University of the Arts London

The University of the Arts London, known as UAL, is a public collegiate university in London, England, specialising in the arts, design, fashion and the performing arts.伦敦艺术大学（University of the Arts London，简称 UAL）是位于英格兰伦敦的一所公立联合制大学，专攻艺术、设计、时装与表演艺术，以六所专门学院构成的联合体制著称。

It is a federation of six arts colleges, Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, the London College of Communication, the London College of Fashion, and Wimbledon College of Arts.该校由六所艺术学院联合组成：坎伯韦尔艺术学院、中央圣马丁学院、切尔西艺术学院、伦敦传媒学院、伦敦时装学院与温布尔登艺术学院，各学院保留独立的招生与教学传统。

The institution was established as the London Institute in 1986, became a university in 2003 and took its present name in 2004, and it hosts one of the largest international student bodies in the United Kingdom.学校前身伦敦学院（London Institute）成立于 1986 年，2003 年取得大学地位，2004 年改用现名，并拥有全英规模居前的国际学生群体。

History

• The university has its origins in seven previously independent art, design, fashion and media colleges, brought together for administrative purposes to form the London Institute in 1986.学校的源头是七所此前各自独立的艺术、设计、时装与传媒学院，1986 年出于行政管理目的被整合为伦敦学院（London Institute）。

• Its seven founding components included Saint Martin's School of Art, Chelsea School of Art, the London College of Printing, the Central School of Art and Design and Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts.七所创始成员包括圣马丁艺术学院、切尔西艺术学院、伦敦印刷学院、中央艺术与设计学院与坎伯韦尔艺术与工艺学校，均为当时伦敦具有代表性的专门院校。

• The College for Distributive Trades and the London College of Fashion completed the seven, which were brought together for administrative purposes rather than merged into one school.分销行业学院与伦敦时装学院补足七所之数，各学院当时只是行政上归并，并非合并为一所学校，教学仍各自开展。

• The colleges themselves were originally established between the mid-nineteenth and the early twentieth century, giving the federation a Victorian and Edwardian institutional base.这些学院本身创办于 19 世纪中叶至 20 世纪初之间，使这一联合体拥有维多利亚与爱德华时代的机构底蕴，各校历史均逾百年。

• Under the Education Reform Act 1988, the London Institute became a single legal entity, and the first court of governors was instated in the following year, 1989.依据 1988 年《教育改革法》，伦敦学院成为单一法人实体，首届校务委员会于次年即 1989 年设立并开始运作。

• The first appointed rector was John McKenzie, whose tenure saw the institute gain degree-awarding powers from the Privy Council in 1993.首任校长（rector）为约翰·麦肯齐（John McKenzie），在其任内，学院于 1993 年获得枢密院授予的学位授予权。

• Sir William Stubbs was appointed rector after the retirement of McKenzie in 1996, and a coat of arms was granted to the institute in 1998.麦肯齐 1996 年退休后，威廉·斯塔布斯爵士（Sir William Stubbs）出任校长，学院于 1998 年获得授予的纹章，机构形象逐步完善。

• Will Wyatt was appointed chairman of governors in 1999, and Lord Stevenson of Coddenham was installed as the first chancellor in 2000.威尔·怀亚特（Will Wyatt）1999 年出任校务委员会主席，科德纳姆的史蒂文森勋爵（Lord Stevenson of Coddenham）于 2000 年就任首任校监。

• Sir Michael Bichard, appointed rector in 2001, encouraged the institute to apply for university status, a step it had originally declined because its colleges were internationally recognised in their own right.2001 年上任的校长迈克尔·比查德爵士（Sir Michael Bichard）推动学院申请大学地位，而这恰是各学院因本身已具国际声誉、早年主动放弃的一步。

• In 2003 the London Institute received Privy Council approval for university status, and the name was changed to the University of the Arts London in 2004.2003 年，伦敦学院获得枢密院批准取得大学地位，2004 年正式更名为伦敦艺术大学，完成从联合学院到大学的转型。

