Design research for change : a UK perspective

Rodgers, Paul A. (2018) Design research for change : a UK perspective. Diseña, 13. pp. 110-139.

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    Abstract

    This paper examines the current landscape of design research in the United Kingdom (UK) with a particular focus on UK research councils' funded projects that aim to make a positive change to society. In recent years, design research in the UK has grown massively in terms of the number of students studying for a postgraduate degree (Masters and PhD), the number of institutions undertaking research, and both the quantity and quality of design-led inter- and multi-disciplinary collaborative research projects. The ongoing work presented here has involved significant data analysis and visualisation of over 18,000 funded research projects in the UK. The paper highlights the recent "social turn" and the increasingly collaborative nature of design for change research projects in the UK. The paper also describes a number of key characteristics found in and across present day design for change research projects.

    Creators(s): Rodgers, Paul A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3149-191X;
    Item type:Article
    ID code:73167
    Keywords:design, design research, creative industries, change, transformation, Engineering design, Development
    Subjects:Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > Engineering design
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:09 Jul 2020 16:37
    Last modified:25 Dec 2020 02:17
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/73167
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