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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.
Alumni •
Norwich University of the Arts is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Ben Stopher as its next Vice-Chancellor.
Read more about Professor Ben Stopher appointed next Vice-Chancellor
BA Animation •
This summer saw the launch of the University’s new Sustainability Awards, alongside nominations for Norwich students for a range of high-profile industry awards.
Read more about Celebrating award-winning student work at our Undergrad Festival – and beyond
BA Graphic Communication •
Norwich students were awarded a total of five pencils at this year’s D&AD New Blood Awards, which showcase recent graduate work across design, advertising and craft.
Read more about Norwich students win at D&AD New Blood Awards 2025
International •
Gresham Global will act as the University’s official representative in India, widening access to world-class creative education.
Institution •
Dr Ellie Nixon and Dr Kirk Woolford have been recognised for their significant contributions to knowledge and high levels of academic achievement.
Read more about Norwich University of the Arts recognises two new professors
Alumni •
Richard Bracewell, Lecturer for BA (Hons) Film and Moving Image Production, worked with Norwich students and graduates to produce the Fens-based comedy.
Read more about Norwich lecturer celebrates world premiere of new film Chicken Town
Alumni •
Norwich University of the Arts has been ranked among the UK's top two specialist creative arts universities — and the highest outside London — in the 2026 edition of The Complete University Guide
Read more about Norwich University of the Arts moves up 25 places in The Complete University Guide
East Gallery •
We are delighted to offer two opportunities to join the University as an East Gallery Fellow – Creative Practice, for twelve months from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026
Institution •
The UK games industry is now worth a staggering £7.82 billion, with East Anglia poised to become the next major growth cluster
Research •
Norwich University of the Arts presents a series of live performances and immersive video installations as part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival.
Read more about Norwich University of the Arts at Norfolk and Norwich Festival
Winners announced in two age categories 11-15 and 16-19, and two theme categories ‘Responsible Production and Consumption’ and ‘Gender Equality’.
Institution •
Norwich University of the Arts is making a bold and exciting move toward a more sustainable future.
Read more about The big switch on: Norwich University of the Arts powers up with solar energy
BA (Hons) Illustration •
Gabriella discusses how her creative practice and wider University experience has helped to manage and communicate topics around mental health.
Read more about In conversation with Gabriella Mason, BA (Hons) Illustration
Research •
Norwich University of the Arts recently hosted a collaborative event showcasing projects funded by AHRC's Creative Research Capability fund, at its cutting-edge Immersive Visualisation and Simulation Lab (IVSL).
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
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