• Wimbledon School of Art joined the university as a sixth college in 2006 and was renamed Wimbledon College of Arts, completing the present six-college federation.温布尔登艺术学院 2006 年作为第六所学院加入，并更名为温布尔登艺术学院（Wimbledon College of Arts），现行六院格局自此成形。

• Sir John Tusa was appointed chairman of governors in 2007, replacing Will Wyatt, and Nigel Carrington was appointed rector in 2008, replacing Sir Michael Bichard.约翰·图萨爵士（Sir John Tusa）2007 年接替怀亚特出任校务委员会主席，奈杰尔·卡林顿（Nigel Carrington）2008 年接替比查德爵士出任校长。

• From 2008 to 2010 staff were made redundant and courses closed, and at the London College of Communication 16 of the 19 courses were discontinued in 2009.2008 至 2010 年间学校裁员并停办课程，伦敦传媒学院在 2009 年有 19 门课程中的 16 门被取消，收缩幅度在当时引发广泛关注。

• The cuts at the London College of Communication provoked staff resignations, student demonstrations and a sit-in staged in protest at the reductions in budget and staff numbers.伦敦传媒学院的削减引发教员辞职、学生示威与静坐抗议，矛头直指预算与人员规模的压缩，成为校史中的争议一页。

• Central Saint Martins moved to a purpose-built complex in King's Cross in June 2011, giving the college a purpose-built architectural home for its teaching.中央圣马丁学院于 2011 年 6 月迁入国王十字的专建综合楼，为教学提供了量身定制的新建筑空间。

• In 2015 Grayson Perry was appointed to succeed Kwame Kwei-Armah as chancellor of the university, continuing the institution's line of public-figure chancellors.2015 年，格雷森·佩里（Grayson Perry）接替夸梅·奎-阿玛（Kwame Kwei-Armah）出任校监，延续由公众人物担任校监的惯例。

• James Purnell replaced Nigel Carrington as vice-chancellor and president in March 2021, leading the university through the mid-2020s.詹姆斯·珀内尔（James Purnell）于 2021 年 3 月接替卡林顿出任校长兼校务总裁，主政至 2020 年代中期。

• Purnell announced his intention to move on in June 2024 and left in September 2024 to take up the role of chief executive of Flint Global.珀内尔 2024 年 6 月宣布去职意向，同年 9 月离任，转任弗林特全球（Flint Global）首席执行官。

• Professor Karen Stanton served as interim president and vice-chancellor before being made permanent in March 2025, having previously led Bishop Grosseteste University, York St John and Solent Universities.凯伦·斯坦顿教授（Karen Stanton）先任临时校长兼校务总裁，2025 年 3 月转正，此前她先后执掌毕晓普格罗斯泰斯特大学、约克圣约翰大学与索伦特大学。

• Stanton also served on the university's Court of Governors before standing down on taking on the role of vice-chancellor, the institutional record shows.据校方记载，斯坦顿此前还曾任伦敦艺术大学校务委员会成员，就任校长后依规辞去该职，避免角色重叠。

Academics

• Teaching is delivered by the six constituent colleges of the federation, each with its own disciplinary identity in art, design, fashion, media or performance.教学由联合体的六所成员学院承担，各学院在艺术、设计、时装、传媒或表演领域各有学科侧重，并自主组织招生与课程。

• Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts was established by the Technical Education Board of the London County Council on 10 January 1898, beside the South London Gallery.坎伯韦尔艺术与工艺学校由伦敦郡议会技术教育委员会创办于 1898 年 1 月 10 日，校址设于南伦敦画廊（South London Gallery）旁。

• Its foundation drew financial support from John Passmore Edwards and advocacy from Edward Burne-Jones, Lord Leighton, Walter Crane and G. F. Watts, and it was renamed Camberwell College of Arts in 1989.其创办得到约翰·帕斯莫尔·爱德华兹（John Passmore Edwards）的资助，以及爱德华·伯恩-琼斯、莱顿勋爵、沃尔特·克莱恩与 G. F. 沃茨的奔走推动，学院 1989 年更名为坎伯韦尔艺术学院。

