Brexit "a major factor" as EU applications for UK design courses fall by more than 50 per cent
The number of European Union students applying to study art and design in the UK has fallen by more than half compared to last year. More
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Bartlett launches investigation after racism and sexism allegations
University College London has launched a review into the Bartlett School of Architecture after ex-students came forward with allegations of sexist and racist treatment. More
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Domus Academy launches design competitions for its master's programmes
Dezeen promotion: Domus Academy has launched 10 design competitions with companies including Alessi and AKQA, which are offering scholarships to study at the Italian design school as prizes. More
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"Students laughed, cried, got angry and booked taxis, trains and flights home"
Following the publication of our coronavirus student survey, Bath School of Design head Kerry Curtis reflects on a rollercoaster year that forced students and staff to adapt to remote learning. More
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Resourceful students "firing pots in barbecues and doing fashion shoots in bedrooms" during lockdown
One in four design students says their wellbeing has suffered while studying from home during the pandemic, although half of them see advantages in remote learning, according to a survey conducted by Dezeen and Bath School of Design. More
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Coronavirus student survey reveals "tough generation" of design students
Dezeen and Bath School of Design surveyed design students about the impact the pandemic is having on their studies and wellbeing. The responses, published here in full, provide a unique insight into student life amid Covid-19. More
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My Archischool teaches digital architectural modelling to young people
Dezeen promotion: My Archischool provides an introduction to architectural education and digital design for those seeking knowledge and skills to aid their future career aspirations. More
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Lesley Lokko resigns as dean of architecture at New York's City College in "profound act of self-preservation"
Scottish-Ghanaian architect Lesley Lokko has resigned as dean of the Spitzer School of Architecture at City College in New York, citing a crippling workload and a lack of empathy for black women. More
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Trump administration drops threat to deport foreign students studying online
The Trump administration has reversed its decision to strip international students taking online-only courses of their visas, which prompted a lawsuit from MIT and Harvard University. More
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Eva Franch i Gilabert fired as AA director for "specific failures of performance"
Architectural Association director Eva Franch i Gilabert has been fired by the London school two weeks after losing a vote of no confidence in her leadership. More
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Harvard and MIT sue Trump administration over directive to deport foreign students
Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have sued the Trump administration in federal court to block an order that would mean all international students not attending in-person classes would be stripped of visas. More
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AA director Eva Franch i Gilabert suffers vote of no confidence
Architectural Association director Eva Franch i Gilabert has lost a vote of confidence after students and staff at the UK school voted down her five-year plan for the institution. More
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Watch Patrik Schumacher and Harriet Harriss debate architecture education at Dezeen Day
Patrik Schumacher and Harriet Harriss clashed over architecture's long-hours culture at the Dezeen Day conference in October. The movie of the discussion shows Schumacher arguing that protecting students from working too hard would lead to "a kind of socialist world of stagnation". More
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Applications now open to Make Your Own Masters course
Stacie Woolsey has turned her experience of unaffordable further design education two years ago into her Make Your Own Masters course, which will take on 10 students in 2020. More
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Indian designers dismiss "design-school propaganda" as they decolonise their work
Designers in India are rejecting the western canon and instead searching for home-grown approaches to their discipline. More
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Patrik Schumacher and Harriet Harriss clash over long-hours culture at Dezeen Day
Patrik Schumacher defended architecture's long-hours culture at Dezeen Day last week, arguing that protecting students from working too hard could lead to a "socialist kind of world of stagnation". More
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Huge rise in number of schools causes "big crisis" in Indian architecture education
Architecture education in India is in crisis with a shortage of teachers, overcrowded classes and widespread cheating by students, according to architects in the country. More
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AA wins power to award degrees for the first time
The Architectural Association school in London has been granted the right to award bachelor's and master's degrees for the first time in its history, which "marks a new era" for the institution says its director Eva Franch i Gilabert. More
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Stacie Woolsey to speak about transforming design education at Dezeen Day
Designer Stacie Woolsey will speak about making design education "less elitist" at Dezeen Day on 30 October. More
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Celebrated teacher Neil Pinder will talk about how to make design education more inclusive at Dezeen Day
Activist and educator Neil Pinder, who was named Teacher of the Year for his work at a south London secondary school, will speak about design education at Dezeen Day. More
