Our staff
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Dauvit Alexander
Programme Leader
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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Professor Jivan Astfalck
Senior Lecturer, China Officer
Jivan Astfalck lectures on MA and BA courses and is the School of Jewellery's China Officer. She combines teaching with studio practice, which she exhibits internationally. A visual artist, jeweller and academic, Jivan was born in Berlin, where she trained and qualified as a goldsmith. She has lived in the UK for more...
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Stephen Bottomley
Head of School
Stephen Bottomley is Professor of Jewellery Cultures and Innovation and Head of the Birmingham School of Jewellery. A contemporary jeweller, his work often combines enamel and the fire arts with mixed media and precious and non-precious metals. Interests in the handmade and changing systems for batch...
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Beaulagh Brooks
Programme Leader - BA (Hons) Jewellery and Objects
Beaulagh is the Programme Leader and Level 6 Co-ordinator for the BA (Hons) Jewellery and Objects course, she is also personal tutor to a year group and will have some involvement with all students throughout their studies. She has been lecturing in Higher Education Institutions for over 20 years, alongside running a...
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Frank Cooper
Senior Lecturer & Centre Manager
Frank Cooper is a jewellery industry professional who has worked in the UK jewellery industry for all of his working life. He is now a Senior Lecturer in Jewellery Manufacturing Technologies and Manager of the Centre for Digital Design and Manufacturing at the Birmingham School of Jewellery a position he has held since 2003....
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Glen Day
Lecturer, International Jewellery Business
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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Sian Hindle
Lecturer in Contextual Studies
Sian has a background in English Studies, with a Master of Research exploring Modernist literature and theories of the self. After studying at the School of Jewellery from 200305, Sian initially combined freelance design work for a range of jewellery manufacturers with teaching on a growing portfolio of Contextual Studies...
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Jeremy Hobbins
Deputy Head of School & Course Leader
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
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...
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Drew Markou
Lecturer - BA (Hons) Jewellery and Objects
Drew Markou is a full-time lecturer and Level 4 Co-ordinator for the BA (Hons) Jewellery and Objects course at the School of Jewellery, alongside which he undertakes his own creative professional practice as an Art Jeweller and Object Maker. With a background in Landscape Design and Horticulture, then moving into jewellery...