Fashion and Textiles staff
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Dr Nazlı Alimen
Lecturer
Dr. Nazlı Alimen teaches on MA Luxury Brand Management and MA Fashion Management courses and supervises PhD projects at BCU. Before joining BCU in 2019, she taught at London College of Fashion (UAL) and Helsinki and Aalto universities in Finland. She holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies from London College of Fashion, and her...
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Barry Batson
MA Fashion Management and MA Luxury Brand Management Course Director
Barry Batson is the current Course Director for MA Fashion Management and MA Luxury Brand Management at Birmingham City University. Barry’s 46 years of experience encompassed most aspects of the textile, clothing and fashion business and manufacturing functions here in the UK, Australia, and China. Barry has held several...
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Sheila Bennett
Senior Technician
Sheila’s specialism is Constructed Textiles; mainly weave and knit with a little rug making, crochet, felt making, spinning etc thrown into the mix. Though a cliché, she finds natural forms fascinating, having a particular passion for (those who know her would say ‘obsession with’) shells, rocks and minerals. Their shapes,...
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Victoria Beswick
Lecturer in BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Promotion
After a 25-year career in the fashion, beauty and luxury industry, Victoria moved into teaching in 2023. Previously lecturing in Digital Marketing and Business at Level 4-6 and CMDA, Victoria also has experience lecturing in Hong Kong and researching and developing new programmes at postgraduate level. Currently studying for...
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Dr Anne Boultwood
Reader in the Psychology of Fashion
Anne Boultwood is Reader in the Psychology of Fashion at BCU. She supervises a number of students in related areas, and also established and leads the Fashion and Textiles Research Group . Her primary research focus is the role of fashion and clothing in the construction and maintenance of self, and their social and...
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Poppy Braddy
Lecturer in Textile Design
Poppy Braddy is a Woven Designer, Material Researcher and Lecturer. She holds an MA in Textiles from the Royal College of Art and whilst completing her BA in Textiles in Practice at Manchester School of Art, spent time in exchange at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Rooted in the technical intricacies of Weave and a passion...
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Elizabeth Burton
Fashion Design Lecturer
Elizabeth graduated with a First Class BA Honours degree from De Montfort University in Fashion and Contour Design. Her final major project focused on combining sportswear and swimwear in a collection of garments aimed at a girl travelling all over the world on her “Sabbatical”. With over ten years in industry, she began her...
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Annette Clarke
Senior Lecturer in BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Promotion
Following five years of retail consultancy Annette started lecturing at BCU in 2016. She lectures across a range of modules at levels 4, 5 & 6 including Fashion Business Context, Buying and Merchandising, International Retailing and Self Promotion. Annette champions industry links including guest lectures and live retail...
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Dean Fallon
Senior Lecturer in Fashion Design
Dean is a full-time Fashion Design Lecturer at BCU and Teaching Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), with lecturing experience since 2012. Furthermore, Dean’s career outside of teaching spans over a decade, from design roles for High St suppliers and independent labels, to Creative Director of an independent streetwear...
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Adam Francis
Senior Lecturer
Adam is a Senior Lecturer in BA (Hons) Fashion Communication at Birmingham City University. He is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy with a background in menswear, fashion visualization and socially conscious messaging that informs a teaching practice. Adam is currently developing a body of research around digital fashion...