The Council for Higher Education in Art & Design

CHEAD is the association of educational institutions with degree or postgraduate provision in art and design.

About CHEAD

CHEAD provides a voice for and on behalf of higher education art and design in the UK four nations advancing knowledge and understanding in the sector and promoting the sector’s interests to others. We carry out research, scan the policy horizon, brief our members, facilitate networking opportunities for senior staff from within and outside HE as well as helping to shape higher education art and design policy on our members’ behalf. We facilitate specialist internal networks supporting art and design research leaders, Subject Associations, and HE gallery leaders.

Members

Art & design graduates each year

Value of research income in millions

Graduate Showcases 2021

Find links to all 2021 online graduate showcases from participating CHEAD members to promote and showcase this years cohort and celebrate their achievement.

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Between Scholarship, Research and interdisciplinarity

Join members of the Research Alliance to discuss Scholarship, Research and interdisciplinarity

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Research Alliance

The CHEAD Research Alliance brings together researchers and researcher leaders within CHEAD members institutions and holds regular events for members of the Alliance throughout the year.

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It was my first visit to such an event - having only recently been made course leader. I found the experience very valuable, not only in terms of the discussions and presentations but also as a social / networking event. It's good to feel part of a community. The organisation and hospitality was incredibly well organised and welcomed

– University of Cumbria

I have to say I thought the day was excellent - as per usual - each talk sparked many ideas of how we could make significant improvements in Portsmouth. I have decided that these need to be attended by more than one person from my School / Faculty going forward though, and then try and clear the day following to discuss and digest through follow up planning meetings! Thanks again for another excellent day and for all your hard work at CHEAD.

– University of Portsmouth

Latest News & Resources

0.5 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Critical & Cultural Studies

May 26, 2021

0.5 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Critical & Cultural Studies at the University of Northampton As Lecturer/Senior Lecturer of Critical and Cultural Studies you will work with the Programme teams in BA Graphic Communication and BA Illustration to deliver and develop...

JUMPSTART – Proposal for UK-wide exhibition, September 2022

May 25, 2021

JUMPSTART - Proposal for UK-wide exhibition, September 2022 “Jumpstart” grows out of the pandemic period of 2020/21 where, for the first time in living memory, Gray’s School of Art has been unable to hold a physical degree show for our graduating students. The loss of...

See my FACE Diversity Student Survey

May 20, 2021

FACE invites academics to poll 'current and recently graduated' Higher Education students. The aim of FACE is to measure how diverse and inclusive a student’s overall education currently is, in order to implement immediate changes within the National Student Survey...

Members’ Gallery

Higher education art and design sits at the heart of the UK’s world leading creative industries. Visit our gallery to view more work produced within CHEAD member institutions.

In addition, we run a network for staff from CHEAD member galleries. Find out more information about the network.

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Member Profiles

Newcastle University

Our reputation is built on world-leading teaching, alongside world-leading research, disseminated in the form of publications, exhibitions, installations and interventions.

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Leeds School of Arts

Leeds School of Arts, with a history that spans over 170 years is united by a common goal: to encourage individuality, to inspire creativity, and to create impact.

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