Student Design Awards winners 2022-23

Winners of the RSA Student Design Awards demonstrate the potential of design to unravel complex problems, explore new possibilities and unlock new ways to meet the needs of people, place and planet.

We're proud to introduce the winners of the 2022-23 Student Design Awards. Click on the briefs below to find out more about the winning innovations.

All being well

How might we democratise health and wellbeing; creating the conditions and tools for individuals to help themselves, their loved ones and multiple generations?

Powering people

How might we make community-led renewable energy transitions accessible to everyone, including those most in need?

Signalling change

How might we tap into the potential of train stations so they become spaces that amplify and influence positive behaviours?

Planet generation

How might we create joyful place-based opportunities for people across generations to improve planetary health?

Amplify connections

How might we amplify the potential of entertainment technology to connect people with one another from the comfort and safety of home?

Building better

How might we apply circular and regenerative principles to build better homes for a resilient future?

Nature of work

How might we reimagine the way we work in the future to reflect local context, experiences, and knowledge?

Tomorrow’s menu

How might we promote new relationships with food that are more secure, regenerative and culturally appropriate?

Moving pictures

Conceive and produce an animation to accompany one of the two selected audio files that will clarify, energise and illuminate the content.

RSA Student Design Awards

Our competition for emerging designers who want to make a difference.