Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Leeds School of Arts
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Product Design Futures Conference 2020
2020 conference attended by Leeds Beckett staff and students.
Written By
Lauren Moriarty
Staff, students and graduates of BA Product Design, careers consultants and industry friends gathered together on Tuesday 10th March for our annual Product Design Futures Conference. Each year the conference features talks by product designers at different stages of their careers with a focus on their journey from graduation up to present day with lots of careers advice and tips for our students.
Our speakers this year were:
Dan Cooper, Creative Director of The Pacrascal Ltd
Melanie Parker, Director of Graft Talent Ltd, graduate recruitment
James Dowsing-Reynolds, Director of Dowsing & Reynolds Ltd
Mary Macfarlane, Leeds Beckett University, Student and Graduate Futures team
Lauren Moriarty, Course Director, Co-Design session for PhD study about employability of our Product Design graduates.
Our speakers this year were:
Dan Cooper, Creative Director of The Pacrascal Ltd
Melanie Parker, Director of Graft Talent Ltd, graduate recruitment
James Dowsing-Reynolds, Director of Dowsing & Reynolds Ltd
Mary Macfarlane, Leeds Beckett University, Student and Graduate Futures team
Lauren Moriarty, Course Director, Co-Design session for PhD study about employability of our Product Design graduates.
Lauren Moriarty
Course Director / Leeds School of Arts
Dr Lauren Moriarty is Course Director for BA Product Design and MA Design for Change, and Strategic Lead for Employability for Leeds School of Arts. Lauren's PhD (2024) focusses on optimising graduate employability through co-design methods with students, graduates, industry professionals, academic teams and careers teams.
