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- Edinburgh College of Art will close its Performance Costume, Textiles, and Jewellery & Silversmithing courses to new applicants from 2027.
- Current students in the three programmes may complete their studies despite the closures.
- A petition to reinstate the degrees has gathered more than 16,000 signatures.
- The closures affect about 90 programmes taught by the University of Edinburgh.
- Anna Mary Scott Robbins, a Scottish costume designer, says the closure devastates her.