• Central Saint Martins was formed in 1989 by the merger of Saint Martin's School of Art, founded 1854, and the Central School of Art and Design, founded in 1896.中央圣马丁学院由 1854 年创办的圣马丁艺术学院与 1896 年创办的中央艺术与设计学院于 1989 年合并而成，是联合体中的核心学院之一。

• Drama Centre London, founded in 1963, became part of Central Saint Martins in 1999, and the Byam Shaw School of Art, founded in 1910, was merged into it in 2003.1963 年创办的伦敦戏剧中心 1999 年并入中央圣马丁，1910 年创办的拜厄姆·肖艺术学院则于 2003 年并入，学院 2011 年定名中央圣马丁艺术与设计学院。

• The Chelsea School of Art originated as part of the South-Western Polytechnic, which opened in 1895 and became the Chelsea Polytechnic in 1922.切尔西艺术学院的源头是 1895 年开办的西南理工学院，该院 1922 年更名为切尔西理工学院，艺术学院在其内部逐步成长。

• Its science department was renamed Chelsea College of Science and Technology in 1957, and the art school merged with the Regent Street Polytechnic School of Art in 1964.1957 年其理科部分更名为切尔西科学与技术学院，艺术学院则与摄政街理工学院艺术学院合并，于 1964 年组建切尔西艺术学院。

• In 1975 Chelsea merged with Hammersmith College of Art and Building, joined the London Institute in 1986 and was renamed Chelsea College of Art and Design in 1989.1975 年切尔西与哈默史密斯艺术与建筑学院合并，1986 年加入伦敦学院，1989 年更名为切尔西艺术与设计学院。

• The London College of Printing descends from the St Bride's Foundation Institute Printing School, established in November 1894 under the City of London Parochial Charities Act 1883.伦敦印刷学院的前身是圣布莱德基金会印刷学校，依据 1883 年《伦敦城教区慈善法》于 1894 年 11 月设立。

• St Bride's came under the control of the London County Council in 1922, merged with the photoengraving school in 1949 and was renamed the London College of Printing in 1960.圣布莱德学校 1922 年由伦敦郡议会接管，1949 年与照相制版学校合并为伦敦印刷与平面艺术学校，1960 年更名为伦敦印刷学院。

• The printing department of the North Western Polytechnic was merged into it in 1969, and the college became part of the London Institute in 1986.西北理工学院的印刷系 1969 年并入该院，该院 1986 年成为伦敦学院的一部分，印刷教育脉络由此并入联合体。

• The Westminster Day Continuation School of 1921, later the College for Distributive Trades, merged with the printing college in 1990, and the combined body was renamed the London College of Communication in 1996.1921 年开办的威斯敏斯特日间进修学校后来发展为分销行业学院，1990 年与印刷学院合并，合并后的学院 1996 年更名为伦敦传媒学院。

• The London College of Fashion derives from three trade schools for women, founded in 1906 at Shoreditch, in 1915 at Barrett Street and in 1927 at Clapham.伦敦时装学院源自三所女子职业学校，分别于 1906 年在肖迪奇、1915 年在巴雷特街、1927 年在克拉珀姆创办。

• All three were established by the Technical Education Board of the London County Council to train skilled workers for the clothing and hairdressing trades.三校均由伦敦郡议会技术教育委员会设立，为服装与美发行业培养熟练工人，带有鲜明的行业教育色彩。

• Barrett Street became a technical college after the Education Act 1944, and in 1955 Shoreditch merged with Clapham to form Shoreditch College for the Garment Trades.巴雷特街学校依据 1944 年《教育法》升格为技术学院，1955 年肖迪奇与克拉珀姆合并为肖迪奇服装行业学院。

• That college was renamed Shoreditch College for the Clothing Industry in 1966, merged with Barrett Street in 1967 and became the London College of Fashion in 1974.该院 1966 年更名为肖迪奇制衣工业学院，1967 年与巴雷特街技术学院合并为伦敦服装行业学院，1974 年定名伦敦时装学院。

