production accountants to meet rising industry demand

The Production Guild of Great Britain and the School of Creative Arts are joining forces to pilot a new scheme designed to develop the next generation of UK production accountants, in response to rising demand for industry entrants as the UK film business continues its current boom in production.

14 March 2018