Fine Art MPhil/PhD

Overview

The Slade School of Fine Art at UCL, is one of the UK's leading university departments for research in fine art. We approach research as the practice of art and reflections upon that practice through methods that are experimental, imaginative and diverse. All staff are practising artists or writers actively involved in research as well as teaching with a broad and diverse range of interests and expertise. Doctoral researchers benefit from the Slade's central London location and proximity to other research institutions. Practice-led students in full-time attendance are allocated studio space and all students have access to a project space and workshop facilities.

Students graduating from the UCL Slade School doctoral research programme have, in the last five years, gone on to further their research through postdoctoral research, to establish international careers as professional artists, progressed to academic careers nationally and internationally and have established profiles in a range of related fields including art writing and criticism, and curating in galleries, museums and project spaces. News and achievements of alumni including recent graduates are detailed on the news section of the Slade School website.

The UCL Slade School doctoral programme aims to develop students' individual potential and most graduates go on to become professional artists, receiving important public and private commissions, gaining gallery representation, winning major prizes and international artist residencies, as well as developing new artist-led initiatives worldwide. Others have taken on roles in related careers including curating, museum and gallery management, education and many other roles within the creative industries both in the UK and overseas. News and achievements of alumni including recent graduates are detailed on the UCL Slade School website.