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    Norwich University of the Arts awarded Best University for Teaching Quality 2022

    Norwich University of the Arts awarded Best University for Teaching Quality by Student Crowd.
    Illustration showing person from above playing golf on a course with a river

    Animation student brings TV ad to life for the 2022 Commonwealth Games

    Steven Pascoe worked as a 2D Designer and animator on a recent ad promoting the Commonwealth Games.
    A 3D hand drawn visualisation of a retail concession. A top down view of a curved wall with wooden slats. on the ceiling is a suspended acrylic box with pendant lighting and vegetation. Underneath is an 'experience area' for customers to try products, and sit on a blue sofa. In front of the curved wall are tiled pedestal displays for the products to sit on.

    First-year student Lucy Bristow wins British Institute of Interior Design Student Drawing Competition 2022

    Lucy wins the hand-drawn category, taking home a prize of £500.
    Flatlay illustration of a book cover design, showing the back, spine and front from left to right. On the right, the front cover illustrates a mysterious mansion in the distance, with two figures illuminated in the doorway. Their shadows are reflected down the path, where you can see them holding magnifying glasses and dressed as detectives. At the bottom of the book cover is the title; A Murder Most Unladylike. The spine, in the centre of the image, names the book title. The back cover illustrates an old car parked amongst trees in a forest clearing, with headlights illuminating the ground in front. The blurb and review ratings are overlaid on the illustration, as well as a barcode and Penguin logo.

    BA Illustration student Georgie McAndrew shortlisted for Penguin Cover Design Award

    The Awards are open to creatives across the UK, including students.
    A digital illustration an aeroplane flying above hand-drawn typography 'Ambitious Cities'. The illustration has a pink background and each element is white with a soft green outline

    BA Illustration student Olivia Heseltine wins RSA Student Design Award 2022

    Olivia wins The Collaborative Partners Award and the RSA Events Staff Choice Award for her animation
    A mock-up image of a smartphone, with Instagram Story designs for a fashion marketing project, by Jodie Moss BA Fashion Communication and Promotion.

    Five students shortlisted for Graduate Fashion Week Awards 2022

    Five students from BA Fashion Communication and Promotion and BA Fashion are shortlisted for awards.
    The Danish steps area in the Duke Street Riverside building at Norwich University of the Arts

    Norwich University of the Arts the highest climber in the Complete University Guide 2023

    Norwich University of the Arts up 30 places — the highest climber in the Complete University Guide 2
    Watercolour style illustration of a black female model perching on a red stool. The model has shaved blonde hair, and is wearing a red strapless floor-length gown, with black and cream floral leaf pattern

    BA Fashion student Cassidy El-Fazazi, selected as a finalist in FIDA Awards 2022

    Cassidy's illustration has made it to the global drawing awards final.
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    Student works as AI Artist on Kasabian music video

    Third-year Kieran Cook has worked on rock band Kasabian's new music video SCRIPTVRE

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    NUA

    Top 10 for
    Teaching Quality

    by the Times and Sunday Times 2022

    Top Two UK
    Creative Arts
    University

    by The Complete University Guide 2023

    Uni of
    the Year

    for Student Retention -
    The Times and Sunday Times 2020

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