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As COP21 talks draw to a close and we wait to see a new global agreement on climate change, it seems the perfect time to visit the last in a series of four podcasts exploring the voices and opinions of the UAL student body. Introducing Podcast #4: Solutions. In this final chapter we hear a range of thoughts from students on the possible solutions to climate change. What is needed from government? What responsibility do education institutes have? What is the role of design in

Podcast producer Alix Hayhurst a UAL alumna and a selection of UAL students who contributed to the podcast Today we release Podcast #2: So Much Stuff. UAL students consider the problems related to all the stuff we have and look for ways to consider it and use it in their work. And below, we hear from the podcast producer Alix Hayhurst, a UAL alumna of Fashion Promotion: Broadcast about her thoughts on the topics she talked to current students about. CSF: As a UAL alumni, did

Melting Icemen by Néle Azevedo As the first generation to really understand climate change and the last generation to be able to do something about it students at UAL (and of course the world over) are in a unique historical position. Climate change will affect our future lives, it is already doing so, but, to paraphrase Naomi Klein: Has the future become just a luxury that we cannot afford? The future will reflect what are doing now, and solutions and change in this present