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Cut outs of 2 students, 1 is working on sculpture with an umbrella and dried plants, the other is screen printing.
Cut outs of 2 students, 1 is working on sculpture with an umbrella and dried plants, the other is screen printing.
Insights activities 2024, UAL | Photographs: Ishavishali Chandrakumar and Thai Mahendrakumar

Find out how your interests and identity can be the force behind your creative expression, future study and career.

For students aged 16 + years

Come to our Colleges for creative activities and pre-university advice.

Activities are free to attend, materials and refreshments are provided.

Take part

Join our:

  • Spring Schools (April)
  • Summer Schools (June/July)
  • Autumn-Winter Schools (October onwards)

What happens at each stage? Download our timeline (PDF 1MB) to find out more.

Explore @ual_insights Linktree for news, inspiration and resources.

4 group shots of students at work in the studio, behind the scenes at a different photoshoots and making models from jesmonite.
Insights workshops across our Colleges, 2024, UAL | Photographs: Rosemary Cronin and Alex Faust

Who can apply?

Eligibility criteria – all applicants must be:

16+ years and studying A Levels and/or Level 3 Diplomas at a UAL Outreach partner school or college in London.

We’ll consider your application if you meet 1 or more of the following criteria:

  • you are currently in or have been in care
  • you live in a priority postcode area (using the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), areas in deciles 1 to 4)
  • you live in a household that receives benefits for living costs, including: Universal Credit; Child Tax Credit; Free School Meals; Housing Benefit; Income Support; Income-based Job Seekers Allowance.
  • have no parent or guardian that has completed a university degree.

Before you apply

Students must provide accurate information regarding this eligibility criteria. If you don't it may affect your application to the Insights programme and UAL.

Students on the Foundation programme at UAL are not eligible but are supported by UAL's Academic Support Teams.

We also recognise that there are other informal education courses, clubs and life experiences that provide excellent equivalent experience outside of schools and colleges. We'll consider applicants from these backgrounds on a case-by-case basis.

We're here to help

Get in touch for any questions about our eligibility or programmes: outreach@arts.ac.uk

Apply now for Insights Autumn – Winter Schools

Are you a 2nd year Level 3 Diploma or A Level student? Interested in applying for university next year?

You can apply for a foundation course (Foundation in Art and Design) or an undergraduate degree at  UAL's Colleges. Insights Autumn– Winter Schools will help you make your choice.


Download our application guide (3.6MB) to find out more.
Then choose from the options below:

Our PDF may not be fully accessible. Please email outreach@arts.ac.uk if you would like the guide in a different format.

  • Insights activities 2024, Central Saint Martins, UAL | Photograph: Thai Mahendrakumar

    Foundation option  

    For students looking to study Foundation in Art and Design. From Wednesday 22 October 2025

  • A student working on a lino or wood cut. The background and material they're cutting from are shades of yellow.
    Insights activities 2024, Camberwell College of Arts, UAL | Photograph: Aleks Faust

    Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon College of Arts  

    From Saturday 8 November 2025

  • Headshot of a student captures as they move, there are 4 images of the student in motion
    Insights photography workshop 2025, Central Saint Martins, UAL | Photograph: student work

    Central Saint Martins  

    From Wednesday 5 November 2025

  • A student in the photography studio smiling and pulling a lights down into position.
    Insights activities 2025, London College of Communication, UAL | Photograph: Ryanna Allen

    London College of Communication  

    From Wednesday 5 November 2025

  • A student is styling another student in a tailored jacket with vibrant clothes and head dress.
    Insights activities 2025, London College of Fashion, UAL | Photograph: Ana Flores

    London College of Fashion  

    From Wednesday 5 November 2025

Inspiration and resources

  • Drawn illustrations of Omar, an Insights tutor and Lorraine, a student ambassador. These are cut out and set against a blue and pink background.
    Illustrations of Omar and Lorraine, UAL, 2022 | Illustrations: Hannah Balogun

    Insights: podcast  

    Omar and Lorraine talk about their creative journey and experience of studying at UAL.

  • Montage of images, in the background is a close up of the top of a house painted white with red and turquoise painted wood. In the foreground is a print of a person dressing in blue overalls wearing glasses.
    'Home–body' Davinia Clarke, 2023 BA Illustration and Visual Media, London College of Communication, UAL | Photograph: Davinia Clarke

    UAL Showcase  

    Discover new work from graduates across UAL.

3 students stand together talking in their vibrantly printed garments that they made at the Saturday Club
Urban Garden project, Insights Saturday Club, 2024 | Photograph: Aleks Faustov.

Aged 13-16 years?

Join our Saturday Clubs. Choose from 4 subject area clubs.

Work towards an exhibition of your creativity at Somerset House.

Find out more about our Saturday Clubs.

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For all the latest information and content from our community: @ual_insights

UAL Insights privacy notice

This notice sets out how UAL’s Outreach programme, UAL Insights, uses your personal information. Your information is collected when you register for one our programmes using our online forms.

University of the Arts London (UAL) will process the information you provide on this form and personal data collected or created as part of our relationship with you.

We will also process your health or other sensitive data under GDPR 9(2)(a) ‘explicit consent of the data subject’ (you, the student), where you wish to tell us of special requirements.