Dr Farnaz Nickpour PhD, MA, MIED, FHEA, FRSA

Farnaz holds extensive experience in Design higher education having spent more than 13 years on curriculum design, development and teaching across a multitude of UG and PGT Design programs (BSc; BA; MSc; MA) and has an established track record of excellence with multiple awards and nominations for innovation, inspiration and excellence in teaching, learning and supervision.

The portfolio of courses includes Product Design; Product Design Engineering; Industrial Design; Industrial Design & Technology; Integrated Product Design; Design Strategy & Innovation; and Design & Branding Strategy. Core Design areas taught over the past 13 years span Design process; Product development; Contextual design; Human factors and ergonomics; Branding and design futures; and Visual communication.

TEACHING & LEARNING AWARDS
- Staff Recognition Award, School of Engineering, The University of Liverpool, 2018
- Teaching & Learning Award, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Liverpool, 2018
- Tutor/Supervisor of the Year Award (nominee), Brunel University London, 2017
- Inspirational Teaching Award (nominee), Brunel University London, 2014

MODULE LEADER
- Design in Healthcare (Year 3 MBChB, School of Medicine, The University of Liverpool)
- Human Factors in Product Design: Theory (The University of Liverpool)
- Human Factors in Product Design: Practice (The University of Liverpool)
- Product Development 3 (The University of Liverpool)
- Product Development 2 (The University of Liverpool)
- Contextual Design (Level 3 - Brunel University London)
- Design Communication (Level 2 - Brunel University London)
- Design for Manufacture and Communication (Level 2 - Brunel University London)

MODULE CONVENOR (core BA + BSc module)
- Design Communication (Level 2 - Brunel University London)

MODULE TUTOR (core UG + PGT modules)
- Group Design Project (The University of Liverpool)
- Integrated Product Design - Dissertation module (MSc - Brunel University London)
- Design Strategy and innovation - Dissertation module (MA - Brunel University London)
- Design Major project (Final year - Brunel University London)
- Professional Practice (Level 2 - Brunel University London)
- Design Communication (Level 2 - Brunel University London)
- Design for Manufacture and Communication (Level 2 - Brunel University London)
- Design Process 1 (Level 1 - Brunel University London)