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An emerging generation of design researchers

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Prof. Glenn Robert

Prof. Glenn Robert

My research draws on the fields of organisational studies and organisational sociology and focuses on quality and service improvement in health care, and studying innovations in the organisation and delivery of health care services. I have an overarching interest in...

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Dr. Douglas Spencer

Dr. Douglas Spencer

Dr Douglas Spencer teaches architectural history and theory at the Architectural Association, The Royal College of Art and the University of East London. His recent writing includes contributions to the collections The Missed Encounter of Architecture with...

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Dr. James Auger

Dr. James Auger

James Auger is a designer, researcher and lecturer whose work examines the social, cultural and human impact of technology and the products that exist as a result of its development and application.   On graduating from Design Products (MA) at the Royal College...

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Dr. Alison Prendiville

Dr. Alison Prendiville

Dr. Alison Prendiville is Course Director for the Service Design Innovation course at LCC University of the Arts London. She has recently completed, as Co-Investigator, the AHRC funded Mapping and Developing Service Design Research in the UK. Currently she is...

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Prof. Anthony Dunne

Prof. Anthony Dunne

Anthony Dunne is professor and head of the Design Interactions programme at the Royal College of Art in London and a partner in the design practice Dunne & Raby. His work with Fiona Raby uses design as a medium to stimulate discussion and debate amongst designers,...

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Prof. Lorraine Gamman

Prof. Lorraine Gamman

I am Professor of Design at Central Saint Martins and the Director of the award-winning Design Against Crime Research Centre (DACRC), which I founded in 1999. I am regarded as an expert in the way I have addressed social issues through actual design practice by...

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Julia Schaeper

Julia Schaeper

Julia Schaeper is a design strategist and doctoral student specialising in the intersection of healthcare and design to improve individuals’ health outcomes. Her professional journey began 10 years ago when shebecame interested in using design to address bigger issues...

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