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As a member of our school, you'll never be limited to a single role. With a proven track record of successfully completed creative projects, ACI students have the contacts and portfolios they need to set out on a freelance career and enjoy the creative freedom that brings. We give you the confidence to turn your passion into purpose.
Festival of Creativity 2023

Research in Focus
The School of Arts and Creative Industries at London South Bank University (LSBU) is focused on developing insightful, innovative research.


Acting & Performance lecturers represent…
Acting and Performance lecturers Jon Lee, Tom Davis and Aiden Condron recently returned from -15c temperatures, 4 feet of snow, frozen lake bathing, s...

Five LSBU graduates shortlisted for Royal Tel…
Five former London South Bank University (LSBU) students will find out at 7.30pm on 14 March whether they have won two Royal Television Society (RTS) ...

LSBU recognised as world leaders in Film and…
London South Bank University (LSBU) are new full members of the prestigious the International Association of Film and Television Schools (Centre Inter...

Hat trick for LSBU Film Professor
Lucy Brown, Head of Division for Film and an Associate Professor in the School of Arts and Creative Industries at LSBU is enjoying success on the glob...

LSBU Screen Student Films at the BFI Southban…
LSBU Film Practice students have attended their final year screening. Students had the opportunity to see their final major films screen at the Britis...

LSBU students win Royal Television Society aw…
London South Bank University (LSBU) Film Practice students have distinguished themselves at the Royal Television Society (RTS) London Student Televisi...

Post production industry gets welcome boost f…
The apprenticeship is being launched by UK Screen Alliance (15 April 2020) in partnership with LSBU and award-winning post production house, Clear Cut...

LSBU film technician volunteers to help deliv…
Since the pandemic started, Stephanie Bless Cleall has been helping to deliver vital food and medical supplies to vulnerable people.

LSBU team runners up in UK wide game design c…
The team, PB&J Studios, came a very close second in the Green Game Jam, for their game Pollution Panic.

LSBU Head of Games set to receive Women in Ga…
LSBU Head of Games, Siobhán Thomas, set to receive Women in Games Award 2016 for ground-breaking work in games; including her work to help create gam...

LSBU launches new partnership with IPSE
LSBU joins IPSE to extend its support to students looking to become freelancers within the arts and creative industries.

LSBU to commemorate life of C. L. R. James du…
London South Bank University (LSBU) to commemorate life of C. L. R. James during Black History Month.

Film lecturer shortlisted for BFI’s Best Shor…
LSBU’s film lecturer shortlisted for BFI’s Best Short Film Award for his documentary, The Trembling Giant.

Symposium on Post-Screen Cultures and Practic…
LSBU welcomed artists and academics from the UK and abroad to join them for symposium discussing Post-Screen Cultures and Practices.

LSBU's Artist in Residence announces exhibiti…
LSBU’s first Artist in Residence, Xavier White, is set to launch an exhibition exploring resilience and compassion to help health and social care stud...

LSBU Lecturer gets backing on short film
LSBU Lecturer gets backing on short film to help young people to deal with bullying.

LSBU to host GameCamp 8
LSBU welcomes all game-lovers to join them to take part in talks, games and networking opportunities at GameCamp 8.

LSBU team up with Ryerson University to deliv…
London South Bank University (LSBU) has partnered up with Ryerson University in Canada to deliver borderless research and education opportunities.

Borough Road Gallery set to celebrate the tea…
Borough Road Gallery, part of London South Bank University (LSBU), will hold its ninth exhibition to celebrate the teaching practice of David Bomberg,...

LSBU gets ready to graduate Class of 2015
LSBU alumnus wins tech award for game-changin…

LSBU film academic has short film premiered a…
Screentest: National Student Film Festival re…

LSBU's Game Design and Development course rec…

Curtain goes up on LSBU's School of Arts and…

Borough Road Gallery presents new exhibition…

Borough Road Gallery celebrates its third bir…

Inaugural Lecture with Professor Elena Marche…
Join our second Inaugural Lecture of the 24/25 Public Lecture series, celebrating Professor Elena Marcheveska, a professor in Performing Arts at Londo...

LSBU alumna Emily Denton discusses joining a…
Hear from LSBU alumna Emily Denton on balancing acting work alongside backstage production.

