Rate My Professor Claire Lockwood

Claire Lockwood serves as Head of the Design and Digital Arts Department within the Nottingham School of Art & Design at Nottingham Trent University, a position she assumed upon joining the institution in 2019. With more than twenty years of experience in art and design higher education, she holds an MA in Visual Communication. Following her graduation, she taught on undergraduate and postgraduate graphic design courses. Her first teaching role was on the BA Graphic Design programme at Wanganui Polytechnic in New Zealand. She later worked as an in-house designer for Friends of the Earth for several years, alongside freelancing as a graphic designer. Returning to academia, she joined Birmingham City University and advanced through roles including course leader, subject area lead, and deputy head of department. Previously, as Head of Art & Design at Sheffield Hallam University, she contributed to repurposing a Victorian post office into a contemporary departmental facility.