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Academic collaborations

Led by Professor Jeremy Myerson and Jo-Anne Bichard

i~design

The flagship academic programme in inclusive design, this work has centred on three successive research collaborations with the Engineering Design Centre (EDC) at Cambridge University, funded by the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council). More...

Include

The Helen Hamlyn Centre has also established a successful biennial conference to build a community of researchers and practitioners around the subject. Include 2001 was the first of an ongoing series of conferences held at the Royal College of Art in London, alternating annually with workshops organised by EDC on universal access and assistive technology (CWUAAT). Together the two series effectively cover the full gamut of inclusive design, from mainstream consumer products, services and environments to specialist solutions and assistive technology. More...

The goals of this work are:

  • To provide industrial decision makers, and those involved in commissioning and managing design, with mechanisms to understand the significance of age and capability-related factors.
  • To provide the design community with the guidance required at all stages of the research and development process to deliver more effective products and services for people of all ages and abilities.
  • To foster a new generation of inclusive designers and equip them with the necessary skills and experience.
  • To build a practicing inclusive design community of researchers, educators, design students and professionals, with strong links to industry.

TACT3

TACT3 is a three-year collaborative research project that will look at the issue of continence management amongst older people. Continence is often an embarrassing subject, thus the aim of the research is to reduce the impact of continence difficulties and therefore help older people maintain a positive identity and improved quality of life. More ...