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Dr Farnaz Nickpour PhD, MA, MIED, FHEA, FRSA

Reader in Inclusive Design and Human Centred Innovation Materials, Design and Manufacturing Eng

Research

RESEARCH EXCELLENCE:

RESEARCH EXPERTISE & INTEREST
- Inclusive design [critical and contemporary dimensions; facilitation; futurology; industrial and interdisciplinary applications; public engagement]

- Psychosocial inclusion [non-physical dimensions of design for inclusion, beyond physical accessibility]

- Human-centred innovation [methodologies; tools and methods; interdisciplinary education and application]

- Design in Palliative and End-of-life Care [critical discourse and strategic design; narrative and experience innovation using human and meaning centred design]

- Age & ability innovation [implications and innovations; technology-enabled solutions; interdisciplinary collaboration]

- Design futures [design fiction; branding strategy; brand stretch & extension; future concept development]

- Co-creation & Participatory design [people centred and social innovation; interdisciplinary practice]


Research Grants

Developing SysteMatic: Prevention, Precision and Equity by Design for People Living with Multiple Long-term Conditions

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)

July 2023 - December 2024

The SMART Suit

POSTCODE DREAM TRUST (UK)

October 2022 - September 2024