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Alice Stevens

AUB Human Founder; Senior LecturerMA (RCA), BA, PGCE (HE), FHEA, FRSA
Email me: astevens@aub.ac.uk

Overview

Hello, I'm Alice.

I'm a Senior Lecturer on BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Founder of AUB Human. I'm also undertaking a practice-based PhD.

In 2016, inspired by the UN Sustainable Development Goals, I founded AUB Human, a university-wide platform that celebrates social, ethical and sustainable creative practice. As part of this initiative, I have convened numerous symposia, spoken at external conferences, facilitated knowledge exchange partnerships, undertaken personal volunteering and published an AUB Human book.

Prior to academia, I designed and directed numerous animated title sequences and sets for Channel 4 and Five as well as being represented as motion graphics director by Sherbet, directing commercials for Ogilvy and clients such as Kimberley-Clarke and Mattel. Some of these project have won major industry awards including Roses and The Drum. In 2016, I was invited by Channel 4 to co-design a special edition of Eurotrash to coincide with the UK's referendum on the European Union, a programme that boasted 20%+ audience share across 10 years.

As well as serving as a BAFTA judge for the Animation Category, my personal work has been exhibited at the V&A, I have also received funding from the BFI where I made a short film which was subsequently screened by Channel 4 and won the Special Prize for Design at the Ottawa Animation Festival in Canada. My work has also been featured in numerous magazines including Creative Review, Televisual, Broadcast, Campaign and newspapers such as The Telegraph and The Guardian.

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Contact:

Name: Alice Stevens she/her
Email: astevens@aub.ac.uk

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • MA (RCA) Animation (Royal College of Art)
  • BA (1st class Hons) Theatre and Costume Design (UAL: Wimbledon School of Art)

Teaching Qualification

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) (Southampton University)

Teaching

I'm currently a full-time member of staff at AUB and teach on BA (Hons) Graphic Design. Since 2019, I have also been the External Examiner at UAL London College of Communication for Diploma in Professional Studies.

In addition to my main role, I was elected Academic Board Member (2019-2021) and from 2016-2021, I was a member of the AUB Environment Committee, a role where I have been proud to contributing to help AUB Achieve EcoCampus Platinum status and become a registered Fairtrade University.

I have also been recognised in the AUBSU ‘Thank You’ Awards as Winner in 2021, as inaugural Winner of the Sustainability Award in 2019 and as Silver Award Winner in 2015.

Prior to teaching at AUB, I was a Visiting Lecturer at Kingston University and UAL Central Saint Martins where I contributed to various programmes including MA Communication Design and BA Graphic Design.

Courses

Research

Research Interests and Projects

I'm currently undertaking a part-time, practice-based PhD across i-DAT and the Sustainable Earth Institute at University of Plymouth.

My PhD research explores how ecolinguistics can be used as a generative methodology to disrupt existing dominant narratives that are having an adverse effect on the planet. Subsequently, the project aims to discover new forms of communication that act as a catalyst for positive behaviour change to create a more sustainable and regenerative world.

Professional Engagement


Published AUB Human outputs:

In December 2020 we published the first AUB Human book. The book is an anthology of selected AUB Human projects that were undertaken during the 2019-2020 academic year. The book itself was a personal project and collaboration between Natalie Carr, AUB Human intern, and myself, and was created during the Covid-19 pandemic whilst the campus was in lockdown.

In July 2021, we published the second AUB Human publication, SCAN ME, an interactive newspaper with AR cover. The newspaper was another personal project and collaboration between Natalie Carr, AUB Human intern, and myself, but also created an opportunity for student, Soumi Issa to develop skills in 3D and work with new member of staff Ben Parker to create the augmented reality cover.

Speaker at various external events:

  • 2021: Advance HE Sustainability Symposium: Facing Forward with Sustainability: Principles, Progress and Partnership (online)
  • 2020: Changemakers Conference, Ravensbourne University
  • 2020: UCAS Annual Conference for Teachers and Advisors, Brighton
  • 2019: Panel discussion chair: ‘Climate in Crisis - Can Art Inspire Action?’ at Poole Lighthouse with Activate and panelists: Michael Pinsky (Artist), Molly Scott-Cato (Green Party MEP) and Ruth Andrade (Lush).
  • 2017: HEA Annual Conference: Generation TEF, Manchester University

Facilitator of industry collaborations and knowledge Exchange projects:

  • 2021: Wessex Museums: Hardy's Wessex touring exhibition
  • 2021: Activate Inside Out Dorset Festival | Forestry England More info
  • 2021: DYSON | SN Tech More info
  • 2021: The Achieve Project: Disability Rights UK + Superpeople More info
  • Also interviewed on BBC Radio Solent on Dorset Breakfast Sho
  • 2020: Poole Museum: ‘Our Museum’ branding project More info
  • 2019: Activate / Presentation of Pollution Pods on Brownsea Island More info

Convenor of numerous AUB Human Symposia:

  • 2021: Tech for Social and Sustainable Good More info
  • 2021: Earth Day More Info
  • 2021: AUB Human Careers Day as part of AUB Careers Fest More info
  • 2020: New Narratives More info
  • 2020: Panel Discussion in support of International Women’s Day
  • 2019: Who Am I? Indentity in the Age of the Anthropocene More info
  • 2019: Ethics and Creative Practice (Global Ethics Day) More info
  • 2018: Innovative Futures More info
  • 2017: Who Cares? More info
  • 2016: Obligation
  • 2015: Can Design Save the World?

Curator of AUB Human events and exhibitions:

  • 2020: Co-curation of Sustainable Futures Exhibition, AUB More Info
  • 2019: Curation of Weapons of Reason exhibition, The Gallery, AUB More Info
  • 2018: Presentation of the Straw Bale pop-up cinema + sustainability event More Info
  • 2017: Facilitation of Pop-up Shop in Poole High Street (Regeneration)

Mentor of students on various industry sprints including:

  • 2020: Kaiasm | Sustainability More info
  • 2020: LUSH Cosmetics | Championing accessibility and sustainability in packaging More info
  • 2018: Bestival Sustainability
  • 2017: Virgin Care
  • 2016: RNLI
  • 2016: Dementia Poole

Memberships

Advance HE Membership

  • Fellow (FHEA)

Professional Memberships

  • Royal Society of Arts: RSA Fellow (FRSA)