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Royal College of Art awarded £500,000 from the Wolfson Foundation to support Darwin Building redevelopment
03 Aug 2026
The Royal College of Art has received a £500,000 grant from the Wolfson Foundation to support the major redevelopment of its historic Darwin Building in Kensington.
In Memory of David Queensberry
03 Aug 2026
It was with sadness that the Royal College of Art heard news of the passing of David Queensberry, a significant contributor in the history of the College and figurehead in the development of ceramic education.
IN SESSION: Editorial Design in the Post-Reading Era
31 Jul 2026
Free online conversation on the state of editorial design in today's publishing landscape, and why the discipline is attracting heightened interest from students, young designers and established practitioners.
Sandra Denicke-Polcher appointed Interim Dean of School of Architecture
29 Jul 2026
Sandra Denicke-Polcher has been appointed as Interim Dean of School of Architecture until 31 January 2027.
Life at the RCA: finding your own direction
28 Jul 2026
Information Experience Design MA student Luyi Bi shares how the RCA expanded the boundaries of her practice into research-led, speculative work.
Royal College of Art and Norwich University of the Arts partner to launch jointly awarded undergraduate degrees
28 Jul 2026
The RCA and Norwich University of the Arts have entered into a historic agreement, creating a new model of creative higher education collaboration in the UK.
Royal College of Art announces UK and Ireland-wide network of creative education partners
21 Jul 2026
The RCA announces a new network of creative education partners to increase access to creative higher education and expand research collaboration.
Paul Fairburn appointed as Director of Consultancy and Commercial Services
14 Jul 2026
The RCA appoints Paul Fairburn as Director of Consultancy and Commercial Services, a new role created to boost commercial activity and long-term sustainability.
Announcing RCA2026: School of Design EXPO
14 Jul 2026
From 16 - 19 July, the School of Design EXPO highlights the groundbreaking work of graduating postgraduate students from the RCA’s School of Design and Intelligent Mobility Design Centre.
Featured
Typewriters, the office machines that preceded computers
By Kiron Kasbekar | 10 Apr 2025
You see office tables today equipped with desktop computers or laptops. But think of the 1970s, and what would you have been seeing?
Wishful thinking about cars
By Kiron Kasbekar | 05 Apr 2025
Donald Trump may be many things, but a good economist he is not. Accustomed to dictating terms to people he has worked with,
The history of safety glass
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Mar 2025
You probably already knew that the world’s VIPs move around in cars with bullet-proof glass windscreen and windows. But did you know that ‘bulletproof glass’ is not really bulletproof?
German silver: used in cutlery, music, electricals - but it’s not silver
By Kiron Kasbekar | 20 Mar 2025
This material, which was first developed in China, not Germany, and is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, has lost its sheen in home uses, but finds favor in electrical engineering.
Pioneers – the Wrights and Glenn Curtiss launched the aircraft industry
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
First Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their plane, the ‘Wright Flyer’, from near a small town called Kitty Hawk. Then Glenn Curtiss built planes with a very different system of controls, which has lasted until now.
What do aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
Radar’s ancestors: From sound mirrors to modern detection technology
By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
Radar has become a well-settled technology today, especially in the field of navigation.
Nokia Bell Labs: innovations in communication, computing, technology
By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