• Cordwainers College was founded as the Leather Trade School by the Leathersellers and Cordwainers Company in 1887 in Bethnal Green, and it merged with the fashion college in August 2000.科德韦纳斯学院前身为皮革贸易学校，1887 年由皮商与鞋匠行会公司在贝思纳尔绿地创办，1991 年定名后于 2000 年 8 月并入时装学院。

• The foundation of Wimbledon College of Arts goes back to 1890, when an art class for the Rutlish School for Boys was started, with theatre design taught from 1932 and made a department in 1948.温布尔登艺术学院的历史可追溯至 1890 年为拉特利什男校开设的美术课，1932 年起教授剧场设计，1948 年设系。

• Between 1904 and 1920 the class was housed in the Wimbledon Technical Institute in Gladstone Road, the school became independent in 1930 and moved to Merton Hall Road in 1940.1904 至 1920 年间课程设于格拉德斯通路的温布尔登技术学院内，1930 年独立成校，1940 年迁至默顿霍尔路。

• The university is a higher education corporation established under Section 121 of the Education Reform Act 1988, and it is an exempt charity under charity legislation.大学是依据 1988 年《教育改革法》第 121 条设立的高等教育法人，并按慈善法登记为豁免慈善机构。

• In the financial year to 31 July 2025, the university had a total income of £494.9 million and total expenditure of £467.9 million.截至 2025 年 7 月 31 日的财政年度，大学总收入为 4.949 亿英镑，总支出为 4.679 亿英镑，当年收支为正。

• Income came from tuition fees and education contracts worth £410.3 million, funding body grants of £19.3 million, research grants and contracts of £3.1 million and other income of £49.5 million.收入构成为学费与教育合同 4.103 亿英镑、拨款机构资助 1930 万英镑、科研拨款与合同 310 万英镑以及其他收入 4950 万英镑，另有投资收益 1110 万英镑与捐赠类收入 160 万英镑。

• The university is designated as a high-tariff institution, and sometimes as medium-tariff, by the Department for Education, with entrants averaging 131 to 138 UCAS Tariff points in their top three qualifications.大学被英国教育部认定为高录取门槛院校（有时记为中等门槛），新生凭三项最佳前置资格平均取得 131 至 138 个 UCAS 积分。

• On 2022/23 HESA entry standards data the average student achieved 145 points, and the university gave offers to 43.2 percent of undergraduate applicants in 2022, the 10th lowest offer rate nationally.依据 2022/23 学年 HESA 入学标准数据，该校学生平均达 145 分；2022 年大学向 43.2% 的本科申请者发出录取通知，发放率为全英第 10 低。

Campus

• The university has no single campus, since its teaching is distributed across the sites of its six colleges, a dispersed estate rather than one seat.大学没有单一校园，教学分布于六所学院各自的校址，整体是一个分散的办学版图，而非集中于一处。

• Central Saint Martins moved to a purpose-built complex in King's Cross in June 2011, a relocation that gave the college a new architectural identity.中央圣马丁学院 2011 年 6 月迁入国王十字的专建综合楼，这次搬迁为其带来全新的建筑面貌与城市坐标。

• Camberwell College of Arts was founded beside the South London Gallery in 1898, and the location beside the gallery remains part of its campus story.坎伯韦尔艺术学院 1898 年创办于南伦敦画廊旁，毗邻画廊的选址至今仍是其校园沿革的一部分。

• Historic premises recorded along the colleges' lineages include Bolt Court in Clerkenwell and the Bethnal Green home of the Leather Trade School.学院谱系中留有记载的历史校址包括克勒肯维尔的博尔特巷，以及皮革贸易学校所在的贝思纳尔绿地校舍。

• The coordinates recorded for the institution are latitude 51.50853 and longitude -0.12574, the point listed for it in the geographic record.记录在案的坐标为北纬 51.50853、西经 0.12574，是该校在地理资料中登记的机构点位。

• The university's official presence is published at arts.ac.uk, the address it uses for admissions, courses and institutional information online.大学的官方网络入口为 arts.ac.uk，招生、课程与机构信息均通过该地址对外发布。

