University of the Arts London

University of the Arts London, usually called UAL, is one of the city’s major centres for art, design, fashion, and the performing arts. It began in 1986 as The London Institute, when seven independent colleges were brought together for administration, including Saint Martin’s School of Art, Chelsea School of Art, the London College of Printing, and the London College of Fashion. The university gained degree-awarding powers in 1993, became a university in 2003, and took its current name in 2004. Today, UAL is a collegiate university made up of six colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, the London College of Communication, the London College of Fashion, and Wimbledon College of Arts. Its roots reach back to colleges founded between the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth century, so the place carries a long academic lineage even though the institution itself is relatively young. …

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