Jamie Foster- Post Production Technical opera…
Meet Jamie Foster and learn about his apprenticeship and career at Molinaire, in post-production.

Nikita Listopad- BA (Hons) Film and TV Practi…
Discover Nikita Listopad, alumnus of the BA (Hons) Film and TV Practice course.

Luis Miguel Enriquez- BA (Hons) Game Design a…
BA (Hons) Game Design and Development third year student Luis Miguel Enriquez talking about his experience on the course.

Isabel Elia - BA (Hons) Game Design and Devel…
Learn about Isabel Elias who graduated from LSBU's Game Design and Development course. She is now working at Ubisoft as a Senior Project Coordinator....

Rhianne Newman - BA (Hons) Fashion Promotion…
Rhianne shares what it's like to be a part of a community at LSBU.

Purdey Maiklem - BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and…
Find out about Purdey's journey and experience studying Fashion Buying and Merchandising at LSBU.

Alumna Elle McNicoll on becoming a published…
Initially, Elle believed university wasn’t for her, but she went on to achieve a first degree and became a published author at 27.

Melissa Larsson - BA (Hons) Game Design and D…
Melissa is passionate about games and is now working in the gaming industry. She now works at Square Enix, as a UK Marketing Manager. Fine out more ab...

Yazmin Belo - BA (Hons) in Drama and Performa…
At LSBU, Yazmin discusses what it's like to be a member of a community.

Writer and actor Soph Galustian on how LSBU p…
Drama and Performance graduate Soph Galustian discusses her recent career success as an actor in Everyone Else Burns and as creator of Peck 'Eds, incl...

Student Ambassador Holly Atkinson takes leade…
Holly has found that being an LSBU Student Ambassador is a flexible role which has helped her develop new skills and meet people from across the Unive...

Rachel Gadsden talks openly about disability
Acclaimed artist Rachel Gadsden is an Honorary Doctor of LSBU. Her work explores universal themes of fragility, survival and hope, drawing on her own ...

Jessica McFaul is hired by Dazed
Whilst studying at LSBU, Jessica has learnt a lot about the fashion world, spanning from industry etiquette such as how to approach modelling agencies...

Alexandria Tilley works for the Webbers Galle…
How our facilities in Elephant Studios at LSBU are helping prepare one BA (Hons) Digital Photography student for her dream career.

Louis Facey presents at the BFI Southbank
Our new media facilities are helping LSBU’s multimedia students keep one step ahead of the film-making crowd.

Chantay St Louis loves having the opportunity…
Chantay loves playing indie games as they can explore mental health and emotions. She is now looking forward to creating her own games that can open p...

Oliver Spier, Photography Technician
Olivier Spier, a photography technician and TSS team member, discusses his role at LSBU and the new working group he's setting up for arts technicians...

“I prototyped six games in my first year and…
Annie Canty enjoys her course’s collaborative approach to designing games and is building an impressive network of contacts and portfolio of work to h...

Alumnus Simon Smith discusses his work on TV…
Emmy award winner and LSBU Film alumnus, Simon Smith, discusses his journey to success and why you should never take any opportunity you can get.

Anna Leckey explores the fringey types
Since graduating, Anna has formed her own theatre company and staged her first production.

Arturas Bondarciukas travels to Italy with th…
As a keen young photographer who wanted to turn professional, Arturas has found that studying photography at LSBU has given him the skills and experie...

Lisa Drew draws a line in her career trajecto…
How Elephant Studios and the South Bank Collective have helped one student enhance her photography skills

A course that allows you to explore both stag…
Amy Louise Jones describes her experience of living and learning in London, and taking advantage of LSBU’s networking opportunities and proximity to g...

Mary Grace Domingo, MSc Food Safety & Con…
Frank Brake scholar and MSc Food Safety & Control student Mary Grace Domingo said she and Frank share the same values of quality and attention to deta...

Dr Andreas Raffel announced as the New Chair…
Dr Andreas Raffel has been appointed as the Chair of the Board and Pro Chancellor of London South Bank University (LSBU) for four years.

Breathe Arts Health Research, providing OT st…
Occupational Therapy students at LSBU got experience of delivering innovative therapy through placements and volunteering at Breathe Arts Health Resea...

