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Industry Patrons

Discover AUB's Industry Patrons

Each course has an Industry Patron, who'll share their experience, new insight and innovation with our specialist subjects.

Please note: further information about our Industry Patrons is coming soon.

School of Arts and Communications

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BA (Hons) Commercial Photography – Industry Patron – James Hancock

James Hancock is the founder of photographic agency Hancock and Handsome (H&H). The agency works with...

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BA (Hons) Fine Art – Industry Patron – Visual Arts South West

BA (Hons) Fine Art has collaborated with Visual Art South West (VASW) to create new career advice resources. These resources...

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BA (Hons) Graphic Design – Industry Patron – Wes Richardson

Creative Director Wes Richardson and his team have delivered inspiring and exciting connections and insights for our students...

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BA (Hons) Illustration – Industry Patron – Lush

For the past 25 years, Lush has pioneered intricate pictorially exciting products such as the fizzing bath bomb, shower jellies...

School of Arts, Media and Creative Industries Management

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BA (Hons) Communication Design and Strategy – Industry Patron – Josh Ogden

Through collaboration and partnership, AUB and Josh will develop new ways of...

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BA (Hons) Creative Direction – Industry Patron – Fiona Hayes

Fiona Hayes is a creative director, designer and educator with over 35 years of international experience in publishing...

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BA (Hons) Events Management – Industry Patron – Clary Salandy

Clary Salandy is a Carnival and theatre designer known for her award-winning Carnival work. She co-founded Mahogany...

Bournemouth Film School

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BA (Hons) Acting – Industry Patron – Forest Forge Theatre Co.

Forest Forge Theatre Co. is based in Ringwood, has been running for more than 40 years and has been involved...

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BA (Hons) Animation Production – Industry Patron – Paul Hilton

Paul Hilton is lead environment artist at Treehouse Digital, currently working on a feature film project utilising Unreal Engine...

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BA (Hons) Costume – Industry Patron – Carol Lingwood

Carol is a freelance costume production manager, costume supervisor and assistant designer who works across theatre, film...

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BA (Hons) Creative Writing – Industry Patron – Kashif Sharma-Patel

Kashif Sharma-Patel is a writer, poet and editor at the87press. They work at the interface of sonic, visual and written...

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BA (Hons) Design for Costume and Performance – Industry Patron – Howard Burden

Howard Burden is an Emmy award-winning costume designer who's been creating...

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BA (Hons) Make-up for Media and Performance – Industry Patron – Jane Tyler

Jane Tyler is a freelance hair and make-up artist in television and film. Her career...

The School of Design and Architecture

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BA (Hons) Architecture (Part 1 ARB/RIBA) – Industry Patron – HCC Property Services

HCC Property Services is the in-house architecture and design department...

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BA (Hons) Digital Technology (Design) – Industry Patron – Stuart Cupit

Stuart Cupit is CTO and co-founder of Solarflare Studio Ltd., an experiential production company specialising in...

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BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design – Industry Patron – Rebecca Wall

Rebecca is a project director in the interiors team at TP Bennett, with an extensive...

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BA (Hons) Sustainable Design – Industry Patron – James Wood

James is the founder and creative director of Studio Wood, a Bournemouth-based...

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BA (Hons) Textiles Design – Industry Patron – Anna Taylor

Anna Taylor is an embroidery designer specialising in freehand Irish machine embroidery and creative digital embroidery...

The Graduate School

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MA Digital Fashion Innovation – Industry Patron – The Fabricant

The Fabricant has been pioneering fashion-tech since 2018, working at the intersection of technology, creativity and fashion...

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MA Fine Art – Industry Patron – Aspex Portsmouth

As a visual arts and educational charity dedicated to cultivating creativity, collaboration, and community...

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MA Illustration – Industry Patron – Plum Agency

Plum is a global, industry-leading agency specialising in children’s publishing and media. They help people thrive...

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MA Painting – Industry Patron – Paul Carey Kent

Paul Carey-Kent is an international renowned critic, curator and writer. He is the former editor of Art World...

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MA Photography – Industry Patron – Wendy Carrig

Wendy Carrig is a British-Irish photographer based in London, renowned for her narrative-driven work focused on...

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MRes Arts – Industry Patron – Daniel Fountain

Daniel is a practitioner, curator and historian of modern and contemporary art, specialising in feminist, queer...

The Graduate School (Online)

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MA Creative Writing (Online) – Industry Patron – Michelle Zeitlin

Holding a Liberal Arts BA from St Mary’s College, Los Angeles, Michelle Zeitlin’s creative journey began in ballet...

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MA Graphic Design (Online) – Industry Patron – Sarah Hyndman

Sarah Hyndman is the founder of Type Tasting and the author of Why Fonts Matter. She entertains audiences with her unique...

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MA Illustration (Online) – Industry Patron – Dan Mumford

Dan Mumford is an illustrator working within in the pop culture and music scenes. Over the past 15 years, whilst running...

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MA Interior Design (Online) – Industry Patron – Debbie Flevotomou

Debbie is a multiple-award-winning architect and CEO, celebrated speaker and a painter. She is the founder...

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MA Landscape Architecture Studies (Online) – Industry Patron – Jennie Savage

Jennie has a co-design practice. She works with communities in the field of planning...

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