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Professional Academy for Creative Enterprise

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Flexible Online Courses You Can Complete in 8–10 Hours

Professional Education

We offer a range of industry-focused courses including:

  1. Online short courses
  2. On Campus courses
  3. Cohort Advanced courses

Production

We provide production support for high quality and impactful:

  1. Learning solutions
  2. Design and user experience services
  3. Audio visual services

Consultancy

Our consultancy services help drive growth and innovation by supporting:

  1. Research
  2. Development
  3. Testing

PACE delivers innovative professional education, creative production and expert consultancy tailored to organisations and professionals worldwide

PACE is a pioneering organisation within the School of Design at the University of Leeds. Drawing on 150 years of experience and expertise, PACE fuses academic research with industry practice to empower businesses and professionals with the knowledge, skills, and services they need to thrive.

Design, technology, and creativity form the cornerstones of PACE, while our multidisciplinary team collaborates closely to advance our clients interests, aspirations, and impact through meaningful and ongoing industry partnerships.

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90%

Impact Score

100%

World Leading

Submitted research environment

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54th

for Arts and Humanities

 

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6th

In the UK for Art and Design

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