The Royal College of Art Podcast
Episodes
Should creativity be an essential part of patient care, or is it just a ‘nice to have’ addition?
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
00:00:00 Introduction: Can creativity transform the future of healthcare?00:01:35 From "nice-to-have" to vital: Defining creative health today00:06:12...
Will AI help to nurture our relationship with the natural world, or erode it?
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial intelligence is impacting every aspect of our lives, but what does its exponential rise mean for the natural world?In this episode of the R...
Does public art make shared spaces more inclusive or exclusive?
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the RCA Podcast, RCA President Christoph Lindner speaks with artist and educator Sarah Staton and architect Liza Fior about the pow...
How can scientists and designers collaborate to protect our oceans? With the National Oceanography Centre
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2024, representatives from the Royal College of Art (RCA) joined the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) on an expedition from Greenland to Iceland ...
How can we make creative education and fashion truly equitable? with Joyce Addai Davis and Andrew Ibi
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does a genuinely ‘decentered’ space look like in creative education and the fashion industry?Ahead of the upcoming FACE (Fashion Academics Cr...
RCA2024 Dean's Download: Festival of Communication
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of our Dean's Downloads series for RCA2024, we catch up with Kerry Curtis, Dean of the School of Communication. Kerry chats with ...
RCA2024 Dean's Download: discover the School of Design
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of our Dean's Downloads series for RCA2024, we catch up with Professor Paul Anderson, Dean of the School of Design. We discuss th...
RCA2024 Dean's Download: What to expect from the School of Architecture
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of our Dean's Downloads series for RCA2024, we catch up with Dr Adrian Lahoud, Dean of the School of Architecture.The School's e...
Kimberley Burrows: Accessible making and making accessible
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat to Kimberly Burrows. Kimberly graduated from the Royal College of Art with a MA in Painting in 2023, and continued her RCA jo...
RCA2024 Dean's Download: School of Arts & Humanities
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of our Dean's Downloads series for RCA2024, we catch up with Ken Neil, Dean of the School of Arts & Humanities, to chat about...
Designing the future - educating for sustainability in art and design
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How can we integrate sustainability into arts and design education to empower students to make an impact? In the latest episode of the RCA Podcast, Dr...
Being a working-class creative
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Benji Jeffrey chats to Christoph Jones and Melanie King from the Working Class Collective (WCC). The WCC is a student-run society, fo...
Investing in women: Entrepreneurship at InnovationRCA
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a special episode for International Women’s Day, this week's episode focuses on InnovationRCA - the Royal College of Art's centre for ent...
Behold our power - celebrating the RCA’s Black community
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Royal College of Art Podcast, Emily Moore and Ekua McMorris discuss initiatives to support the RCA’s Black community. H...
Loo-topia: Designing Inclusive Public Toilets
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Royal College of Art Podcast, host Benji Jeffrey delves into the fascinating world of public toilets with guests Gail Ramster a...
Addressing local and global design challenges
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Royal College of Art podcast, exploring the world of art, design, and research at the World's Number 1 College for postgraduate art...
Doing, undoing and imagining futures
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Benji takes you on an enlightening journey through the Venice Biennale, where the theme of "The Laboratory of the Future" s...
The boundaries of communication
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Benji dissects the multifaceted concept of communication with Dr Barbara Brownie, Assistant Dean (School of Communication) at the RCA...
Creative education through uncertainty
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our host Benji sits down with Chris Mitchell, Deputy Director of Academic Development at the Royal College of Art (RCA), to explore w...
Between art and humanity
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Benji speaks to Martin Newth, Assistant Dean (School of A&H), on what the Arts and Humanities is, how the art world has changed, the value of slow...