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
Annual Conference 2022
This conference aims to explore the way forward for creative higher education institutions to engage with a new civic agenda and provide an opportunity to hear from key speakers in this field, offer case studies from leaders in creative HEI’s, explore themes in dedicated workshops and network with colleagues.
Atypical Leaders Seminar
Do you identify yourself as a Leader or is the label of ‘Leader’ unappealing to you? This programme will explore traditional and evolving concepts of leadership within the context of art and design education.
Technical Alliance
CHEAD is delighted to announce the addition of a Technical Alliance to its range of sector specific networks this academic year.
This specialist Technical Alliance will bring together technicians, technical tutors and technical leaders.
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.
Latest News & Resources
Membership Survey 2021
CHEAD members from across the sixty-seven member institutions were surveyed during a period between 10th September and 10th November 2021. The survey was designed to explore the following: How CHEAD communicates effectively through our policy briefings, mailings and...
Digital Officer Vacancy
Digital Officer Vacancy Our friends at @an_artnews are recruiting a Digital Officer. Help shape the digital infrastructure of the largest artists’ membership company in the UK. About a-n a-n The Artists Information Company is the largest artists’ membership...
CHALLENGING TIMES – Global Pandemic, Black Lives Matter and Climate and Ecological Emergency
The Global South Strikes Back THIS EVENT HAS NOW TAKEN PLACE. There will be further Decarbonisation/Decolonisation events in early 2022. Zoom online, October 27th, Wed, 1-2pm This invitation has kindly been provided by Rahul Patel, University of the Arts London Open...
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.
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.
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.