School of Creative Arts, University of Hertfordshire

😍 Did you know that graduates of our acclaimed Music courses at Herts go on to work with some of the biggest names in the world of pop music and film, and regularly compose for AAA games.

Early Clearing opens tomorrow and we still have places available!

Search 'Music Courses Herts' to find out more.

The second winner from our Model Design and Character and Creative Effects courses at this year's 'New Blades' is the brilliant lewis Berry

Huge congratulations Lewis for winning the Sculptural Precision Award from We are so proud!!! 👏👏👏





New Blades is a leading platform for emerging talent within the model-making industry, connecting graduates with employers, teachers, and fellow creatives.

Huge congrats to our amazing Model Design, Character and Creative Effects students for their wins at this year’s New Blades in London!🙌👏🔥

Here's the first of our super-talented winners, Joe Cottingham Mayall .arts who snatched-up the Neill's Materials Technical Award.

Amazing work and so well deserved! We are very proud!!! 🤩


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New Blades is one of the leading platforms for emerging talent within the model-making industry, connecting graduates with employers, teachers, and fellow creatives.

Dr. Ceri Houlbrook, Lecturer in History and Folklore, and Dr. Owen Davies, Professor of Social History at the School of Creative Arts, recently appeared on ‘The Three Ravens’, a popular podcast dedicated to English myth and folklore. The show is hosted by award-winning writers Martin Vaux and Eleanor Conlon.

As course leaders for the University of Hertfordshire’s unique MA in Folklore Studies, Dr. Houlbrook and Dr. Davies brought their expertise to discuss the local legend of the Hertfordshire giant Jack O’ Legs, the last person convicted of witchcraft in England!

MA Folklore Studies at the University of Hertfordshire is a one-of-a-kind postgraduate degree which explores legend, ritual, belief, and tradition in British society. The programme offers students a comprehensive grounding in the history of Folklore Studies and an opportunity to examine current work in the field.

To find out more about Folklore Studies or to listen to the podcast, click the link in the bio!

Students from our first year Music degree courses were recently tasked with mixing a well-known track using the original studio files. 🎧

Using professional editing software, they were required to mix, process, and clean up the multi-track audio, gaining valuable hands-on experience working with industry-standard materials. 🖥️ 🎹

This was a great opportunity for students to develop real-world skills in audio editing and post-production.

The students are currently studying across a range of undergraduate music courses, including Music Composition for Film and Games, Songwriting and Artist Development, Audio Engineering, and Live Sound, Lighting, and Performance Technology.

University of Hertfordshire Film and TV, and Audio Engineering students welcome Olive Jones to the stage at Jazz Café, London for this special one-off Propeller Music shoot, in partnership with the FAC

The laid back vibes of Olive's Soul and Blues-inspired melody driven music are the perfect soundtrack to lazy summer days. And the Jazz cafe is the perfect setting😍

Our students are capturing another live performance using their professional skills in film and live sound, adding to their CV's and preparing them for the next steps towards exciting careers in the creative industries. 💥

Incredible day for University of Hertfordshire Film and TV and Audio Engineering students as they film the wonderful Gabriella Eva performing live at the legendary Jazz Café, London .

The venue is washed in the blissful sounds of
Gabriela's single 'Everything' - as we write!

In partnership with the Featured Artists Coalition, UH's Propeller Music Sessions offer students regular opportunities to work side-by-side with music artists.

Guided by industry mentors, the students gain invaluable hands-on experience, portfolio-ready footage, and the kind of confidence that only comes from doing the job for real. The artists meanwhile gain around £10,000 worth of professionally shot live content to support their careers.

More to come later from today's shoot 😍

Deans Awards 2025 ⚡️🏆

Well done to all the winners, runners up and nominees of this year’s School of Creative Arts Deans awards!

We are very proud to have such amazing staff and students here at the School of Creative Arts and we are thrilled to honour all your hard work! 💫

Thank you to everyone who was involved and helped make it such a special event 👏🏼

And the winners are...

STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD

🥇 Winner: Tharushi Thilakaratne 

🥈 Runner up: Joshua Griffin

Postgraduate

🥇 Winner: Franklin Muabe  PG

🥈 Runner-up: Marisol Luna Sosa

 

STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD

🥇 Winner:  Katrina Scales 

🥈 Runner up: Haidee Lim.

 

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD

🥇 Winner: Danni Calderwood

🥈 Runner-up: Sydney Croucher

Postgraduate:

🥇 Winner: Hannah Meara

 

CREATIVE AND INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

🥇 Winner: Holly Allen

🥈 Runner-up: Daniel Moradi

Postgraduate

🥇 Winner: Miguel Gonzalez Del Rio

🥈 Runner up: Michelle Phillips

 

STAFF AWARDS - LIVING THE VALUES

🥇 Joint winners: Beth Arthur and Dr Erica Liu

RESEARCH

🥇 Winner: Professor Katrina Navickas.

🥈 Runners up: Dr Ramona Pistol and Dr William Bainbridge



PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT

🥇 Winner: Jagjeet Padda - Technical Demonstrator, Film and TV

🥈 Runner up: Rachel England



TEACHING EXCELLENCE

🥇 Winner: Stephen Sheffield - Model Design

🥈 Runners up: Dr Thom Cuschieri, Giuseppina Giuffrida and Bryan Ruiz Hilarion



 

#2025

✨ A glimpse into the incredible work from our BA (Hons) Fashion students for their end-of-year degree show! 🎓👗

These stunning lookbooks showcase the innovative designs created for Metamorphosis – an immersive fashion show that brough their visions to life!

We love how each brief is so unique, encapsulating each student’s signature style.

Well done to all the students 👏

Some fantastic moments captured during the National Saturday Club for Film and Screen’s recent trip to Sky Studios! 💫

The National Saturday Club is a free outreach program that offers 13–16-year-olds the opportunity to study subjects they love at their local university. 

🎥 Our Film & Screen Club here at the School of Creative Arts gives local young people a chance to develop skills in cinematography, storytelling, and technical aspects of filmmaking and editing.

This week, the students got a tour of Sky studios and were shown how to create a film trailer! 
 
📷 Magnus Andersson 

Taster Day 2025 is well and truly underway!

Our team of student ambassadors and staff are doing a fanastic job of welcoming guests from the dozens of schools and colleges have signed up to experience the School of Creative Arts