The Annual 2020 Judges  The Creative Review Annual is one of the most respected and trusted awards for the creative industries. We celebrate the best creative work from the past year, those who create it and commission it. Each year,…

Hello friends, We are very happy to announce that Nelly Ben Hayoun studios is now on Patreon! Please sign up and support our exciting new phase, your support will help us to continue our work challenging power structures, providing free…

Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun talks at a rapid-fire pace. Her ideas glide from topic to topic, using language so intricate and nuanced that listening to her feels like watching an academic paper performed like a theatre piece—she’s, for lack of…

We are delighted to announce the International Space University has nominated Nelly to be part of the Adjunct Faculty! It is interesting to note that all Adjunct Faculty are Isu alumni, with a good distribution over the different areas, a good…

To commemorate the 100 year anniversary of a percentage of women having the option to vote, and to create a platform for women in design to discuss gender equality in the design industry, the Design Museum in collaboration with author…

In preparation for ‘Women Design’, a series of talks discussing ever continuing gender disparity of gender in design, the Design Museum analysed data from the Office for National Statistics, and found that women are dropping out of – or not…

For the first time, the University of the Underground opened the doors of the De Marktkantine nightclub in Amsterdam for an evening of deviance and converted the space into an arena for performing collective thoughts through music, dance, design, performances,…

We are  thrilled to announce that the University of the Underground has been granted Anbi/Charity Status. The Dutch abbreviation Anbi means Algemeen Nut Beogende Instellingen (Institution Aimed at the Common Good) refers to charitable, religious, humanistic, cultural and scientific institutions whose…

We are delighted to announce that the Stichting University of the Underground run by dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun has received a Design Grant from the Creative Industries Fund Nl to run a series of live events entitled “The Dreamers of the Day”…