How black nurses were vital to our health ser…
Stephen Bourne, Honorary LSBU graduate, celebrated author and historian of black history gives an engaging talk at LSBU about the black nurses of the ...

LSBU students head to the Gulf for internatio…

Enea Nesturi, Alumnus, BSc Computer Science
LSBU Alumnus and prize winner, Enea Nesturi, discusses how the opportunities he engaged with during his time at university have helped him since gradu...

Dr M. Wasim Ghori: "I have always believed in…
Wasim's time at LSBU proved to be a turning point in his career. It set him on a new path dedicated to bringing in creativity, innovation, technology ...
Key20 Media
Key20 Media's KTP created an in-house production company, as well as developing expertise to maximise the potential of client video content, gaining c...
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Software Developer

Honorary Doctor David Oyelowo OBE on the figh…
David Oyelowo OBE is one of this year’s Honorary Doctors in LSBU's School of the Arts and Creative Industries.

PhD student wins first place in 2020 Europe S…
PhD student in LSBU’s Chemical and Energy Division, Zhen Lu, received the award at the Student Energy Congress in Zagreb, Croatia.

Feisal Kabangu has a fascination for human mo…
Feisal Kabangu, a Sports Science alumnus, was impressed by the teaching and staff at London South Bank University during his degree.

Carolyn Defrin, student, PhD Arts and Creativ…
Student and freelance artist, Carolyn Defrin, tells us about her collaborative research with Hammersmith United Charities and gives crucial advice to ...

Ozdemir Ahmet, alumnus, BSc (Hons) Sociology
Ozdemir Ahmet, BSc (Hons) Sociology, was offered a full-time role as a Project Coordinator at the London Centre for Social Studies.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Australian education delegation visits LSBU
A ministerial delegation from Victoria, Australia, including Gayle Tierney, Minister for Skills, Training and Higher Education, visited London South B...

Is Shared Decision Making a reality for peopl…
London South Bank University's (LSBU) award-winning Reader in Kidney Care, Dr Nicola Thomas, will explore the experiences of older people in the share...
LSBU PhD student impresses at IChemE research…
School of Allied Community Health
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Students talk business with employers at SCCI…

Professional Practice: Children's Nursing
BBC economist Dr Linda Yueh gives lecture at…
LSBU welcomes delegation from Malaysian Minis…

LSBU wins Partnership of the Year with St Mun…
London South Bank University (LSBU) and St Mungo's – the homeless charity, win Partnership of the Year at the Student Nursing Times Awards 2018
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Information for Employers
We offer apprenticeships across a wide range of sectors

Daisy Rani, MSc Data Science

The Princess Royal meets London South Bank Te…
The Princess Royal visited London South Bank Technical College on Thursday 22nd February to meet students, staff and industry partners of the college....

LSBU conference invites creative practitioner…

Freddie Palmer, LLB (HONS) Law: study abroad…
Freddie Palmer studied a Criminal Law module in Hungary as part of his LLB (Hons) Law degree.

Project Management

Apprenticeships
Earn while you learn and study for a Higher or Degree Apprenticeship at LSBU. London and South East Highest Ranking University (Rate My Apprenticeship...

LSBU’s Accounting and Finance leaps to 4th pl…
London South Bank University’s (LSBU) Accounting and Finance division jumps 21 places in The Guardian’s annual university league table

Dorian Beqiri, BSc (Hons) Economics
Dorian is studying Economics BSc (Hons) at London South Bank University after having developed a keen interest in the subject from A-Levels and during...

Academic wins award for pioneering research o…
An academic in our Health and Social Care has won a top award by the British Renal Society for her ongoing and vital research into care of people who ...

Contact us
Contact details for the Apprenticeships team at LSBU

Patrick Hagedorn discusses the Elephant &…
We recently caught up with Patrick Hagedorn, one of our graduates in BA Marketing with Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and employee in the Business So...

LSBU students win RIBA Master of Architecture…
Two students from London South Bank University (lsbu) School of Architecture and Built Environment have won prestigious RIBA Master of Architecture (M...

