David Cross is an artist and academic engaging with the social-ecological crisis. In 2005 he stopped using jet travel; in 2012, following the Artist Placement Group, he designated his job at University of the Arts London as an artist placement, proposing that UAL switch to an ethical bank. In 2015, he campaigned with students for UAL to divest from fossil fuels. Since 2018, David has advocated decarbonisation and decolonisation for climate justice, in 2024, for UAL to switch from Lloyds Bank, which finances fossil fuels and controversial weapons. David is working with colleagues to model the university as a co-operative.