• The university has 13 halls of residence in various parts of London, supporting a student body spread across the capital.大学在伦敦各处设有 13 处学生宿舍楼，为分散于首都各区的学生提供住宿支持。

• No campus area in hectares or square metres is published in the material consulted, so the entry records the estate by its named college sites.查阅材料未公布以公顷或平方米计的校园面积，本条目仅以六所学院的具名校址记录其校园版图。

Reputation

• The QS World University Rankings 2027 place the university in the 851-900 band, the position for which this entry is written.2027 年 QS 世界大学排名将该校列入第 851-900 位区间，本条目即按该名次区间编写。

• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place the university in the 1401-1600 band of the world table.泰晤士高等教育 2027 年世界大学排名将该校列入第 1401-1600 位区间。

• The US News Best Global Universities ranking for 2026-27 does not include the university among its listed institutions.2026-27 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名未将该校列入其上榜机构之中。

• The 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the Shanghai Ranking main list, does not carry the university among its ranked institutions.2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜未将该校列入其排名机构之中。

• Since 2019 the university has been ranked in second position for art and design in the QS World University Rankings, its strongest subject-level standing by some distance.自 2019 年以来，该校在 QS 世界大学排名的艺术与设计学科榜中稳居第 2 位，是其最具优势的学科名次。

• UAL received an overall ranking of 27 out of 130 in the 2027 Complete University Guide, up from 38th place in 2023 and 29th in the 2024 ranking.在 2027 年完全大学指南中，该校在 130 所院校中综合排名第 27，较 2023 年的第 38 位与 2024 年的第 29 位持续上升。

• The same guide scored the university 63.7 out of 100 for graduate prospects and 3.13 out of 5 for student satisfaction, and the 2026 Guardian University Guide ranked it 9th.同一榜单为该校园生前景打出 63.7 分（满分 100），学生满意度为 3.13（满分 5）；2026 年卫报大学指南则将其列第 9 位。

• A Queen's Anniversary Prize was awarded to Camberwell College of Arts in 1996, to Central Saint Martins in 1998, to Cordwainers in 2008 and to the university itself in 2013.坎伯韦尔艺术学院 1996 年、中央圣马丁 1998 年、科德韦纳斯学院 2008 年先后获女王周年奖，大学本身亦于 2013 年获奖，累计四项。

• Central Saint Martins and the London College of Communication hold Skillset Media Academy status, and Chelsea with the London College of Fashion shares a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.中央圣马丁与伦敦传媒学院获颁 Skillset 媒体学院资格，切尔西艺术学院与伦敦时装学院则共同运营一个由政府资助的教学卓越中心。

• In the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise the university achieved a rating of 5, which in 2006-07 equated to a QR grant of £8.6 million.在 2001 年科研评估（RAE）中，该校获得 5 级评级，该评级在 2006-07 年度对应 860 万英镑的科研拨款。

• The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise placed it 44th of 132 universities overall, and the university returned the largest body of arts and design researchers with 237.89 full-time equivalent staff.2008 年科研评估中，该校在 132 所大学中综合列第 44 位，并以 237.89 名全时当量人员成为艺术与设计领域研究者规模最大的院校。

Student life

• The University of the Arts London Students' Union offers various services to students, from student-led sports clubs to societies across the colleges.伦敦艺术大学学生会为各学院学生提供多种服务，包括由学生自主运营的体育俱乐部与各类社团。

• The union represents students through six elected Sabbatical Officers and offers independent advice to its members.学生会通过 6 名经选举产生的全职学生干事代表学生发声，并为成员提供独立咨询。

• It also operates arts-based opportunities, aligning extracurricular activity with the university's creative and performing disciplines.学生会还组织以艺术为主题的机会项目，使课外活动与学校的创意与表演学科相互呼应。

• In the 2024/25 academic year the student body consisted of 22,950 students, composed of 16,555 undergraduates and 6,395 postgraduate students.2024/25 学年，学生总数为 22,950 人，其中本科生 16,555 人、研究生 6,395 人。

• The university is fourth among United Kingdom institutions by number of international students, and it hosts one of the largest international student bodies in the country.按国际学生人数计，该校在全英院校中排名第 4，拥有英国规模居前的国际学生群体之一。

