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Visiting Professor Profiles

Northumbria University recognises the mutual benefits for Schools to build strong relationships with external individuals and organisations for the purposes of research, professional development and knowledge transfer.

In the School of Design we have a number of Visiting Professors who make a contribution to the School through research, teaching and learning, and enterprise.

For information about our Visiting Professors you can read their profiles below:

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  Tim Brown

  President and CEO: IDEO
  Visiting Professor: Design
  

  IDEO is arguably the world's most influential design firm. Responsible for designing icons like the Palm V, the high-speed Amtrak Acela train, and even Procter & Gamble's "Neat Squeeze" toothpaste... More>>

  
  

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  Andrew Byrom

  Professor at California State University Long Beach
  Visiting Professor: Graphic Design
  

  Andrew Byrom was born in Liverpool, England in 1971. At the age of three his family moved to Barrow, a small ship-building town in the North of England. He left school at sixteen and began a four-year apprenticeship... More>>

  
  

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  David Dalziel

  Creative Director: Dalziel and Pow
  Visiting Professor: Interior Design
  

  Born in Newcastle in 1957, I moved to Glasgow in 1962. Educated at Glasgow School of Art from 1974 to 1979 qualifying with a degree in Furniture Design. Employed by McColls in London on and off from... More>>

  
  

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  Josephine Green

  Speaker and consultant at Beyond 20: 21st century stories
  Visiting Professor: Design
  

  Josephine Green was appointed Senior Director of Trends and Strategy at Philips Design in 1997. She was responsible for research into Society, Cultures and People and pioneered the Strategic Futures Program... More>>

  
  

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  Gavin Proctor

  Director: Innovation Design, Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Royal Philips Electronics
  Visiting Professor: Design
  

  I have been working for over 27 years as a professional designer with Philips. My career has taken me from locations in the Netherlands, Taiwan and Singapore where I have filled numerous roles in design... More>>

  
  

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  Sue Wilson

  Global Head of Design: Mars
  Visiting Professor: Design
  

  Having graduated from Northumbria School of Design, Sue began her design career working as an Industrial Designer for Jones Garrard. From there in 2000 she moved to Kinneir Dufort, where she worked for... More>>

  
  

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