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Bernadette Coughlan

Bernadette Coughlan

Lecturer

Nottingham School of Art & Design

Staff Group(s)
Fashion marketing, management and communication

Role

Bernadette is a Lecturer teaching on BA (Hons) Fashion Management. Bernadette is the module leader for Global Fashion Business delivering teaching on all elements of the Fashion industry. Being the key academic contact for merchandising, Bernadette brings a balance of creativity and business acumen to teachings. Bernadette also teaches internationally at our partner Hong Kong Design Institute delivering the BA (Hons) International Fashion Business in partnership with Shape and NTU.

Career overview

Prior to joining Nottingham Trent, Bernadette spent several successful years as a fashion buyer within the retail industry. She has worked across a multitude of product categories with a wide supplier base travelling to various countries to source product ranges. Passionate about people development, she is now sharing her knowledge with undergraduate students. Bernadette has been involved with Fashion & Retail apprenticeships for many years both assessing learners and developing new relevant criterion.

Research areas

  • Collaborative International Learning
  • Sustainability in Supply Chain
  • Technological developments in Fashion
  • History of Fashion

External activity

Bernadette is a trustee for Smartworks Charity which uses fashion as a force for good to empower women back into the Workplace.

Press expertise

Fashion Buying, Sourcing and Sustainability, Retail Environments, Diversity In Fashion, International Learning Environments, Consumer Psychology.

Course(s) I teach on