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_{^{The experimenta.l. animation lab at the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology (BAHT) at the University of Texas at Dallas is now happy to partner with the Aardman Academy.}} 

_{^{Our lab is a space for creative research and critical practices in animation that welcomes the participation of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and national and international collaborators. We encourage experimentation via a variety of animation techniques, tools, and interfaces.}}

_{^{Opportunities related to our partnership with the Aardman Academy welcome and include students from our entire school through uniquely tailored events. Students from experimental animation and stop-motion classes will particularly benefit from personal feedback from professionals on the Aardman team. In our school, we believe that if you can imagine it, we can make it. Our lab and studio culture blends art, technology, design, engineering, science, and the humanities to create an environment rich with possibilities.}} 

_{^{Collaboration is the heart of our school and Animation & Games program, as exemplified in this exciting partnership with the Aardman Academy.}}

_{^{The BA(Hons) and MA Animation courses at UWE Bristol have built an international reputation for the award-winning films our students produce, and the careers they subsequently develop in the animation industry. Both courses are highly regarded. The BA(Hons) Animation course came 2nd in the Guardian’s University rankings (2022). Our MA Animation has 100% satisfaction in the Postgraduate Teaching Excellence Survey (2021, 2022) and is accredited by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the screen industries. We also run a ground-breaking Junior Animator apprenticeship with a range of employers, which is providing a different opportunity for new talent to enter industry.}}

_{^{Our course and graduate successes are built on strong foundations. All our courses offer students the opportunity to explore animation through imaginative project work, hands-on experience, and the critical study of animation. Our course team has extensive experience in the animation industry in Bristol and beyond. Our purpose-built animation and media studios provide industry standard facilities, enabling students to develop artistic and technical skills in a range of animation processes, including CG, 2D and stop-motion. Our connections to industry are central to our ambitious approach, notably our partnership with the Aardman Academy. We are delighted to be working with them.}}

_{^{We are delighted that the animation department at the University of Westminster has achieved partnership status with the Aardman Academy.}}

_{^{Stop frame animation has always been a key ingredient of our animation degree, and this new relationship will offer our students much greater insights into professional practice.}}

_{^{Our degree in animation production attracts a very diverse group of creative people from across the world, and so we like to start everyone off by learning the fundamental principles. We have found that hand-made animation processes, such as stop-frame, are much more immediate, intuitive, and above all fun, so all of our students begin with these traditional approaches.}}

_{^{Quite a few of them fall in love with stop frame, and we are fortunate to have the staff, skills and studios to support them with more ambitious projects as they progress with us. Please visit our website to take a look at some of the amazing work that our students have created.}}

_{^{We are all extremely excited to see how our course will now develop, with the generous support of Aardman Academy.}}

_{^{New Zealand's University of Canterbury is delighted to be working with the Aardman Academy.}}

_{^{The five-year, exclusive agreement sees the University become the only institution in New Zealand and the Pacific Territories to specialise in Aardman stop-motion.}}

_{^{Aardman courses, informed by 40 years of industry leading experience and innovation, will be available under the University's Bachelor of Digital Screen with Honours, a four-year professional degree focusing on storytelling using words, still or moving images, animation and sound.}}

_{^{The degree was designed to educate and develop the talent needed to future-proof our global screen and creative technology sectors.}}

_{^{The agreement was delivered through Kōawa, a University of Canterbury initiative that creates unique opportunities for industry to collaborate with the University, enabling its students to receive necessary access and exposure to industry partners like Aardman, ensuring they graduate with the exact skillset the industry requires.}}

_{^{The University of Canterbury prides itself on delivering a high standard of future focused education as it seeks to cultivate a spirit of curiosity that honours shared histories, values differences and aspires towards a tertiary experience that is equitable and accessible to all.}}