PhD Design

Our design research at PhD level challenges doctoral researchers to become fully independent learners with a specialisation. The duration of study is usually three years of full-time study for the standard route, or four years for the integrated PhD programme. Each student is supported by a Principal Supervisor, a Secondary Supervisor and a Research Development Advisor, as well as through workshops organised by the College and the Graduate School. This is also enriched by regular seminars and talks hosted by the department, as well as through external conferences. The department also organises an annual design doctoral symposium that provides a platform to promote networking opportunities and to engage in panel discussions with academics that support future career development. In addition, social events that are held across the year create a more vibrant research culture. One of the most common reasons to undertake a doctoral degree is to pursue an interest for a subject and to contribute to new knowledge.While a doctoral study requires commitment, it can be a fulfilling journey. The qualification opens new professional opportunities in research or knowledge-based sectors in academia as well as in the design and engineering industry. We also welcome applicants who wish to pursue practice-based research that would still contribute to new knowledge. We have three main intake dates across the year, in January, April and October. If you are interested to find out more, please get in touch with us. We would be happy to listen to you and provide information.

PhD Design

Our design research at PhD level challenges doctoral researchers to become fully independent learners with a specialisation. The duration of study is usually three years of full-time study for the standard route, or four years for the integrated PhD programme. Each student is supported by a Principal Supervisor, a Secondary Supervisor and a Research Development Advisor, as well as through workshops organised by the College and the Graduate School. This is also enriched by regular seminars and talks hosted by the department, as well as through external conferences. The department also organises an annual design doctoral symposium that provides a platform to promote networking opportunities and to engage in panel discussions with academics that support future career development. In addition, social events that are held across the year create a more vibrant research culture. One of the most common reasons to undertake a doctoral degree is to pursue an interest for a subject and to contribute to new knowledge.While a doctoral study requires commitment, it can be a fulfilling journey. The qualification opens new professional opportunities in research or knowledge-based sectors in academia as well as in the design and engineering industry. We also welcome applicants who wish to pursue practice-based research that would still contribute to new knowledge. We have three main intake dates across the year, in January, April and October. If you are interested to find out more, please get in touch with us. We would be happy to listen to you and provide information.

4D Printing for Thermo-Responsive Textiles

This research investigates how 4D Printing and Functionally Graded Additive Manufacturing can create stimuli-responsive textiles with shape-changing abilities when subject to changes in temperature.

Giselle Hsiang Loh

Building Better Communication

This framework aims to communicate radically innovative materials to designers, improving their likelihood of using it in their work and being able to create new applications.

Design Innovation in Botswana

This study envisions the implementation of a strategic design innovation policy for industrial development in Botswana through a national design capacity.

Gabriel Mothibedi

Design-led Social Participation for Value Co-creation

This research suggests the use of participatory design principles with value cocreation processes to encourage local people to engage and enhance social innovation from a bottom-up approach.

Mathurada Bejrananda

Influencing Household Behaviour Towards Food Waste

The aim of this project is to use design for behaviour change and communication design to develop a communication campaign to shape the behaviour of households around food waste reduction in the Jordanian context.

Product Service Systems applied to Reusable Packaging

Reducing the total amount of plastic packaging waste with the consideration of businesses and consumers’ behaviour.

Programming 4D Printed Parts using Shape-Memory and CAD

This project investigates how Shape Memory Polymers (SMPs) can be programmed through the design of features using CAD to achieve expected shape- change behaviours.

Using Immersive VR in Product Design processes

This research aims to understand how immersive virtual technology can be used to improve cognitive processes in product design education and practice

Laila al-Jahwari

Virtual Production in Audio-visual industry

A traditional indie-filmmaker cantered immersive digital tool for pre-production with an emphasis on real-world location in previsualization.

Workplace Biophilic Design

This project seeks to develop a Toolkit to improve the quality of indoor workspaces using Biophilia.

Youmna Abdel-Qader Al-Dmour

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