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Welcome to the UCA Creative Education Conference 2025 at The University for the Creative Arts, Epsom on June 18th 2025, 10:00-17:00 BST.
Contact us: creativeedconference@uca.ac.uk
Creative education is amid a major shift.
With global challenges intensifying and creative industries rapidly evolving, the call for fresh, forward-thinking teaching has never been more pressing. This year’s conference theme of Innovative Practices in Creative Education, focuses on how we can embed bold, responsive, and impactful approaches into creative education, shaping graduates who aren’t just skilled makers, but also critical thinkers, ethical innovators, and agents of change.
We’ll consider how emerging technologies, such as generative AI, can enrich creative work and how business and entrepreneurial thinking might complement arts curricula. This broad perspective challenges traditional models and invites us to reimagine what we teach, how we teach, and why it matters.
At the core of this year’s theme are authentic learning and practice-based research approaches that connect education with real-world contexts, encourage hands-on experimentation, and foster collaboration across disciplines. By placing these methods front and centre, we aim to explore how creative education can empower students to engage more deeply with their work and spark meaningful innovation. Alongside this, the conference continues to foreground our shared responsibility to shape a more sustainable future, asking how creative education can lead the way in developing greener, circular economies.
We invite provocations, case studies, and research that show how innovative approaches to creative education can drive cultural, environmental, and economic impact, ultimately preparing students to thrive and lead in our complex, interconnected world. By engaging in these forward thinking dialogues, we can shape a creative education future that responds to uncertainty and equips both ourselves and our graduates to adapt and lead with purpose in a rapidly changing world.
Booking Tickets
Tickets are now available to purchase via this link.
Travel and Accommodation
The conference will be held on the Epsom Campus at the Business School for Creative Industries.
The address is: 21 Ashley Rd, Epsom KT18 5BE
Please note that there is no parking on Epsom campus, apart from disabled parking. Travelling to campus by car? Learn more about parking at UCA Epsom
By train: The UCA campus is a five-minute walk from Epsom train station. You can get there from London Waterloo or London Victoria. Visit the National Rail website for times and prices.
If travelling from Eurostar and arriving at London St. Pancras International, then take the southbound Victoria Line tube to London Victoria, or change at Oxford Circus (Bakerloo line, southbound) to London Waterloo.
By car: You’ll find our main campus on the outskirts of the town centre, close to the Ashley Centre shopping mall. Please note that there is no parking at the Epsom campus apart from disabled parking. Travelling to campus by car? Learn more about parking at UCA Epsom
The nearest car park to the campus is the Ashley Centre (postcode KT18 5AL), which is about a five-minute walk away. For details of public car parks nearby please visit the Epsom and Ewell Borough Council website.
By foot: Epsom campus is a short 10-minute walk from the town centre and the train station. Please put use the postcode to plan your route: KT18 5BE
There are a number of hotels in Epsom which are within walking distance of the campus.
Travelodge Epsom Central - (10 minute walk)
Premier Inn Epsom Town Centre (13 minute walk)