• No student newspaper, athletics team or formal traditions are recorded in the material consulted, which documents student life mainly through the union and residences.查阅材料未记载学生报纸、运动队或固定传统活动，本条目对学生生活的记录主要依据学生会与宿舍体系。

• The union is stylised as the Arts Students' Union, or Arts SU, tying student representation to the university's artistic identity.学生会的正式名称为 Arts Students' Union（简称 Arts SU），把学生代表身份与学校的艺术定位联系在一起。

• Postgraduate students made up 6,395 of the 22,950 total in 2024/25, roughly 28 percent of the student body.2024/25 学年研究生 6,395 人，占 22,950 名学生总数的约 28%。

Notable people

• John McKenzie served as the first appointed rector of the London Institute, the office at the head of the institution before it became a university.约翰·麦肯齐（John McKenzie）是伦敦学院首任校长，在大学地位获批前执掌这一机构。

• Sir William Stubbs was appointed rector after the retirement of McKenzie in 1996, and Sir Michael Bichard succeeded him in 2001.威廉·斯塔布斯爵士（Sir William Stubbs）1996 年接任校长，迈克尔·比查德爵士（Sir Michael Bichard）2001 年继任。

• Will Wyatt served as chairman of governors from 1999, and Lord Stevenson of Coddenham became the first chancellor of the institution in 2000.威尔·怀亚特（Will Wyatt）自 1999 年起任校务委员会主席，科德纳姆的史蒂文森勋爵（Lord Stevenson of Coddenham）2000 年成为首任校监。

• Sir John Tusa succeeded Will Wyatt as chairman in 2007, and Nigel Carrington became rector in 2008 in place of Sir Michael Bichard.约翰·图萨爵士（Sir John Tusa）2007 年接替怀亚特任主席，奈杰尔·卡林顿（Nigel Carrington）2008 年接替比查德爵士任校长。

• Grayson Perry, the artist, became chancellor in 2015, succeeding Kwame Kwei-Armah in the university's most visible ceremonial office.艺术家格雷森·佩里（Grayson Perry）2015 年出任校监，接替夸梅·奎-阿玛（Kwame Kwei-Armah）担任这一最具公共性的礼仪职务。

• James Purnell served as vice-chancellor and president from March 2021 until September 2024, when he left to become chief executive of Flint Global.詹姆斯·珀内尔（James Purnell）自 2021 年 3 月至 2024 年 9 月任校长兼校务总裁，离任后出任弗林特全球（Flint Global）首席执行官。

• Professor Karen Stanton was made permanent president and vice-chancellor in March 2025, having previously led Bishop Grosseteste University, York St John and Solent Universities.凯伦·斯坦顿教授（Karen Stanton）2025 年 3 月正式就任校长兼校务总裁，此前先后执掌毕晓普格罗斯泰斯特大学、约克圣约翰大学与索伦特大学。

• Camberwell's foundation in 1898 drew on the support of John Passmore Edwards and the advocacy of Edward Burne-Jones, Lord Leighton, Walter Crane and G. F. Watts.坎伯韦尔 1898 年创办时得到约翰·帕斯莫尔·爱德华兹（John Passmore Edwards）的资助，以及爱德华·伯恩-琼斯、莱顿勋爵、沃尔特·克莱恩与 G. F. 沃茨的推动。

• Francis Hawke founded the Hammersmith College of Art and Building in 1891, a school later taken over by the London County Council in 1904 and merged into Chelsea in 1975.弗朗西斯·霍克（Francis Hawke）1891 年创办哈默史密斯艺术与建筑学院，该院 1904 年由伦敦郡议会接管，1975 年并入切尔西。

• The university's leadership line runs from McKenzie through Stubbs, Bichard, Carrington and Purnell to Stanton, with chancellors drawn from public life since 2000.校领导序列自麦肯齐起，历经斯塔布斯、比查德、卡林顿与珀内尔直至斯坦顿；校监一职自 2000 年起均由公众人物担任。