School of Arts and Creative Industries
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As a member of our school, you'll never be limited to a single role. With a proven track record of successfully completed creative projects, ACI students have the contacts and portfolios they need to set out on a freelance career and enjoy the creative freedom that brings. We give you the confidence to turn your passion into purpose.
Festival of Creativity 2023
Research in Focus
The School of Arts and Creative Industries at London South Bank University (LSBU) is focused on developing insightful, innovative research.
Acting & Performance lecturers represent…
Acting and Performance lecturers Jon Lee, Tom Davis and Aiden Condron recently returned from -15c temperatures, 4 feet of snow, frozen lake bathing, s...
Five LSBU graduates shortlisted for Royal Tel…
Five former London South Bank University (LSBU) students will find out at 7.30pm on 14 March whether they have won two Royal Television Society (RTS) ...
LSBU recognised as world leaders in Film and…
London South Bank University (LSBU) are new full members of the prestigious the International Association of Film and Television Schools (Centre Inter...
Hat trick for LSBU Film Professor
Lucy Brown, Head of Division for Film and an Associate Professor in the School of Arts and Creative Industries at LSBU is enjoying success on the glob...
LSBU Screen Student Films at the BFI Southban…
LSBU Film Practice students have attended their final year screening. Students had the opportunity to see their final major films screen at the Britis...
LSBU students win Royal Television Society aw…
London South Bank University (LSBU) Film Practice students have distinguished themselves at the Royal Television Society (RTS) London Student Televisi...
Post production industry gets welcome boost f…
The apprenticeship is being launched by UK Screen Alliance (15 April 2020) in partnership with LSBU and award-winning post production house, Clear Cut...
LSBU film technician volunteers to help deliv…
Since the pandemic started, Stephanie Bless Cleall has been helping to deliver vital food and medical supplies to vulnerable people.
LSBU team runners up in UK wide game design c…
The team, PB&J Studios, came a very close second in the Green Game Jam, for their game Pollution Panic.
LSBU Head of Games set to receive Women in Ga…
LSBU Head of Games, Siobhán Thomas, set to receive Women in Games Award 2016 for ground-breaking work in games; including her work to help create gam...
LSBU launches new partnership with IPSE
LSBU joins IPSE to extend its support to students looking to become freelancers within the arts and creative industries.
LSBU to commemorate life of C. L. R. James du…
London South Bank University (LSBU) to commemorate life of C. L. R. James during Black History Month.
Film lecturer shortlisted for BFI’s Best Shor…
LSBU’s film lecturer shortlisted for BFI’s Best Short Film Award for his documentary, The Trembling Giant.
Symposium on Post-Screen Cultures and Practic…
LSBU welcomed artists and academics from the UK and abroad to join them for symposium discussing Post-Screen Cultures and Practices.
LSBU's Artist in Residence announces exhibiti…
LSBU’s first Artist in Residence, Xavier White, is set to launch an exhibition exploring resilience and compassion to help health and social care stud...
LSBU Lecturer gets backing on short film
LSBU Lecturer gets backing on short film to help young people to deal with bullying.
LSBU to host GameCamp 8
LSBU welcomes all game-lovers to join them to take part in talks, games and networking opportunities at GameCamp 8.
LSBU team up with Ryerson University to deliv…
London South Bank University (LSBU) has partnered up with Ryerson University in Canada to deliver borderless research and education opportunities.
Borough Road Gallery set to celebrate the tea…
Borough Road Gallery, part of London South Bank University (LSBU), will hold its ninth exhibition to celebrate the teaching practice of David Bomberg,...
LSBU gets ready to graduate Class of 2015
LSBU film academic has short film premiered a…
LSBU's Game Design and Development course rec…
Curtain goes up on LSBU's School of Arts and…
Borough Road Gallery presents new exhibition…
Borough Road Gallery celebrates its third bir…
Inaugural Lecture with Professor Elena Marche…
Join our second Inaugural Lecture of the 24/25 Public Lecture series, celebrating Professor Elena Marcheveska, a professor in Performing Arts at Londo...
LSBU alumna Emily Denton discusses joining a…
Hear from LSBU alumna Emily Denton on balancing acting work alongside backstage production.
Jamie Foster- Post Production Technical opera…
Meet Jamie Foster and learn about his apprenticeship and career at Molinaire, in post-production.
Nikita Listopad- BA (Hons) Film and TV Practi…
Discover Nikita Listopad, alumnus of the BA (Hons) Film and TV Practice course.
Luis Miguel Enriquez- BA (Hons) Game Design a…
BA (Hons) Game Design and Development third year student Luis Miguel Enriquez talking about his experience on the course.
Isabel Elia - BA (Hons) Game Design and Devel…
Learn about Isabel Elias who graduated from LSBU's Game Design and Development course. She is now working at Ubisoft as a Senior Project Coordinator....
