Bath Spa University Alumni

BSU Graphic Communications graduate Rosie Spring has created the new design for the Bath City FC 2026/27 away shirt 🩵⚽

Rosie was inspired by her fond memories of spending time at the Crescent, sitting in the sun and playing football, wanting to incorporate the city of Bath into her design ☀️

The growing partnership between BSU and Bath City FC allows students the opportunity to work on real-world creative briefs, watching how their ideas come to life.

Well done to Rosie! We are

The city of Bath is marking the 90th anniversary of the Ethiopian Royal Family's arrival with a commemorative programme of events with Fairfield House 💚💛❤️

The event series will run from August through to November.

Launch Party: Summer Lates at the Roman Baths
🗓️ 22 August
🎟️ Free for those who are a Bath resident and have a discovery card - https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/tickets/2026-06-june?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=24027380549&gbraid=0AAAAADnozAG-pwJnnMpQITUio7oDT8Kt-&gclid=CjwKCAjw1vXTBhB-EiwAEKr_k0lZzSPCzu7ib3PwfGfNg-khs7Ul6CI7K2qrO2K2Y5EnE741Jn59dBoCWBcQAvD_BwE general tickets also available to purchase - https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/event/summer-lates-live-fairfield-house-community-djs

Imperial Exile City Tour with Kieth Bowers
🗓️ 29 August
🎟️ Tickets available through Ticket Source - https://www.ticketsource.com/fairfield-house

🔗Find out more info about the event line up: https://www.fairfieldhousebath.co.uk/

Time for a BSU 🩵

Students perform The Merchant of Venice as part of the 1961 college commemoration day celebrations ☀️

Not much has changed on the grounds outside Main House at Newton Park Campus!

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BSU MA Creative Writing alumna Wendy Kenyon is set to publish her brand new book, Caitlin's Not Sorry, on 28 August through Troubador Publishing 🎊📚

Wendy's new book tackles loss of identity and the realities of modern family life. The story explores the lives of three middle-aged women as they face the challenges of infidelity and sibling rivalry.

Wendy notes that she 'started this novel in the throes of menopausal fury'. Though it is not autobiographical in any way, Wendy feels a great sense of empathy towards her protagonist.

Congratulations to Wendy! We are

BSU alum Milly Aburrow has a brand new exhibition, 'Simple Pleasures, Quiet Absurdities', opening TOMORROW 🎊🩵

There is a peculiar magnetism to the British seaside, found not only in the salt air, but in a nostalgia that feels both collective and deeply personal. Having grown up on the coast, the artist's relationship with the seaside has been shaped by rhythms and rituals, fostering a lasting fascination with these spaces and the people who inhabit them 🌊

🗓️ 7 - 12 August
🕘 12-4pm or open by appointment
📍 Crate Studio and Project Space, 1 Bilton Square, Margate CT9 1EE

In 2021, the collective made up mainly of BSU alumni, IN:CH, toured non-arts spaces in the South West. Now in 2026, the members of IN:CH have come back together with new work and new perspectives, with the exhibition Where Are We Now 🩵

They will be exhibiting in both Bath and Bruton from August to October, with their show including sculpture, painting, and installation.

IN:CH believes that art is not only used to express, but also to explore and connect 🤝

Exhibition Preview in Bath:
🗓️ 24 August
🕘 5 - 8pm
📍 44AD artspace

Artist Talk:
🗓️ 26 August
🕘 6pm

Children's workshop:
🗓️ Sunday 30 August
🕘 11am - 1pm

Exhibition in Bruton:
🗓️ 25 - 27 September (Somerset Arts Week Festival) & 2 - 4 October
🕘 10am - 5pm

FoxRoar are a BSU alumni fronted band and emerging rock duo from Gloucestershire who have been working together since forming last year 🎶

BSU Music graduate Maise Began is joined by lead guitarist and producer, Jamie 'Jay' Burgess - together they combine powerful vocals and energetic live shows, performing at venues across the region.

Maisie graduated in 2021, and credits BSU for her skills and confidence in taking the leap into the music industry 🩵

FoxRoar have now released their debut single 'Lost in the Noise', with their next single 'Gone to the Wild' out later this summer.

🎟️ The pair have their first headline gig at St James Vaults on Saturday 22 August - go to https://www.ticketsource.com/foxroar/foxroar-live-at-the-vaults-bath/e-vgadqd?bbeml=tp-74H9XOh1y0Guwp_wI8SPtw.jxQPJZAtAKUeC3f7W4hUTxw.rGomaACEt4EC04gq7XR_ozg.lHg7UTwCv-UOu5-T866tBrA for tickets!

BSU Creative Arts Practice graduate and EMERGE resident David Janes has had his art piece selected to be part of Trunks Across the Thames 🐘

Trunks Across the Thames is an art trail organised by Thames Hospice, aiming to create a free, interactive experience across Windsor, Eton, and Slough. Featured artists are each given a blank elephant sculpture to design individually.

With over 300 proposals, David's piece was selected along with 34 other large elephants.

Over the past few months, David has been working on his elephant from the Fabrication Yard at Locksbrook Campus.

Trunks Across the Thames will help raise funds for Thames Hospice, a cause that is also deeply personal to David 🩵

🔗 Read the full news story - https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2026/trunks-across-the-thames/