The objectives of this Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) investment are to:
- enable mobility between sectors
- boost the skills, knowledge, networking opportunities and therefore career development of secondees
- intensify knowledge exchange between different sectors, resulting in innovative outputs
- add value to the design sector and the UK economy
This investment is part of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Innovation Scholars programme.
The AHRC-funded opportunity had two rounds, the first in 2022 and the second between 2023 and April 2024.
Both have been focused on design and how research and innovation in design can help tackle contemporary challenges within research areas such as wellbeing and health, place-making and supporting communities, and our environment (natural and built).
2022 first round secondments
We funded 11 secondees through the first round:
- Ana da Costa: ‘Accelerating material re-use in construction (AMRUC)‘ at the host organisation Orms Designers and Architects Ltd
- Beatrice De Carli: ‘Transforming architecture in development‘ at the host organisation Architecture Sans Frontières UK
- Clare Risbeth: ‘Atmospheres of inclusion and identity: designing public open space in superdiverse cities‘ at the host organisation We Made That
- Daniel Dubowitz: ‘Cultural masterplanning: new methods for developer-led urban regeneration‘ at the host organisation U+I Group Ltd
- Jennifer Coates: ‘‘Japaneseness’ in the UKbuilt environment: an etnographic approach‘ at the host organisation Takero Shimazaki Architects
- Joanna Boehnert: ‘Transition templates: pathways to net zero‘ at the host organisation Livework Studio Ltd
- Jonathan Djabarouti: ‘Intangible heritage and design in historic contexts‘ at Historic England
- Laudan Nooshin: ‘Place-making through sound: designing for inclusivity and wellbeing‘ at the host organisation Charcoalblue
- Liam Healy: ‘Co-designing forests‘ at the host organisation Forestry England
- Philip Graham: ‘Adjustable housing: a transdisciplinary approach to delivering social, environmental and economically sustainable homes‘ at the host organisation University of Cambridge
- Rosanna Deplano: ‘Redistributing social gains in a commercially-driven environment: a law and architecture study‘ at the host organisation Hawkins Brown Architects LLP
Last updated: 26 June 2024