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The UPTURN project, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, aims to design a public health intervention to support people with COPD to access pulmonary rehabilitation services. Members of the EDC helped run the project's first co-design workshop, comprising members of the public and staff connected with pulmonary rehabilitati…

John Clarkson receives a CBE for his services to Engineering and Design.

 Congratulations to Dr Ben Bowers who won the Primary Care Scientist award for all his excellent contributions to primary care research.

David Wynn and John Clarkson publish a new book with Springer on The Design and Development Process

Hackmann C, Komashie A, Handley M, et al. Codesigning a systemic discharge intervention for inpatient mental health settings (MINDS): a protocol for integrating realist evaluation and an engineering-based systems approach. BMJ Open 2023;13:e071272. Available at: doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-071272

John recognised with top Academy Award for improving systems thinking in healthcare

John has been awarded a Doctor of Engineering honoris causa by Brunel University London in recognition of his distinguished contribution to Engineering Design

Congratulations to Nathan for his established Professorship with effect from 1 October 2023.

I-desing team is participating in the British Science Week 2023 with Accessibility.

Timos Kipouros' paper on Very rapid decarbonization of primary care: could learning from COVID pandemic help us prepare? has appeared in Family Practice. Available to view here.

Nathan Crilly launches new six-week online course on Creativity, Problem Solving and Design Thinking with Cambridge Advance Online, drawing on years of research from the Design Practice Group. January 2022.

Paper co-authored by Tadeja, Kipouros and Kristensson on VR in the decision-making process was featured on the Applied Sciences journal cover. January 2022.

John Clarkson has been awarded Fellowship of the Design Society for his leading influence on Design Research, Design Education and Design Practice. August 2021.

Matteo Zallio wins silver at the 14th International Design Awards for his products Handy, Silver in Design For Society, and Tailt, Silver in Outdoor And Exercise Equipment. January 2021.

Mariana Neroni, Alfred Oti and Nathan Crilly receive a 'Distinguished Paper' award from the International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation for their paper on ‘Virtual Reality design-build-test games with physics simulation’. July 2022.