Our staff
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Dauvit Alexander
Senior Lecturer
Rusty bolts lie by the side of the road. A coffee jar filled with corroded spring washers sits on the windowsill of a disused engineering works. Someone throws a cast-iron fencing spike into a skip. A piece of pitted steel washes up on the beach. These are not the images normally associated with the worlds of either...
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Karen Barlett
Senior Technician, Demonstrator
Karen trained as a Jewellery Designer/ Maker and has a post-graduate Master of Arts degree in jewellery & related products. Karen has over twenty years of experience working within arts education and works as part of the Technical Team at The School of Jewellery. The scope of her duties includes: Operating the School of...
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Beaulagh Brooks
Course Director, Senior Lecturer
A highly experienced Educator, Academic, Manager and Designer-Maker, with a passion for Teaching & Learning focusing on the Creative Industries and Applied Arts. Beaulagh is especially interested in Studio Practice and developing students employability and Graduate enterprise skills, alongside creative research and practice....
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Dr Ann-Marie Carey
Associate Professor
Ann-Marie is a Research Fellow in the School of Jewellery. She specialises in combining craftsmanship with laser technology to introduce new perspectives of understanding. She has worked with museums in London and Birmingham to create replicas of the Cheapside Hoard and Staffordshire Hoard respectively. In her academic...
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Nuala Clooney
Course Director, Lecturer
Nuala Clooney is an artist working with sculpture and video based in Birmingham, UK, and teaches on the Foundation courses within the School of Jewellery. Nuala has exhibited internationally and extensively across the UK. She was recently selected by Art & Heritage for a new commission project for Middleport Pottery,...
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Glen Day
Lecturer
Over 35 years’ experience working for some of the biggest and best companies in the UK Jewellery industry. Influencing Business Strategy and marketing plans. Many senior positions held including Production Manager, Quality Control Manager, Business Manager and Business Development Manager; with expertise embedded in...
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Michela Ferraro
Senior Lecturer
Michela Ferraro is a jewellery expert and educator with over 30 years of passion and international experience in the industry. She specialises in luxury, innovation, sustainability, and precious additive manufacturing (metal AM) for the jewellery industry, which she believes are the key drivers for ethical, responsible, and...
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Dr Sian Hindle
School Academic Lead for Research, Innovation and Enterprise, Senior Lecturer
Sian Hindle is the School Academic Lead for Research, Innovation and Enterprise and Senior Lecturer Sian’s research interests centre on jewellery as an element of dress, and she holds a PhD exploring how jewellery’s wear and use can contribute to the formation of individual and collective identities. The thesis...
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Jeremy Hobbins
Deputy Head of Jewellery, Fashion and Textiles, Senior Lecturer
Originally graduating with a Business background, Jeremy transferred his skills into the horology world following his study of HND Horology at the School of Jewellery. Jeremy worked as a professional horologist for others, and himself, for 20 years before returning to the School to share his love of the subject and train a...
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Andrew Howard
Senior Lecturer
Andrew has been lecturing on the Jewellery and Silversmithing - Design for Industry (DFI) course since January 2016. He has strong links to the Jewellery Industry and uses these to his student’s advantage from organising group visits to allow students to see behind the scenes in large companies to sign posting them to the best...