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University Of The Creative Arts Named Best UK Arts University

The University for the Arts, was named the best UK arts university in the 2017 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide rankings released In September. . .

The University for the Arts, whose alumni include designer Dame Zandra Rhodes, Hollywood director Gareth Edwards and Turner Prize nominee Tracey Emin, was named the best UK arts university in the 2017 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide teaching quality rankings released In September. The university was also ranked at 14 in the UK higher education sector rankings.  As UCA Vice Chancellor Simon Ofield-Kerr remarked: “It is an incredible achievement for UCA – as a specialist arts university – to be named in the top 15 for teaching quality”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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