Rebecca Ross

Rebecca Ross is Programme Director of Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. She holds a PhD in History & Theory of Architecture and Urbanism from Harvard, an MSc from UCL, and an MFA from Yale. Her academic appointments include positions at Harvard, NYU, and Yale.

Research interests span:

• Graphic/communication design and urban media
• Interaction of images/media/data with urban environments
• Addressing systems and location-based media
• Graphic design as knowledge practice
• Alternative academic publishing formats

Publications focus on urban media, spatial representation, and design research methodologies, with recurring themes of public engagement, digital mediation of urban experience, and critical analysis of technology corporations.

Awards include:

• Honorary Senior Research Associate at UCL (2016-2019, 2024-2027)

Supervision includes 5+ PhD students researching urban communication, spatial bureaucracy, and design practices. Developed the MA 'Communicating Complexity' program. Professional activities include grant assessment for AHRC and promotion reviews for international institutions.

Co-founded Urban Pamphleteer publication with UCL Urban Lab and created the public installation London is Changing.