Student Design Awards news and events

How are the Student Design Awards delivering impact nearly 100 years on?

Blog

09 Mar 2021

Toby Murray Jillian Linton

The world's oldest student design competition is still tackling the most pressing issues of our time, thanks to our impact-driven partners and creative students.

Student Design Awards global bursary

News

08 Feb 2021

The RSA Student Design Awards has launched a limited Global Student Bursary, which students can apply for until 21 February.

Student Design Awards 2020-21 briefing sessions

Online

06 Oct 2020 01:30 PM | 03:00 PM

Online

The briefing sessions are open to educators and students all over the world.

Student Design Awards briefs launch 2020-21

Blog

01 Sep 2020

Natalie Ortiz

We have launched our 2020-21 design briefs! Eight real-world challenges rooted in big societal problems, open to higher education students and recent graduates around the world.

Register your interest to be an RSA Student Design Awards judge 2019/20

Fellowship News

10 Jan 2020

RSA Fellows are invited to join the judging panel for the 2020 Awards. Find out more and register your interest before Thursday 30 January.

Three ways to engage students in circular design

Blog

19 Dec 2019

Nat Ortiz

Nat Ortiz shares insights from a series of workshops with design students to explore fashion in a circular economy.

Calling all creative problem solvers

Blog

15 Sep 2019

Nat Ortiz

Our 2019/20 Student Design Awards briefs have launched! Nine real-world challenges rooted in big societal problems, open to higher education students and recent graduates around the world.

6 steps for designing impactful solutions

Blog

10 Oct 2018

Russell Beard

Kinneir Dufort’s Head of Design & Innovation Russell Beard on the 6 things you need for a great design solution.

RSA Finland: RSA + Uscreates presents: Designing our Futures

Fellowship Event

14 Sep 2018 02:00 PM | 04:00 PM

Design Museum Helsinki

Join Finnish Fellows, Rebecca Ford - Head of Design Programme at the RSA, students, and tutors for a launch and briefing on the Student Design Awards 18/19 programme as part of Helsinki Design Week.