About
Founded in 1837, the RCA is the world’s largest community of postgraduate art and design students. The RCA has been ranked the number one art and design university in the world in the QS World University Rankings by Subject for each of the last ten years, and was ranked the largest most research-intensive art and design institution in both REF2014 and REF2021. We have a track record of winning substantial UKRI grants and industry research contracts, and of demonstrable research excellence. Our Strategic Plan 2022-27 sets out our goals for providing new insights and leadership to global challenges in mobility and urbanism, the climate crisis and the circular economy, ageing populations and inclusivity, and design and AI, and showcasing evidence of the impact of arts and humanities research on enhancing and humanising our understanding of complex social, cultural and technological problems.
Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors
1 Novel circular business models to enable the just transition to a sustainable and circular economy2 Improving ecodesign of products and development of testing methods for products prioritised under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation5 Consumption patterns and environmental awareness as enablers of transition to circular economy6 Indicators for the transition to sustainable and circular economy16 Open Topic: Innovative solutions for the sustainable and circular transformation of SMEs