About the hosts

Dr Sarah Cheang (Head of Programme of V&A/RCA History of Design MA)

Sarah is a design historian. Her wide-ranging practice focuses on East Asian material culture and the body, with a special interest in fashion and race.

Sarah Cheang joined the RCA in 2011, and has led the History of Design Programme since 2020. A founder member of the Research Collective for Decoloniality and Fashion, Sarah works closely with a group of international scholars and activists who look to counter Eurocentricism in fashion studies and more inclusive and caring world-views in the fashion industry.

Sarah’s teaching interests reflect a commitment to shape more inclusive curricula and decolonial approaches to global history. Recent research and teaching have focussed on concepts of decolonial aesthesis, through experimental teaching methods and the research-led initiative OPEN. Issues of gender, race and ethnicity are often uppermost in her work, and she chaired the Design History Society Equalities Working group 2019–20.

Randall Fernandes (India Student Recruitment Manager)

Randall Fernandes is an experienced International Education Student Recruitment Advisor, dedicated to facilitating global educational opportunities for students.

Randall holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Mumbai.

He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and has completed various technical advisory courses in the field of Immigration and International Education.

One-to-one meetings with the RCA in Ahmedabad