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RepositoryUniversity Archives and Special Collections Centre
Reference NumberUAL/OH/2/3
TitleAndrew Hughes
DescriptionInterview with Andrew Hughes, Dean of the Fashion Business School at the London College of Fashion.

The interview can be accessed in QuickTime Movie and Waveform Audio formats, and a transcript is also available.

Interview description:

Video 1 [00:00] Andrew Hughes; Dean of Fashion Business School at LCF; began career in 1991 at LCF; senior lecturer in Financial Management; Course Director of HND Business of Fashion Management and BA Fashion Management; Associate Dean; Dean of School. [01:41] Previous role in secondary schools; teacher; finding advert for LCF job; family from Lancashire; workers in textile industry; father manufactured looms; Blackburn world centre for weaving; interest in business. [04:13] Research themes around re-shoring manufacturing; 1980s shift of production offshore; high value products. [05:55] Main research themes in Fashion Business School; enterprise; branding; creative management; growth in school and business; new industries; personal experience in milling; silent communication; brother's work in footwear; no work for new generations in industries. [08:38] Discusses length of time in roles; empathy from background; serendipity in getting role; leading project in Istanbul to establish fashion college; process of becoming Dean. [11:03] Discusses developing first Higher National Diploma; partner with the College for Distributive Trades; London Institute; John McKenzie; Sandra Holtby; staff development; challenges of recruitment. [13:38] Projects to bring university together; college identities; previous work for ILEA; legacy of ILEA. [15:50] Reference point for fashion industry; influencer; in past college responded to industry needs; recent trip to Bilbao to speak on fashion experience. [18:08] Decision to focus on HE; 1990s funding body developing foundation degrees; specialist course development; move from servicer to influencer; impact on social change; looking at skills-based courses. [21:12] EU-funded project on manufacturing in London; small businesses; skills from ethnic communities; bespoke tailoring; discusses Basque country developing fashion sector. [23:56] Discusses move to Stratford; developing fashion cluster; benefits of being a specialist institution; discusses visiting Skunk Punk sustainable fashion industry in Bilbao; linking with project for MA students. [26:33] Discusses student projects with industry; range of companies; disruption; staff links to industry; prison project; agenda of college; Volvo project; wearable technology. [29:42] 4 brand pillars; better lives; art against knives; development of management school; reorganisation of schools at LCF; joining the Association of Business Schools; small business charter award. [34:05] Group sizes; student numbers; improving student experience; range of teaching styles; developing soft skills; dissertation supervision; leading units. [37:07] Generalist teaching in early career; more specialist teachers now; visual merchandising staff blog; opportunity for Prime Minister of Malaysia. [38:43] Course development; revalidation; industry workshops; methods of assessment; staff with industry experience; staff development. [41:40] Employability skills; collaborative units; Montdragon university; team academy; course where students start own businesses; coaching. [44:15] Move to Stratford; increased collaboration; geographical spread of college; opportunities from Stratford move; debate over name of university; chair of Widening Participation group; governor; chair validations; Dean's Forum; fewer appeals. [47:53] Discusses summits to define subjects at different colleges; fashion courses at CSM and LCF; rivalry in the past; growth of college over 30 years; buildings. [50:54] Stage of development of LCF; exciting place to work; including business; diversity of students and staff; design on building. [53:49]
Date19 May 2016
CreatorRosa Kurowska-Kyffin
Extent1 audiovisual recording; length 00:53:49
LevelFile
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