Links with Industry

Image for case study: Annie Benton, BA (Hons) Photography graduate

I was given the chance to photograph for the Chamber at their Black Country Women in Leadership event and it has provided me with a chance to develop my own network of connections and to build my portfolio within Press and PR photography. Working with Andy Street and with Prosper on a professional live brief is valuable experience for any photographer, and to have achieved this before I had graduated was a big achievement.

We provide opportunities for our students to experience professional practice

School of Creative Industries / Creative Futures / Links with Industry

The School of Creative Industries fosters strong connections with employers and industry partners, ensuring our students gain the skills and opportunities needed to excel in the creative industries.

At the School of Creative Industries, employability drives our learning and teaching. We offer:

Professional practice through subject-specific live briefs led by external clients.
Participation in national and international competitions.
Opportunities for placements and interdisciplinary collaboration.

By emphasizing hands-on learning, real-world experiences, and interdisciplinary collaboration, our students build confidence and skills to launch their creative journey and thrive in the dynamic world of the creative industries.

Current projects and partnerships

Photography Students working with Prosper Magazine!

Join our photography students as they delve into an amazing opportunity with Prosper Magazine, the magazine for the Black Country Chamber of Commerce, as they take on the rewarding photoshoot where their pictures feature on the front cover of the magazine.

Prosper Magazine has established itself as a reliable and authoritative source for news, analysis, insights, and commentary on topics that are important to businesses in the Black Country.

They've been an incredible partner with the BA (Hons) Photography course, and we have an exclusive right to photograph every single cover of the of the magazine.

To learn more about the longstanding partnership between the BA (Hons) Photography course and Prosper Magazine, visit the links provided below.

Photography student given the chance to prosper by local Chamber

Work experience puts photography graduate’s skills in the frame

Fruitful partnership gives students valuable insight into industry practice

Leading creative communications agency, Top Banana, gave University of Wolverhampton design students more fruitful advice recently when they visited the Wolverhampton School of Art - advancing on their already successful Design Academy programme which is now in its seventh year.

Driven by Top Banana’s Art Director, Dave Pinches, the Design Academy’s goal is to nurture new, creative talent and help young people progress into the creative industries with experience and guidance from Top Banana's practised creative department.

Top Banana live brief

Big Screen School launch for Wolves' new kit

Premier League football team Wolves recently set up in the University of Wolverhampton’s Screen School to utilise its technical facilities to film their kit reveal media for the 2023/24 season.

The Premier League team filmed both their home and away kit launch videos in the University’s £5M Screen School, making use of the state-of-the-art facilities that include a large TV Studio, a motion capture suite and other key teaching spaces such as the University’s game design labs and professional recording studios.

Wolves kit launch

Arts at the heart of student mural commissioned at major shopping centre

Artwork by University of Wolverhampton degree students studying at the School of Art has bagged pride of place at the Mander Shopping Centre in Wolverhampton city centre.

Two current students and a graduate of the University have worked collaboratively to produce a large-scale mural on behalf of the University’s Arena Theatre – aiming to promote their offering to the diverse and inclusive community of Wolverhampton.

The Arena Theatre is part of the University of Wolverhampton's city campus. The venue's main auditorium seats 150 people and is used for both professional touring shows and for local community groups.

Arena Theatre project

Rock Up Ready takes centre stage in the Screen School

Rock Up Ready is a funded project by the British Film Institute for postgraduate students looking to take their first steps into a career in the Creative Industries. The course is part of Creative Central’s Skills Accelerator which aims to increase employment opportunities for people in the West Midlands looking to find work in a creative role.

While the course is jointly delivered alongside Birmingham City University and Coventry University, part of the program saw students spend two days in the University of Wolverhampton’s Screen School learning the key details of the industry and working together in various roles to recreate a scene from a film.