strategic projects

InnovationRCA leads on strategic projects in the areas of innovation and entrepreneurship for the Royal College of Art

Design London is a major strategic joint initiative between the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London. InnovationRCA has played a lead role in setting up this new global innovation centre that combines design, engineering, technology and business. Design London focuses on teaching, research, business incubation and innovation modeling and simulation. More...

Materials and Design Exchange (MADE) is a forum for bringing designers and materials scientists together to explore innovative ideas and generate new knowledge in materials. InnovationRCA is a partner in MADE, one of eight specialist groups in the Materials Knowledge Transfer Network launched by the DTI in summer 2006. More...

FuelRCA is a professional development programme for College students and graduates that offers a constantly updated central resource of online advice, talks, workshops, alumni experience and mentoring. This resource is run by InnovationRCA and aims to make RCA graduates and alumni more employable, better equipped to set up and run their own creative business as artists and designers, and better able to innovate as creative entrepreneurs in a changing world.

London Olympics 2012 programme is based on a partnership between InnovationRCA and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA which aims to position the Royal College of Art as a lead institution for art and design in relation to the Games and their legacy. More...

Innovation Night is a special evening for partners in business, industry and academia organised by InnovationRCA. It showcases award-winning design work by graduating College students and features an annual Innovation Lecture. More...

The London Design Festival is supported annually by the Royal College of Art, with a week-long programme of exhibitions and events organised by InnovationRCA under the banner of ‘Innovation at the RCA’. More...

Visiting Business Fellows enhance InnovationRCA’s leadership role in innovation and entrepreneurship at the Royal College of Art. Experts in different fields bring their expertise into the RCA community during each academic year. In 2008/9, InnovationRCA’s Visiting Business Fellows are: