Norwich University of the Arts students had another successful year at Sync The City 2024, taking home the top two awards for the third year running
This event, celebrating its 10th anniversary, highlighted our students’ creativity, technical expertise, and entrepreneurial spirit across multiple courses including BA (Hons) Graphic Design, BA (Hons) Graphic Communication, BSc (Hons) User Experience Design, Level 5 Diploma Creative Computing, MA Communication Design and BA (Hons) Games Art & Design.
The Judges’ Prize and £3,000 were awarded to Brightpath, a project to monitor and support children’s mental health in schools. The innovative concept was developed by first-year BSc (Hons) User Experience Design student Kurun Gill and BSc (Hons) User Experience Design graduate Tom Wardle, showcasing their ability to tackle critical societal challenges with innovative solutions.
The audience-voted People’s Choice Prize and a £1,000 went to Good Eggs, an app connecting local organic farmers directly with consumers. The app’s prototypes and visual identity were created by MA Communication Design student Jade Guiraud, third-year BSc (Hons) User Experience Design student James Hopper, and third-year BA (Hons) Graphic Communication student Jacob Bryant.
This marks the second consecutive People’s Choice Prize for James Hopper, whose team previously won with the project Hubl in 2023. Over the past year, James and Jacob launched Hubl as a live service supporting refugees and immigrants in Norwich, helping them develop English language skills.
Second-year BSc (Hons) User Experience Design student Hunter Gurung made it through to the final round with Subsense, a platform for businesses to manage software and service subscriptions. Hunter’s engaging presentation earned a commendation from the judges and praise from mentors and teammates. His team included Faith Adcock, Matas Ancevicius, and Theo Horler, all students on BSc (Hons) User Experience Design.
First-year BA (Hons) Graphic Design student Eunseo Jang impressed audiences with her presentation of her team’s project, Beacon, further showcasing the exceptional standard of student contributions to the event.
Held from November 28 to 30 at The King’s Centre in Norwich, Sync The City 2024 marked the event’s 10th anniversary. The 54-hour competition brought together over 100 participants, including aspiring entrepreneurs, developers, designers, and business experts, to transform innovative ideas into viable businesses. This year, more Norwich University of the Arts students participated than ever before, benefiting from unparalleled opportunities to collaborate with Norwich’s tech startup community and access mentorship from industry leaders.
Research •
A groundbreaking new exhibition, Shape Shift: Reflections on Art in Mental Health Settings, created in partnership with Norwich University of the Arts, will open at The Fitzrovia Chapel on Thursday, 13 March 2025.
Read more about Shape Shift: Reflections on Art in Mental Health Settings
BA (Hons) Graphic Communication •
Cassie Muskett has been selected for the Chaos Design Bursary Award. She secured a two-week paid internship, along with a generous £800 bursary. We spoke to Cassie about her internship experience.
Read more about In conversation with Cassie Muskett, BA (Hons) Graphic Communication
Institution •
After dedicating his career to higher education in the creative arts, Professor Simon Ofield-Kerr, Vice Chancellor of Norwich University of the Arts, has announced his decision to retire in 12 months time.
Read more about Retirement Announcement: Professor Simon Ofield-Kerr
BA Animation and Visual Effects •
Staff and graduates’ work features in two-part special exploring the secrets of the Ice Age.
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BA (Hons) Textile Design student shares her journey of incorporating AI into her creative process
Read more about Embracing AI in Textile Design: A journey of creativity and collaboration
Professor Hilary Carlisle recently took part in the ELIA Biennial Conference 2024 in Milan
Read more about Norwich joins global conversation on creativity at ELIA Biennial 2024
BA (Hons) Illustration •
Alice reflects on her recent residency at Moosey Art Gallery
Read more about In conversation with: Alice Lee, BA (Hons) Illustration lecturer
Alumni •
Two graduates have been named winners in Arts Thread Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024.
Read more about Norwich Graduates announced winners in Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024
BA Architecture •
The prestigious event will take place at our Duke Street Riverside and Duke Street buildings.
Read more about Norwich University of the Arts to Host AHRA 21st International Conference in 2024
Institution •
The conference centred on the theme "New Dimensions: Imagining Beyond Horizon"
Read more about Norwich University of the Arts Strengthens Global Ties at ICADE 2024
Norwich University of the Arts is excited to present Mechanism, a site-specific kinetic installation
Read more about Norwich University of the Arts Unveils ‘Mechanism’
BA (Hons) Animation •
Lucien talks to us about her practice, influences and advice for future students at Norwich.
Read more about In conversation with: Lucien Kelman, BA (Hons) Animation
BA (Hons) Graphic Communication •
Sam discusses what it's like to study BA (Hons) Graphic Communication at Norwich.
Read more about In conversation with: Sam Butler, BA (Hons) Graphic Communication
Institution •
We are delighted to announce a new partnership with the London School of Design and Marketing (LSDM)
BA (Hons) Architecture •
Tracey Lin talks to us about what it's like to study BA (Hons) Architecture at Norwich
Read more about In conversation with: Tracey Lin, BA (Hons) Architecture student
BA (Hons) Games Art and Design •
Iz tells us about what it's like to study BA (Hons) Games Art and Design at Norwich.
Read more about In conversation with: Iz Head, BA (Hons) Games Art and Design