Rhianne Newman - BA (Hons) Fashion Promotion…
Rhianne shares what it's like to be a part of a community at LSBU.
Purdey Maiklem - BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and…
Find out about Purdey's journey and experience studying Fashion Buying and Merchandising at LSBU.
Alumna Elle McNicoll on becoming a published…
Initially, Elle believed university wasn’t for her, but she went on to achieve a first degree and became a published author at 27.
Melissa Larsson - BA (Hons) Game Design and D…
Melissa's journey in Game Design and Development.
Yazmin Belo - BA (Hons) in Drama and Performa…
At LSBU, Yazmin discusses what it's like to be a member of a community.
Writer and actor Soph Galustian on how LSBU p…
Drama and Performance graduate Soph Galustian discusses her recent career success as an actor in Everyone Else Burns and as creator of Peck 'Eds, incl...
Student Ambassador Holly Atkinson takes leade…
Holly has found that being an LSBU Student Ambassador is a flexible role which has helped her develop new skills and meet people from across the Unive...
Rachel Gadsden talks openly about disability
Acclaimed artist Rachel Gadsden is an Honorary Doctor of LSBU. Her work explores universal themes of fragility, survival and hope, drawing on her own ...
Jessica McFaul is hired by Dazed
Whilst studying at LSBU, Jessica has learnt a lot about the fashion world, spanning from industry etiquette such as how to approach modelling agencies...
Alexandria Tilley works for the Webbers Galle…
How our facilities in Elephant Studios at LSBU are helping prepare one BA (Hons) Digital Photography student for her dream career.
Louis Facey presents at the BFI Southbank
Our new media facilities are helping LSBU’s multimedia students keep one step ahead of the film-making crowd.
Chantay St Louis loves having the opportunity…
Chantay loves playing indie games as they can explore mental health and emotions. She is now looking forward to creating her own games that can open p...
Oliver Spier, Photography Technician
Olivier Spier, a photography technician and TSS team member, discusses his role at LSBU and the new working group he's setting up for arts technicians...
“I prototyped six games in my first year and…
Annie Canty enjoys her course’s collaborative approach to designing games and is building an impressive network of contacts and portfolio of work to h...
Alumnus Simon Smith discusses his work on TV…
Emmy award winner and LSBU Film alumnus, Simon Smith, discusses his journey to success and why you should never take any opportunity you can get.
Anna Leckey explores the fringey types
Since graduating, Anna has formed her own theatre company and staged her first production.
Arturas Bondarciukas travels to Italy with th…
As a keen young photographer who wanted to turn professional, Arturas has found that studying photography at LSBU has given him the skills and experie...
Lisa Drew draws a line in her career trajecto…
How Elephant Studios and the South Bank Collective have helped one student enhance her photography skills
A course that allows you to explore both stag…
Amy Louise Jones describes her experience of living and learning in London, and taking advantage of LSBU’s networking opportunities and proximity to g...
Desi Ilieva, BA (Hons) Marketing
How a spur-of-the-moment visit to our campus proved the first step to a dream career for one student, with a little help from her lecturers and a gre...
LSBU academic launches major new reference wo…
LSBU research project, CEDaCI, wins Interreg…
Headed by Deborah Andrews, Associate Professor of Design at LSBU, the Circular Economy for the Data Centre Industry (CEDaCI) project aims to make data...
Katrina Maclaine
The role of a nursing apprentice during COVID…
Today we hear from Eleana, a first year apprentice nurse
Emmanuel Owusa-Ansah, graduate, BA (Hons) Acc…
Born in Central London, Emmanuel Owusa-Ansah was a Student Ambassador, a Warden and a member of two societies during his time at LSBU. He also decided...
Data Protection
We're committed to protecting people's rights and privacy in line with data protection laws.
Accounting and Finance
The CertHE course in Accounting and Finance at LSBU. Full-time and option to progress to year two of the BA (Hons) equivalent.
Nicole Deenmamode, MSc Occupational Therapy
A career change is never an easy choice to make, but Nicole felt supported by LSBU right from the start of her journey to study Occupational Therapy.
Psychology
Using video games to transform children’s liv…
Award winning games designer Siobhán Thomas has been working with students to develop games for young people with disabilities
LSBU raises dementia awareness with ‘Grandma…
Az2b Theatre presented dementia awareness play 'Grandma Remember Me' to an audience of 400 students from the School of Health and Social Care at Londo...
Psychology (Forensic Psychology)
School of Arts and Creative Industries
Film and media, arts and performance and creative technologies
Diena Samir, alumna, BSc (Hons) Architectural…
From the courtroom to the construction industry: Diena has changed her career around thanks to her degree.
Courses
Media, arts and creative technologies courses
SimMan
Used to help students learn clinical skills in a simulated care environment
LSBU is second in top UK university apprentic…
LSBU is marking National Apprenticeship Week 2021 by celebrating coming second in a league table of leading higher education apprenticeship providers ...
