Ravensbourne University London
Motto | Designed for industry. |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1962[1] |
Academic staff | 140[2] |
Students | 2,535 (2019/20)[3] |
Undergraduates | 2,485 (2019/20)[3] |
Postgraduates | 45 (2019/20)[3] |
Location | North Greenwich , London , UK |
Website | ravensbourne |
Ravensbourne University London (formerly Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication) is a digital media and design university, with vocational courses in fashion, television and broadcasting, interactive product design, architecture and environment design, graphic design, animation, moving image, music production for media and sound design.
Ravensbourne was established in 1962 by the amalgamation of Bromley School of Art,
History
Bromley School of Art opened in 1878 in a new building in Tweedy Road, Bromley that later became Bromley Library;
In 1983 the National Advisory Body for Local Authority Higher Education was set up by the Secretary of State for Education and Science, and demanded a 10 per cent cut in higher education spending across the sector. At Ravensbourne this was interpreted as requiring the closure of a department, with the communications and television broadcasting course at the College initially earmarked to be discontinued as it was on a separate campus and the closure would have allowed the College to consolidate its properties. This was later changed to a decision to cut the Fine Art course at the College on the grounds that there was a large number of similar courses offered elsewhere in the region, and this closure occurred later that year. [7] As a result the college was renamed to Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication.[1] In 1985 the communications and television broadcasting course department was moved to the main Chislehurst campus from its Wharton Road, Bromley site, now occupied by St Timothy's Mews housing development.[8][9][10][11][12]
Ravensbourne has offered higher level courses in design since the 1960s. It was amongst the earliest of institutions to be approved by the then
In 1999 an existing photographic and 3D studio building on the Chislehurst campus was converted into a modern library and computer facility.[4]
A new campus on the Greenwich Peninsula, designed by Farshid Moussavi
Rave on Air
In 1971 the Broadcasting Department instituted Rave on Air, an annual student-run broadcasting event.[19][20]
Curriculum and reputation
National rankings | |
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Complete (2024)[21] | 131 (of 131) |
Times / Sunday Times (2024)[22] | 131 (of 131) |
Ravensbourne offers undergraduate, postgraduate and further education programmes taught in a single faculty with two main clusters of courses, the Design School and the Screen School.
At undergraduate level, there are
(dependent on subject). A range of subject areas are offered within the main disciplines of fashion, design and broadcasting.Within the area of Further Education, Ravensbourne offers the Diploma in Foundation Studies for both Art & Design and Media, as well as the BTEC National Certificate in Art and Design.
Notable alumni
- Ray Atkins, artist
- Brian Barnes, artist[23]
- Deirdre Borlase, artist[24]
- David Bowie, pop star[2][25]
- Joshua "Zerkaa" Bradley, YouTuber[26]
- Dinos Chapman, artist[27]
- Maria Cornejo, fashion designer[28]
- Beryl Dean, embroiderer[29]
- Mary Farmer (Beckenham School of Art), textile artist and former Tapestry Course Director, Royal College of Art[30][31]
- Rose Finn-Kelcey, artist[32]
- Nazaneen Ghaffar, weather presenter, Sky News[33]
- Will "Wilbur Soot" Gold, YouTuber and musician[34]
- Robert Hewison, literary scholar[35]
- Peter James, writer and film producer[36][37]
- Andrew Kötting, Artist film maker[38]
- John Leckie, record producer[39]
- Anthony McCall, artist[40]
- Stella McCartney, fashion designer[2][25]
- Jasper Morrison, product designer[41][42]
- Bruce Oldfield, fashion designer[25][43]
- Chris Orr, artist[44]
- Andi Osho, comedian[46]
- Tim Pope, film director[47]
- Bruce Pennington, artist
- Carol Tulloch, Professor of Dress, Diaspora and Transnationalism[48]
- Gareth Unwin, film producer[2]
- Alison Wilding, sculptor[49]
- Clare Waight Keller, fashion designer.[50]
- Richard Howarth, Industrial Designer
Notable faculty
See also
- Armorial of UK universities
- List of art universities and colleges in Europe
- List of universities in the UK
- Visual arts education
References
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- ^ a b c d e "Discover". Ravensbourne. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Rich Salter. "History". DegreeShow95 (alumni publication for 1995 graduates of the Visual Communication Design degree course at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication). Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Peskett, Eric. National Life Story Collection: Artists' Lives" (sound recording abstract). The British Library. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016.
- ^ a b Geoff Hassell. "Schools: Ravensbourne". Artist Biographies. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Hansard Parliamentary Papers, HC Deb 29 July 1983 vol 46 cc1429-36
- ^ Bromley. "Bromley - Tel: 0208 464 3333". searchapplications.bromley.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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- ^ "GraphicDesign& Everything". www.graphicdesignand.com. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "University of the Arts London and Ravensbourne Collaborative Provision Partnership" (PDF). University of the Arts. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Our Building". www.ravensbourne.ac.uk.
- ^ "Building". Ravensbourne. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Zaynab D. Ziari (13 September 2010). "Ravensbourne College by Foreign Office Architects". Dezeen. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Winners 2011". BCI Awards. 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Ravensbourne by Foreign Office Architects". Bustler. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Rave on Air—Breaking new ground" (PDF). Raview. Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication. July 2006. p. 9.
- ^ "Rave on Air Uncovered" (event announcement). Royal Television Society. April 2009.
- ^ "Complete University Guide 2024". The Complete University Guide. 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Good University Guide 2024". The Times. 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Brian Barnes". 1000 Londoners. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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- ^ a b c Lucy Hodges (13 December 2007). "The shape of the future: Ravensbourne College". The Independent.
- ^ @ZerkaaHD (8 May 2011). "@TheTrout91 Yeah it was Harrow campus, umm theres lots of Media/Art College/Unis. Im going Ravensbourne (next to 02 Arena)" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jake and Dinos Chapman". British Council. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014.
- ^ David Livingstone (28 March 2012). "Fashion: Michelle Obama, Holt Renfrew among designer Maria Cornejo's big fans". Toronto Star.
- ^ Willem. "Dean, Beryl (1911-2001)". trc-leiden.nl. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Mary Farmer".
- ^ "Mary Farmer | CAS".
- ^ Brett, Guy (24 February 2014). "Rose Finn-Kelcey obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "Nazaneen Ghaffar". LinkedIn. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Gold, William. "Will Gold". LinkedIn. Retrieved 16 July 2022. [self-published source]
- ^ Robert Hewison (4 May 2019) [18 November 2014]. "How I first discovered Ruskin". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Career". Peterjames.com. 29 November 2004. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Peter James". Book Series in Order. 22 August 1948. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Andrew Kötting". Art on the Underground. Transport for London. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Mark Cunningham (May 1997). "John Leckie: True Brit". Sound on Sound (interview). Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "This is Tomorrow". Anthony McCall: VERTICAL WORKS. 14 March 2011.
- ^ "Jasper Morrison | Timeline". jaspermorrison.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Intents & Purposes — A Conversation with Jasper Morrison". www.norseprojects.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ The FMD (14 July 1950). "Bruce Oldfield – Fashion Designer | The FMD". Fashionmodeldirectory.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Chris Orr RA. "Chris Orr". Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Barber and Osgerby". Design Museum. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Andi Osho: Performer & Director". Aesthetica Short Film Festival. November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Biography". TimPope.TV. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "About". Professor Carol Tulloch.com.
- ^ "Alison Wilding". Tate Etc. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Clare Waight Keller". Business of Fashion. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.