Dr Julie King has been appointed to the post of Executive Dean of the School of Digital, Technologies and Arts at Staffordshire University.
Dr Julie King
The School of Digital, Technologies and Arts is home to the University’s excellent computing and games courses as well as to those courses which spans the creative industries including surface pattern and ceramics. I am thrilled to be returning to Staffordshire University and Stoke-on-Trent and to play a part in influencing its future.
Dr King, who will take up the role on 9 May 2022, was previously Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Creative Industries at the University of South Wales where she was responsible for international recruitment and portfolio development.
Having graduated with a degree in Surface Pattern from Staffordshire Polytechnic in 1988, she studied for an MA in Fashion and Textiles at Leicester Polytechnic and later studied for a Masters in Business Administration at Nottingham Trent University. She was also awarded a PHD from London College of Fashion in 2011.
She has held a number of Academic Posts including MA Fashion and Textiles Course Leader at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Head of Fashion and Textiles at De Montfort University and Head of Fashion at University of Northampton.
Dr King said: “Having graduated from Staffordshire, the new job is both an exciting homecoming and a wonderful opportunity to grow an area of the University which it already has a great reputation for.
“The School of Digital, Technologies and Arts is home to the University’s excellent computing and games courses as well as to those courses which spans the creative industries including surface pattern and ceramics. I am thrilled to be returning to Staffordshire University and Stoke-on-Trent and to play a part in influencing its future.
Welcoming the appointment, Professor Martin Jones, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, said: “We’re delighted to have Dr King join our leadership team at what is an exciting time for our University.
“Providing a quality education experience across our course portfolio and responding to industry needs, both regionally and internationally, is a top priority for our University and we believe Dr King’s experience will help inform our future growth and ambition.
“I look forward to working with Dr King and seeing how she will advance the portfolio that our School of Digital, Technologies and Art has to offer.”