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Helen Hamlyn Research Associates Programme
The Helen Hamlyn Research Associates Programme addresses specific user needs related to socially inclusive design, via a programme in which new RCA graduates undertake one-year design research & development projects within the RCA studios.
Research Associates are funded jointly by external partners, who set briefs and participate in projects, and by the Centre, which manages the programme.
The Programme runs from October to October each year. It is woven into the RCA's studio-based work and into the RCA's academic cycle, with a spring work-in-progress seminar and a final symposium and exhibition in the RCA galleries in the autumn.
For RCA design graduates, the scheme offers the chance to further develop an existing idea or project in a 'live' context, or spend a year at the College exploring new areas for practice-based design research which is socially inclusive.
For external partners, the Programme provides a mechanism to work closely with talented new RCA design graduates, gain access to fresh thinking on products or services associated with social change, and join the College's uniquely creative research community.
How to become an External Partner...
Research Associates' projects: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Detailed case studies based on a number of Research Associates' projects are included in the the Design Council's online Inclusive Design Education Resource