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Briggs Hillier Supports Designers at Manchester Metropolitan University

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01 Jun 2026

Briggs Hillier Operations Manager, Lucy Moore attended Manchester Metropolitan University ’s Interior Design Portfolio Surgery session on Thursday to review students’ portfolios and offer valuable industry insight and career advice.

The session featured one-to-one discussions, allowing Lucy to engage with students on a more personal level and provide tailored, relevant feedback that they could immediately apply to their portfolios and future job searches.

With 20 years of experience at Briggs Hillier, a long-established strategic design studio creating environments for global brands, Lucy is responsible for recruiting designers within the studio. Drawing on this expertise, she offered the students at Manchester Metropolitan University a well-rounded practical guidance on how to transform their portfolios from project presentations into powerful tools that effectively showcase their skills, creative thinking and potential to future employers.

Having seen the high standard of work produced by MMU Interior Design students in previous years, Briggs Hillier is proud to continue supporting emerging talent as they prepare to enter the professional design world – equipping students with the knowledge, confidence and skills needed to make an impact from day one.

Lucy commented:

“Portfolio reviews like this are incredibly valuable because they help students understand how their work will be viewed by future employers. It’s not just about presenting great projects; it’s about communicating your thought process and skills in a way that’s clear and stands out. While students naturally focus much of their time and energy on completing their course work, putting time aside to learn how to develop a portfolio in a way that really speaks to employers is key to securing a strong career opportunity.”

Our involvement with MMU, alongside partnerships with universities across the UK, is driven by our ROOTED IN DESIGN programme – an initiative that reflects our commitment to the future of the industry by nurturing the designers of tomorrow and creating a culture built for long-term growth.