Looking back on World Refugee Day
See how resources have been used throughout history to help those most in need
Olivia Jayne Kemp on developing sustainable c…
Olivia Jayne Kemp is studying BSc (Hons) Bioscience with the School of Applied Sciences at London South Bank University (LSBU).
Sponsors
The LSBU team would like to extend their thanks to their sponsors.
LSBU partners with Southwark Business Awards…
LSBU is partnering with Southwark Business Awards (SBA) for the second year running, to deliver these popular awards which recognise the successes and...
Law blog: Legal consultant urges students to…
Law firm recruitment processes are including tasks which are very similar to the tasks the candidates are asked to do in The Apprentice. So, why are l...
Academic wins award for pioneering research o…
An academic in our Health and Social Care has won a top award by the British Renal Society for her ongoing and vital research into care of people who ...
CEREB
CEREB is LSBU's unique teaching, research and demonstration resource for the built environment and hosts renewable energy solutions.
Public lecture at LSBU on HIV and AIDS stigma…
LSBU set to host sugar tax debate
Are we addicted to sugar? That’s the issue that London South Bank University (LSBU) is set to uncover at the Sugar Tax Debate, to be held on 15 Septem...
January start courses
We offer a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses starting in January.
Start-Up London Programme
Go from idea to customer in 6 weeks with Start-Up London.
Changing behaviour to create low impact data…
LSBU researchers have been exploring how to solve the problem of energy hungry data centres, improving efficiency using smart design techniques
Your first week
Your course induction takes place during your first week at LSBU
PhD student Carolyn Defrin on collaborating w…
Student and freelance artist, Carolyn Defrin, tells us about her collaborative research with Hammersmith United Charities and gives crucial advice to ...
Graduate spotlight: Cameron Ross
Business Management with Business Practice (C…
‘Dystopia’ multi-arts event, BA (Hons) Arts &…
Dystopia – a one night multi-arts extravaganza – was more than just an event for the group of thirteen Arts and Festival students – it was a significa...
Vinay Tanna
Daniel Doyle, alumnus, BSc (Hons) Business In…
From A Levels to BI developer: Daniel talks us through his journey to working for himself as an IT contractor.
Writing Bomberg: Poetry and Voice at Borough…
LSBU stars at Bill Vinten University Awards
LSBU Film Practice Degree (now Film and Television Practice) graduate, Jamie-Oliver Lai won second place at the prestigious Guild of Television Camera...
Emma Connor, alumna, MSc Marketing
London South Bank University (LSBU) has helped Emma Connor secure employment in London by furthering her education in Marketing MSc, by enhancing her ...
Courses
Search through courses in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Melissa Larsson - BA (Hons) Game Design and D…
Melissa's journey in Game Design and Development.
Student experience
Students can expect a dynamic, exciting and varied experience during their studies
LSBU students prove their skills in Engineeri…
A team of LSBU students has made it to the grand final of the Engineering for People (EfP) Design Challenge, showcasing their innovative design skills...
Vice-Chancellor honoured with China Friendshi…
Professor David Phoenix, Vice-Chancellor of LSBU, is given China’s Friendship Award in recognition of his economic and social contributions.
Prince Amoako, MEng (Hons) Electrical and Ele…
Following in his uncle's footsteps, Prince is well on his way to becoming a chartered engineer and fulfilling his dream of working in the power indust...
Brooke Lucy discusses her Internship with JPM…
Lucy Starte studied BA (Hons) Business Studies at LSBU, which provided fantastic experiences such as studying in Paris for a semester.
Short course for new food technology teachers
How to apply
Our specialist guidance makes applying to university easy
Professor David Nutt: Psychedelics and the 19…
In a talk at LSBU just before Christmas, Professor David Nutt from Imperial College London, treated us to a glimpse of the positive, therapeutic effec...
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Top-up…
Skills and development
Our training programmes support the development of wider professional and personal skills.
Stephen Perry, Honorary Fellow
Stephen Perry is leader of the 48 Group and managing director of the London Export Corporation. He has been made an Honorary Fellow in recognition of ...
Construction Management and Economics
The pandemic’s mental toll: new survey finds…
‘Covid-19 Anxiety Syndrome’ is still causing many people to struggle with reintegrating into daily life, even with most Covid-19 restrictions in Engla...
The School of Applied Sciences to host showca…
The LSBU's School of Applied Sciences to host showcase evening to celebrate its establishment.
Vice-Chancellor calls on MPs to amend Higher…
LSBU Vice-Chancellor, Professor David Phoenix, champions the vision of 21st century universities in a speech at the Labour Party Conference.
Accept Your Offer
Key information and resources for undergraduate offer-holders at London South Bank University
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