Caroline Pepper

Caroline Pepper serves as a Doctoral Researcher at Loughborough University's School of Design and Creative Arts, holding strategic responsibility for designing learning environments, technologies, and services across Estates and Facilities Management and IT Services. She is Vice-Chair of SCHOMS, a higher education body promoting excellence in learning environments and associated technologies.

Her educational background includes:

• Master’s in Educational Research

Pepper’s research centers on the critical relationship between physical space design and educational outcomes, advocating that pedagogy, inclusivity, and stakeholder engagement must drive university building projects. Key focus areas:

• Learning Environment Design
• Educational Technology integration
• Inclusive Design for diverse learners
• Stakeholder Engagement in infrastructure planning
• Pedagogy and Spatial Design alignment

Through SCHOMS leadership, she advances national standards for effective higher education learning spaces.