Anionwu Fellowship for Inclusivity
A new and exciting 6 month fellowship programme for Nursing and Midwifery NHS Staff

Open Hours of Support - 10 March
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LSBU students launch Inspired by Law gallery
LSBU Law students met world renowned lawyers and legal campaigners at the launch of the Inspired by Law - A Gallery of and for Inspiring Lawyers event...

LSBU research on school acoustics highlighted…

Product Design students deliver creative Airl…
Product Design and Engineering Product Design Students from have been working on projects developing innovative use cases for Airlander.

Carbon, Climate, Energy and Resources

Information Technology (Top up)

Studying BA (Hons) Digital Design at LSBU
Students and staff discuss the benefits of studying Digital Design at LSBU in this short film.

Confucius Institute welcomes House of Commons…
UG prospectus Thank You

Creative Performance Practice

Simon Powell, MSc Digital Marketing graduate…
MSc Digital Marketing graduate turned entrepreneur Simon Powell started his insurance company Fit2Trip with support from Student Enterprise at London ...

Health and Social Care academic creates app t…
Fiona Horrox, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Children's Nursing, has developed a module as an app for Apple devices.
Visiting Professorship at the University of M…
Engineering Product Design

Joseph Lambert, CPE Legal Studies, scholarshi…
Joseph Lambert decided that a CPE (Law Conversion course) would be the ideal stepping stone into the career of his dreams.

LSBU stars in Channel 4’s How to Lose Weight…
The Human Performance Centre at LSBU's School of Applied Sciences stars in Channel 4’s programme How to Lose Weight Well.
Information Technology (IT) Services
Our IT Services Team is responsible for supporting and maintaining the LSBU IT network, infrastructure and applications.

Peter Upchurch, student, Education Studies (w…
Peter found a great network of support from his peers whilst studying the BA (Hons) Education Studies (work-based) degree at LSBU, along with experien...
Facilities
Human Sciences students have access to a wide range of top-notch facilities.

Inan Gokcek on turning his dream of running a…
Inan Gokcek studied Architecture at LSBU and, with support from our Graduate Entrepreneur Scheme, now runs a multidisciplinary design practice - Studi...
LSBU builds machine for first ever live feed

LSBU’s Anne Harriss awarded National Teaching…

Mac Lab
The Mac Lab is fitted with Quad-Core and Dual GPU MacPros

Yesika Aguilera, alumna, BA Marketing with Hu…
Yesika Aguilera graduated with BA Marketing with Human Resources in 20124 from London South Bank University,

LSBU leads project to examine big data around…

Preparing students for a bright creative futu…

LSBU research helping Londoners to breathe mo…

LSBU welcomes new Vice Chancellor

LSBU Vice-Chancellor presented with Confucius…

LSBU and sustainability – beyond a 2020 visio…
Looking back at our achievements - and what's next in becoming part of the future
Queer lives and urban space: from Russia to t…
The ESRC Fellowship provided the opportunity to consolidate research undertaken to develop new conceptual frameworks to analyse European sexualities.
Afghanistan
London South Bank University welcomes students from all over the world, find out what you need to know if you are thinking of joining us as an interna...

Research
LCEE is a research organisation undertaking innovative, cutting-edge and multidisciplinary energy research.

Ardmore Group on developing staff through emp…
Eillish Kwai, Employment and Skills Manager at Ardmore Group, talks about the importance of staff training and the value of higher apprenticeships.

LGBT+ History Month - What Can We Find in the…
Gaining an insight into the LGBT+ experience at LSBU over the years
Cystic Fibrosis - Caring for Adults through T…
Ten patients from the Royal Brompton Hospital completed this six-week study, which highlighted a range of issues regarding outcome measures and tai ch...

Purity Hrisca: "As long as you’ve got determi…
Purity Hrisca (BSc Food Science, 2014) enrolled at LSBU as a mature student and is now carving out a career as a food scientist.

Urban Design and Planning
MA Urban Design and Planning focuses on urban design as part of town planning, giving you the opportunity to develop your understanding of urban desig...

Dima Sol: business administrator turned actor
From finance to theatre: Dima came to London to follow his passion and with the benefit of LSBU's professional facilities he is now a successful actor...

Doorita Seerutten, alumna, BA (Hons) Accounti…
Doorita has always enjoyed mathematics and problem solving: a degree in Accounting and Finance has meant these interests are forming the basis for a c...
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