Klaire Elton

Klaire Elton is a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for BA (Hons) Textile Design at Nottingham Trent University’s School of Art & Design. Her work focuses on digital education and innovation in art and design, with particular interests in generative AI pedagogy, employability, reflective practice and interdisciplinary learning.

She led student-facing work within a QAA Collaborative Enhancement Fund project, which resulted in the publication of Art, Design & Artificial Intelligence: An Educators’ Toolkit. She has subsequently presented work exploring generative AI pedagogy in creative education at a range of national and international conferences. Alongside her teaching and scholarship, Klaire leads and contributes to a variety of initiatives across Nottingham School of Art & Design, including founding the BOGOF Scholarship Group to support colleagues in developing and evidencing scholarly activity. She is also the School’s Athena SWAN Champion and a Co-Chair of Nottingham Trent University’s Course Leaders’ Network.

Klaire was awarded Senior Fellowship of Advance HE in 2025 and received NTU’s Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship in 2026. Her wider work focuses on strengthening creative education through inclusive curriculum design, collaboration and meaningful connections between students, educators and industry.