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The Design Council is proud to celebrate its Skills for Planet Regional Champions

This dedicated network of art and design educators is leading a vital nationwide shift, reorienting higher education to put the planet at the heart of the creative process.

In partnership with the Council for Higher Education in Art and Design (CHEAD) and the Design Council, these Champions are working across all 12 UK regions to embed the Skills for Planet Blueprint into curricula and local networks.

This isn’t just about new lesson plans; it’s about shaping local design economies and advocating for the green skills the industry needs right now.

Teaching design at a university in the UK? Embed the Skills for Planet Blueprint into your design programmes today and help make sure that the designers of tomorrow have the skills needed to design for planet.

Find out more about Skills for Planet on the Design Council website.

The Design Council also has a form to complete on its website if you want to get in touch with your Regional Champion.

Shaded map of the UK showing skills for planet regions and the Universities where the regional champions are based

Published 21.04.26
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