Key facts and figures

Ravensbourne:

  • has 1400 students and 140 members of permanent staff
  • has approximately 10% of students from International (non-EU) destinations.
  • offers vocational digital media and design courses from pre-degree, undergraduate and postgraduate to professional short course level
  • was established in the 1960s, resulting from a merger between Bromley College (art and design) and Beckenham School of Art (graphic and three dimensional design)
  • is a university sector college validated by City University London
  • was renamed Ravensbourne from Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication in February 2010
  • champions the creative exploitation of digital technology through innovation and collaboration
  • is driven by industry standards and supported by the latest high-performance technology
  • produces highly employable and enterprising graduates and has a strong track record in graduate recruitment
  • is a Skillset Media Academy

Our campus:

  • is a purpose-built state of the art building next to The O2, at Greenwich Peninsula, London
  • offers collaborative work spaces, resources for networking, high-tech creative suites and wi-fi access throughout
  • houses a double-height HDTV studio with 6 channel capacity, moving lights, full autocue and green screen capability, alongside a second studio (4 channel) with virtual studio capability
  • houses a gallery with a studio mixer, a lighting desk and moving lights control
  • has a central Atrium can be converted into one large HD studio
  • has a digital post production studio with surround sound suites
  • is designed by  Foreign Office Architects (architecture) and DEGW (internal space planning)
  • achieves BREEAM Excellent status
  • is built with environmentally friendly construction materials such as FSC timber and re-used aggregates
  • has a green roof, solar hot water and biomass boiler

Key Alumni:

Stella McCartney, fashion designer

Bruce Oldfield, fashion designer

Jay Osgerby (BarberOsgerby), product and furniture designer

Camilla Staerk, fashion designer

Russell Pinch, furniture designer

Emma Hill, fashion designer

Jake and Dinos Chapman, conceptual artists

Deborah Lloyd, Co-President and Creative Director at Kate Spade

Kevin Carrigan, creative director of Calvin Klein

James New, menswear designer for Vivienne Westwood

Jessica Au, designer for River Island

Briant Grant, the creative director at design firm Anisometric

Brian Barnes, artist

Robert Hewison, literary scholar

Simon Hilton, film director & editor

Peter James, writer and film producer

Chris Orr, artist

Tim Pope, film director

Ringan Ledwidge, commercial director

Madeleine Press, fashion designer

Ines Sanchez Calatrava, product designer

Alison Wilding, sculptor

Louise Rea, documentary filmmaker

Industry links:

Tiger Aspect / Apple / BBC / Endemol / Big Brother / Empire Design / X-Factor / Vogue / Debenhams / Lion Head Games / Channel 4 / ITN / Alexander McQueen / Vivienne Westwood / Intro / Wimbledon Tennis / The London Studios / BSkyB / The O2 / Ogilvy / Pentagram / Microsoft / Top Shop / Bruce Oldfield / Stella McCartney / NB Studio / Marks and Spencers / Brantano / Promax / and many more…