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DBA Inclusive Design Challenge 2008 shortlist
Six design firms have been shortlisted for the DBA Inclusive Design Challenge 2008, an annual collaboration between the Helen Hamlyn Centre and the Design Business Association. They responded to a brief set by Sanctuary Care, sponsors of the Challenge. More...

Research Associates show and symposium

The Helen Hamlyn Research Associates 2007 presented their industry-funded projects at a show and symposium at the Royal College of Art on 24 September, as part of the RCA’s contribution to the 2007 London Design Festival. More...

Researchers at Chinese conference

The RCA Helen Hamlyn Centre has raised its profile in China with the participation in July 2007 of three of its senior researchers in the 12th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction (HCI) in Beijing. More...

Crime-cutting alliance

The Home Office has invited the RCA Helen Hamlyn Centre to join a Design and Technology Alliance that aims to contribute to new initiatives to cut crime. More...

Roger Coleman invited to be IMMN member

Helen Hamlyn Research Professor Roger Coleman has been invited to be a member of the International Mature Marketing Network (IMMN), the first international association of marketers, researchers, brands and educators focused on marketing communications to the 40+ market. More...

Launch of BT Inclusive Design Website

BT has launched a web-based inclusive design toolkit dedicated to building better business through improving design to meet the needs of real people. The launch of this resource in July 2007 follows a three-year collaboration between BT, the RCA Helen Hamlyn Centre, The Engineering Design Centre at Cambridge University and Sagentia. More...

Top medical award

A redesign of the standard hospital resuscitation trolley by a research team in the Helen Hamlyn Centre has won a major award at this year’s Medical Futures Innovation Awards, the ‘Oscars’ of the healthcare industry held on 14 June 2007. More...