Facilities and Resources | University for the Creative Arts

Our facilities
and resources

At UCA, we're all about helping you turn your creative ideas into reality - not only through our expert teaching but also thanks to the extensive facilities and resources that you'll have full access to.

Here, you'll discover more about what each of our campuses has to offer - from our traditional craft workshops at Farnham, to our state-of-the-art Gerber suites at Rochester.

You'll also find information about our libraries and our other services that'll help you through your time at UCA.

Canterbury facilities tour

Epsom facilities tour

Farnham facilities tour

Students working at Maidstone Television Studios

Maidstone TV Studios tour:

Rochester facilities tour

Film & Media Centre

Discover our facilities

UCA's campuses are packed with all the facilities you need to assist you with your work, from computer technology and spacious studios to traditional craft workshops and dye labs. All campuses also have well-stocked art shops and equipment hire. Click on the links to find out what's on offer in each of our UK locations.

Canterbury

Large, accessible machine workshop equipped with a mixture of hand tools and machinery including CNC routing and milling machine
Digital Fabrication Lab where you can use laser cutters and 3D printers
Print Bureau with multiple options on finishing and papers, offering self-service and bespoke printing to professional standards
Sculpture studios equipped with resins, kilns and facilities for moulding, casting, welding and plasma cutting
Painting Studio, where you will learn to construct frames and stretchers, as well as using traditional painting techniques and materials
Printmaking studios for screen-printing, litho, offset, lino cutting, and etching
Three fully-equipped digital media suites with the latest Macs and PCs running up-to-date software
Colour and black and white darkrooms for developing film, cyanotype and the use of industry-standard film processors
Photographic studio, where you will be able to book photoshoots and document your portfolio of work
Animation suite installed with specialist software, high-end drawing tablets and scanners.

Epsom

A range of flexible teaching and learning environments with video conferencing and interactive AV resources to support creative arts business
IT environments configured for arts, technology and business
A 250-seater auditorium with conference standard facilities
Extensive fashion studios with sewing facilities
Digital print studio with large and small format printing, bookbinding, guillotine, perfect binding, vinyl cutting and dry mounting
Screen-print studio for traditional printing
Facilities for traditional oil-based print including intaglio, relief and hot metal letterpress equipment
Sound studio with equipped sound booth
Woodwork and plaster studios
Five fully equipped photographic studios
Laser cutter and 3D printing facilities

Farnham

Multiple film soundstages with industry-standard lighting facilities
Animation studios with Mac workstations, lightboxes, cintiques, line testers and hi-speed batch scanners
Animation rostrum rooms set up to capture stop-frame animation on DragonFrame
Dedicated Games Art IT studios with specialist hardware and software. VR and Game testing areas compliment the incubator space to help test and nurture game development.
Colour and black and white darkrooms
Photography studios with an infinity table
FAB LAB, a Digital Fabrication service with laser cutters and 3D printing facilities, offering a host of computer-aided design and creation opportunities.
Digital print Bureau providing a professional print and finishing service using an extensive range of materials, paper types, sizes, finishes and binding options
Film & Media Centre featuring a live performance room, control room for sound mixing, dubbing theatre, rehearsal studios and film soundstage with industry-standard Arri film lighting rigs. Also located in the is building is a 250 seat Lecture and film screening theatre with 4K digital projection and online streaming capabilities.
Fine Art painting and sculpture studios
Equipment to support hand and mechanical processes for working ceramic, glass, wood, metal, plastics and jewellery, and a foundry for casting bronze and aluminium
Newly established jewellery workshop, containing 36 jewellers’ cut out workstations, and equipped with video recording demonstration bench.
Digital and traditional looms for woven textiles and associated dye facilities
Dedicated performance and rehearsal spaces
Traditional printmaking workshop including equipment for intaglio, relief, screen printing and letterpress
Three-camera digital television studio, networked to our broadcast newsroom and using industry-leading autocue software.

Rochester

The Gerber suite, a unique Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) facility for fashion including the latest 3D Gerber Accumark software.
Computer games spaces with professional multi-screen workstations.
Workshops for ceramic, metal and woodwork, casting resin and plaster.
Theatre course workshops with prop making equipment, professional sewing machines and a costume department.
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) facilities for portfolio development, including a Digital Fabrication Lab with laser cutters and 3D printing facilities
Photographic studios, where you will be able to book photoshoots and document your portfolio of work
A dedicated makeup and hair design salon
Colour and black and white darkrooms for developing film, cyanotype and the use of industry-standard film processors
Six digital media suites equipped with the latest Mac and PCs running up-to-date, professional software packages
Extensive design, pattern and sewing production studios
State-of-the-art fashion textiles digital printing resource and traditional silk screen printing
Dedicated area for large-format printing and hi-spec scanners.

Film and Performance Studio, UCA Farnham

Our Libraries

More than just books - our libraries are where you'll find a wealth of information, a friendly place to study and socialise and a place to go if you need support.

A female student reading a book in the UCA Canterbury library

UCA Canterbury- Light and airy and packed with resources to aid you in your design or art projects.

UCA Epsom - Covering two floors including spacious study areas with a large PC suite for working.

UCA Farnham - Our largest library includes cosy study pods, ample socialising space and extensive archives.

UCA Rochester - Taking up almost an entire floor, Rochester's library is packed with content.

More than learning

Our facilities and resources stretch further than just your learning - they extend to supporting you personally and professionally. Click the links below to take you to further information about more of what UCA can offer.

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