The workshops are very well equipped and highly qualified technicians were on hand to offer support and guidance on my projects.  Most of the academic and technical tutors are also practicing artists and I found they were all very generous with their time and happy to share knowledge.

As a mature student I did not feel confident enough to jump straight into a degree. I had worked for almost 30 in the civil service, but it was my long-held dream to study art and design. I knew that if, for whatever reason I could not continue to a degree, I would still have a good qualification from a high-ranking university for my CV and I would learn new artistic skills. The Foundation course made me realise that art and design is what I really wanted to do and leaving my office job was absolutely the right choice.