Students are nominated for the awards by course leaders and tutors on the university's array of highly regarded . Categories are judged by fashion industry experts, and awards mix high-profile mentoring with cash prizes of up to £5000. Winners will be announced in a live streamed ceremony as part of Graduate Fashion Week 2021 on 17 June.
Ruby Kiwinda – studying Fashion Communication with Business Studies - has been shortlisted in three different categories: Culture & Heritage Award; Fashion Styling & Creative Direction Award and Black Excellence Prize in association with FACE. Ruby's achievements include successfully crowdfunding and creating a short film Vumilia to highlight the relationships, beauty, pain and skill found within Black hair salons.
is a finalist for the Fashion Digital Portfolio Award Supported by ASOS. As part of her course, she made a YouTube video Ciara said: “麻豆果冻传媒 has been the best years of my life so far. I’ve tried to grab every opportunity I can to make the most of both my course and other interests. While some parts have been challenging Fashion Design with Business Studies has provided me with the design skills I had hoped to gain and pushed me to achieve my potential which I am really grateful for.”