
Max Pownall
[From NTU bio]
Max brings 10 years' industrial experience across diverse fields. After graduating in Product Design, he progressed from Junior Product Designer at Glasdon Group (designing street furniture and recycling systems) through inclusive design at Abacus Healthcare, medical design engineering at Pennine Healthcare, packaging machinery development at Riverside Medical, to Senior Product Designer at TTS Group developing educational resources.
At NTU, Max focuses on promoting students' sense of belonging and fostering creativity through exploration and empathy-centred design. Having completed an MA in Education, he explores translating real-world design into taught theory and creative pedagogy in higher education. He's currently involved in the NTU Archer Exchange, shaping D&T education through research.