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- About UCASUInformation about how we do things and the rules we follow.
- UCASU ValuesOur plan to providing every UCA student an excellent experience.
- Follow usLinks to all our social media channels.
- Work at UCASUCheck out our current vacancies, and head here for staff onboarding if you've just joined us.
- Advertise With UCASUTap into a highly-engaged student audience by advertising at UCA Students' Union. Get in touch with our media partner, native, today.
- Making a ComplaintHow to make a complaint about the Union.
Advice & Support
- Knowledge BaseFrom wellbeing advice to understanding academic processes guidance and much more in between, visit our Knowledge Base!
- Resources & ToolkitsCheck out our Climate Conscious Toolkit, LGBTQ+ Education Pack, Mental Health and Disability Resouce and more.
- Reporting an IssueHow to report any issues you may be dealing with to UCASU directly or through the UCA Report + Support platform.
Student Voice
- Your Union PresidentsMeet your full-time elected Presidents, Cassie and Rajon. Find out about their campaigns and keep up-to-date here.
- Union CouncilFind our who's on your Union Council, what's being done to represent your interests and when our meetings are.
- Course RepsOur Course Reps represent positive academic change and development. Find out more and find your Course Rep!
- CampaignsInformation on all of our current campaigns and how you can support them.
- All Student Meeting (AGM)The All Student Meeting reports on our work and give students the chance to directly impact it.
Get Involved
- Clubs & SocietiesFind out about the Clubs and Societies already on your campus that you can join, and how to start your own!
- Events CalendarWant to know what's happening on your campus? Our events calendar is the place to go to be in the know.
- GlasshouseThe number one nighttime venue in Farnham, based right in the heart of campus – it’s brought to you by UCASU too!
- London PrideJoin us for the London Pride parade! Grab your free ticket and come wave your flags with us!
- Spring MarketJoin us on your campus for our Annual Spring Markets. Support the UCA community alongside local creatives and small businesses. Stall sign-up open to Students, Staff, Alumni and Public
- UnivisionInspired by the Eurovision Song Contest, Univision brings students from across the country together to represent their institutions in an all-out music competition. Hosted by the University of Surrey Students' Union, it is not to miss!
- Winter MarketJoin us on your campus for our Annual Winter Markets. Spread some festive cheer and support locally, stall sign-up open to students, staff, alumni and public.
- Union Awards X Summer BallOur Union Awards celebrates and offers recognition of achievements made throughout the year.
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ABOUT UNIVERSITY FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS

Oscar-winning film makers and animators, world-renowned fashion designers, television presenters and Turner-Prize nominees are just some of UCA's high-profile graduates who have enriched the world with their creative talents. Taught and guided by our experienced, industry-connected academic staff, our students can now reap the benefits of studying in a top 25 UK university (see latest league table results below).

With more than 6,000 students studying over 110 creative courses across four campuses, we generate unique communities of artists, designers, makers, writers and researchers.

As a specialist arts institution, we are 100% creative. Our distinctiveness against larger multi-disciplinary universities comes from focusing on provision through our creative campuses, which are not compromised by sharing facilities with other subjects or disciplines.

Over the past year, we have received recognition and awards which offer strong evidence that we're now one of the top creative universities in the UK:

We are the highest placed creative university, the second highest modern university and are in the top 25 of all UK universities in The Guardian University Guide 2018.
The Guardian also placed us in the top 10 for our Architecture, Fashion & Textiles and Film Production & Photography courses for 2018.
We are ranked the top specialist university for the creative industries by the Complete University Guide 2018.
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017 places us in the top 15 for teaching quality.
We were praised for our achievements at Graduate Fashion Week (GFW) 2016, with 12 students shortlisted for awards, and Epsom graduate Qiwei Jiang winning the Marks & Spencer Best Womenswear Award.
Our Students’ Union, UCASU, was named the best specialist Students’ Union in the country at the 2016 National Union of Students (NUS) Awards.
UCASU was also named HE Students’ Union of the Year at the NUS Disabled Students Awards 2017.
The latest Research Exercise Framework (REF 2014) confirms our position as one of the top ten research communities in art and design, with 93% of our research designated as internationally recognised for quality, and 64% of our research submissions classed as world leading and internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and thoroughness.