We are one of the world’s leading art and design schools and we have been influencing, inspiring and innovating for over 175 years. We are guided by our past, focused on our future, and proud to be shaping what comes next.
Located right in the heart of one of the UK’s most exciting cities, we are surrounded by – and contribute to – an originality, energy and imagination that makes Nottingham a very special place to live, work and create.
From nurturing talent to daring research and collaborations that are shaking up the industry, we are breaking convention, and challenging the very ideas of what is possible for an art and design school.
Open Days
Visiting us at an open day is the perfect way to see what makes life and learning at NTU so special.
Book your place at an undergraduate open day on:
- Friday 30 June 2023
- Saturday 1 July 2023
- Saturday 14 October 2023
- Saturday 4 November 2023
- Saturday 2 December 2023
- Saturday 20 January 2024
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More from Nottingham School of Art and Design
Student Showcase
Introducing the designers, makers, influencers and disruptors who represent the future of the creative industries. Discover the work of the Nottingham School of Art & Design graduating students.
Image credit: Greta Levickyte, BA (Hons) Animation
Bonington Gallery
Located within the Nottingham School of Art & Design, Bonington Gallery works with practitioners and institutions from across Europe and beyond.
Nottingham School of Art & Design Facilities
We’ve built the perfect spaces for you to create in. From dedicated studios to editing suites, wood, ceramic and textile workshops to an onsite supply shop, we have creative spaces to enable you to learn, develop and acquire the skills and knowledge you will need in your career.
Creative short courses
We offer introductory and professional-level courses delivered by expert tutors in the same studios as our full-time programme, taking advantage of our excellent resources.
Our academic departments
Department of Fashion Management, Marketing and Communications
Our Fashion Management, Marketing and Communication (FMMC) department has an excellent reputation for its range and diversity of courses and links with industry.
Department of Fashion, Textiles and Knitwear Design
Our Fashion, Textiles and Knitwear Design department has an excellent reputation for its range of courses, links with industry and enviable resources. That’s why we’ve been ranked in the top 10 UK universities for fashion and textiles.
Design & Digital Arts
We have been influencing, inspiring and innovating for over 175 years. We are guided by our past, focused on our future, and proud to be shaping what comes next. We have created the new Department for Design & Digital Arts to provide new and exciting opportunities bringing together art, design, technology and business within a landmark new building.
The Design & Digital Arts building
Our new Design & Digital Arts building will place Nottingham as a UK hub for film, television, animation, UX design, games design, graphic design and more.
Our research groups and centres
Artistic Research Centre
An interdisciplinary collegiate research environment with the ambition to continue to be at the forefront of innovation in artistic research processes.
Design Research Centre
A world leading interdisciplinary group of researchers fostering new approaches to design and the use of the latest design techniques and technologies.
Fashion and Textile Research Centre
Representing a complex field in a global context, research in this centre focuses on cultures, heritage, design, business. clothing sustainability, and advanced textiles.
Advanced Textiles Research Group
A thriving research group and a leading institution for advanced textiles research with a global reputation for designing electronically active wearable technology.
Art Research
'Art Research' is the on-going enquiry carried out by the Fine Art staff and technicians at NTU.
Global Cultures of Textiles and Dress
The GCTD Group aims to promote research in textiles and dress that addresses a wide range of critical and practice-based themes.
Heritage
The Fashion and Textile Heritage research group has built a strong team of experts in lace history and contemporary creative practice.
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, 86% of NTU's research impact was assessed to be either world-leading or internationally excellent. The overall quality of each Unit of Assessment NTU submitted to REF in 2021 also saw an improvement from the previous REF in 2014.
Latest news
The fashion collection that relieves chronic pain
Thu 01 Jun 2023
Artist takes pigment from Derbyshire landscape to create beautiful abstract paintings
Fri 26 May 2023
Silkworm fashion collection creates a statement about clothing cruelty
Fri 19 May 2023
NTU to open 2023 art and design Student Showcase
Tue 16 May 2023
Expert blog: How Mary Quant came to redefine the style and attitude of youth culture
Wed 03 May 2023
Calling all creatives – the 2023 Nottingham Young Creative Awards are now open!
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Upcoming events
07
Jun
When I Dare To Be Powerful: In Conversation with Tracey Lindberg
12
Jun
Graduate Fashion Week 2023
The Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane London, London, E1 6QR
15
Jun
Formations: Swan Song – An Exploration of Cuban Performance Art
Bonington Gallery, Bonington Building, Dryden Street, Nottingham, NG1 4GG
21
Jun
Conference: When I Dare to be Powerful
Bonington Lecture Theatre, Bonington Building, Dryden Street, Nottingham, NG1 4GG
23
Jun
No Direction Home Comedy Collective: A Gig for Refugee Week
Bonington Gallery, Bonington Building, Dryden Street, Nottingham, NG1 4GG