This International Women’s Day, we rediscover Caroline Vernon-Harcourt, the last of the Peachey family to own West Dean and one of the earliest English translators of Hans Christian Andersen. A landowner, author and literary pioneer, her legacy still shapes West Dean today.

The majority of West Dean students pay for course fees through multiple forms of funding. This might include savings, student loans, West Dean bursaries and scholarships and funding from external organisations who support us.

Discover how a work placement at Covet Noir deepened an interior design student’s skills in luxury design, client communication, and professional practice.

Life After Graduation: David Watkinson and the "Chancellor’s" Mystery Box

Discover how financial support helps students access short courses, develop creative practice, and build skills that benefit both individuals and communities.

With the UCAS equal consideration deadline looming, we share our top tips for a successful application and what you can expect after applying.

We caught up with short course tutor Sophie Bowen ahead of her Pigment Week slow marks course in February. Here she tells us about her creative journey, finding beauty in the imperfect, and using creativity as a catalyst for discovery.

By Interior Design alumna, Sonia B Design, sharing her journey from risk management to founding her practice in London and her advice for aspiring designers.

West Dean x Common Clay Artist Research Residency: This residency focused on the artist’s, Charlie Brookes,  research into the histories of extraction, land use, and materiality within the Sussex landscape.