Kensington transformation

The RCA is currently delivering world-leading programmes and research activity across our three campuses located in Kensington, Battersea and White City. From August 2027, we will be vacating our White City campus, returning to a two-campus university based in Kensington and Battersea.

Additionally, from August 2025, the College has embarked upon a series of refurbishment works at our Kensington campus. These involve making essential repairs to some areas of our much-loved heritage buildings and improving our facilities for future generations of RCA students and staff.

The vision is to unify our community into two dynamic campuses that foster creativity, innovation and meaningful cross-college interdisciplinary collaboration among staff and students. We will create flexible spaces for making, teaching, research and community engagement, whilst honouring our commitment to student and staff experience and the historical significance of the campuses throughout and beyond the refurbishment process.

If you have any queries or require further information, please contact the College at info@rca.ac.uk.

Future programme locations

Are we vacating White City in 2027?

At the end of Academic Year 2026/27, we expect to end our lease of our White City campus and become a two campus university based in Kensington and Battersea.

Currently, and for the duration of Academic Year 2025/26 and Academic Year 2026/27, the RCA will be delivering our programmes and research activity across our three campuses located in Kensington, Battersea and White City.

What campus will my programme be located in during Academic Year 2026/27?

We have updated our campus arrangements for after the completion of Academic Year 2026/27 and will now be vacating our White City campus, becoming a two campus university based in Kensington and Battersea from August 2027, rather than April 2027 as previously stated on our website.

Kensington campus

Architecture MPhil/PhD
City Design MA
Communication MPhil/PhD
Creative Education MEd
Design MPhil/PhD
Design Futures MDes
Design Practice MArch
Environmental Architecture MA
Fashion MA
Interior Design MA
Textiles MA
History of Design MA (and at the V&A Museum)
History of Design MPhil/PhD (and at the V&A Museum)

Battersea campus

Arts & Humanities MFA
Arts & Humanities MPhil/PhD
MRes RCA
Ceramics & Glass MA
Computer Science MPhil/PhD
Contemporary Art Practice MA
Curating Contemporary Art MA
Design Products MA
Innovation Design Engineering MA/MSc (also at Imperial College London)
Intelligent Mobility MA
Intelligent Mobility MPhil/PhD
Jewellery & Metal MA
Materials Science MPhil/PhD
Painting MA
Photography MA
Print MA
Sculpture MA
Service Design MA
Writing MA

White City campus

What campus will my programme be located in during Academic Year 2027/28?

The programme locations shown below reflects our current plans for the Academic Year 27/28.

Please note, the RCA regularly reviews the use of its campuses and facilities to ensure that they provide an appropriate environment for students to learn and practise. As part of this process, the location at which a programme is delivered may change between academic years.

The programme location for 2027/28 will be confirmed before the start of the academic year. If there is a change to the planned programme location, we will notify affected students as soon as reasonably practicable and provide further information about the change.

Battersea campus

Artificial Intelligence & Digital Art MA/MFA
Arts & Humanities MPhil/PhD
Ceramics & Glass MA
Contemporary Art Practice MA/MFA
Curating Contemporary Art MA
Design Products MA/MDes
Digital Narrative Arts MA/MFA
Information Experience Design MA
Innovation Design Engineering MA
Intelligent Mobility MA/MDes
Intelligent Mobility MPhil/PhD
Jewellery & Metal MA
MRes RCA
Painting MA
Photography MA
Print MA
Sculpture MA
Writing MA

Kensington campus

Animation MA
Architecture MArch
Architecture MPhil/PhD
Architecture & Spatial Practice Grad Dip
Art & Design Grad Dip
Communication MPhil/PhD
Design Futures MA
Design MPhil/PhD
Design Practice MArch
Environmental Architecture & Urban Design MA
Fashion MA
History of Design MA (and at the V&A Museum)
Interior Design MA
MRes Healthcare
Service Design MA
Sound Practice MA
Textiles MA
Visual Communication MA

Kensington works

What works are taking place in Kensington and why?

We are embarking upon a series of refurbishment works at our Kensington campus.

These involve making essential repairs to some areas of our much-loved heritage buildings and improving our facilities for future generations of RCA students and staff.

What kind of disruption can we expect during the works in Darwin?

During our programme, we can expect some noise disruption and alternative access routes within our Kensington campus.

We will strive to minimise disruption to our students where possible and all building and refurbishment activities undertaken are discussed and planned in advance with programme teams and RCASU.

We will fully communicate with our students as we progress through our programme and will endeavour to do any noisy work outside of normal working hours.

Throughout the year we’ll be keeping our community fully up to date with any changes and listening to your feedback.