Edinburgh Napier University

School of Arts and Creative Industries

Create, Connect, Collaborate: Inspiring and empowering minds to think for tomorrow.

In the School of Arts and Creative Industries, our mission is to unlock innovation and growth, nurture talent and opportunities for collaboration, and enable graduates and staff to develop sustainable careers in tomorrow’s creative and connected communities.

We are widely recognised for expertise and excellence in creative practice:

  • 96.1% of our undergraduate students are in work or further study 15 months after graduation - HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey, 2019/20
  • A top 3 UK university for Film Production & Photography (3rd of 67) - The Guardian University Guide 2023
  • A top 3 UK university for Journalism (3rd of  49) - The Guardian University Guide 2023
  • A top 3 UK modern university for Music (2nd of 37) - The Guardian University Guide 2023
  • A top 3 UK modern for English (2nd of 46) - The Complete University Guide 2023
  • A top 3 UK modern university for Drama, Dance & Cinematics - The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023

School of Arts and Creative Industries

Create, Connect, Collaborate: Inspiring and empowering minds to think for tomorrow.

Creativity in a Crisis

We didn’t let lockdown restrictions stifle our creativity – still creating, connecting and collaborating, see some of the projects our students completed during the pandemic.

Awards and recognition

  • Our students excelled at the prestigious Creative Conscience Awards 2020
  • Students’ work has featured at international film festivals including Venice, Edinburgh, Cannes, Beijing and Kolkata and won international design awards including D&AD, RSA and Deutsche Post International
  • Graduates have won places on the prestigious BBC Production and ITV News trainee schemes, and Creative Advertising Scholarships from the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising
  • Music students are regularly awarded or shortlisted for national and international prize
Edinburgh Napier Degree Show

Find out more about our annual showcase of creative talent from the School of Arts and Creative Industries.

Design & Art Lab Podcast

Get our postgraduate design students' perspective on multiple theories, philosophies, principles and approaches of Art & Design.

The Jim Haynes Living Archive

Edinburgh Napier is delighted to be the permanent home to the Jim Haynes Living Archive.