Design research and its applications for ageing populations
12 November 2008
Design research and its applications for ageing populations
Design research and its applications for ageing populations. A special workshop hosted by The Glasgow School of Art's (GSA) School of Design showcasing a set of projects relating to design research and its applications for an ageing population.
Hosted by: The Glasgow School of Art, School of Design
Sponsored by: The New Dynamics of Ageing Programme and SPARC
Event organisers:
Professor Alastair Macdonald, GSA
Lisa Beattie, GSA
Verity Smith, Coordinator, SPARC
Date: 12 November 2008
Venue:
The Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew Street,
Glasgow G3 6RQ,
Scotland
United Kingdom
The event follows a research project investigating the benefits of an innovative format for visualising scientific data relating to daily activities conducted by older adults. The research is led by The Glasgow School of Art in collaboration with Journey and the University of Strathclyde and is funded by the cross-council New Dynamics of Ageing research programme.
On Day 1, invited professionals from a range of disciplines will present their knowledge and insights related to ageing, and will include SPARC-supported projects. Contributors include: Prof Alan Walker, Director NDA; Prof Tom Inns, Director Designing for the C21st; Dr Russell Marshall, Loughborough University; Dr Avril Thomson, University of Strathclyde; Dr Alaster Yoxall, Sheffield Hallam University; and Catherine Docherty, user-focused research organisation Journey;Iain McKinnon, Buro Happold; Dr Craig Childs, UCL, and others.
The Day 2 workshop, where small ideation groups will focus on themed applications - such as pacaking, transportation, and the built environment - of new findings arising from the GSA NDA project is by invitation only, but there maybe a few extra places available, so if you are interested, please let SPARC know of your interest.
The School of Design at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) conducts research in a wide range of discipline areas, including pedagogy, interior design, visual imaging, digital design, digital textile design, practice-based research, drawing, ceramics, product and service innovation,silversmithing and jewellery, design for healthcare, and inclusive design.
The Inclusive Design research cluster at GSA has developed a rich national and international research network for design and healthcare issues: new service design to combat malnutrition in older people in hospitals; visualising dynamic data derived from older adults for improved healthcare, product and environmental design; design for dementia; inclusive design curriculum development and CPD; and approaches to mass-manufactured inclusive consumer products in Japan. This research has been funded by the EPSRC/EQUAL initiative; The AHRC/EPSRC Designing for the 21st Century initiative; the New Dynamics of Ageing programme; The Japan Foundation; the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation; and The Royal Academy of Engineering.
SPARC (Strategic Promotion of Ageing Research Capacity) is funded by EPSRC and BBSRC which was established in 2005 to extend the previous remit of the EQUAL Network. SPARC is designed specifically to provide a platform, publicity and policy representation for existing researchers and to encourage newcomers into ageing research. A key aspect of its activities is working in partnership with the users of research - older people and those organisations which represent the interests of older people and which provide older people and their carers with services, advice and other support. As well as organising workshops SPARC is providing 34 pump-priming awards to newcomers to ageing research in the fields of design, engineering and biology.
The New Dynamics of Ageing Programme is a seven-year multidisciplinary research initiative with the ultimate aim of improving quality of life of older people. The programme is a unique collaboration between five UK Research Councils - ESRC, EPSRC, BBSRC, MRC and AHRC - and is the largest and most ambitious research programme on ageing ever mounted in the UK. The programme aims to develop practical policy and implementation guidance and novel scientific, technological and design responses to help older people enjoy better quality lives as they age. The programme will harness inputs from a wide range of disciplines to reveal the dynamic interplay between ageing individuals and their changing technological, cultural, social and physical environments - local, national and global - and to develop methods and means for overcoming the consequent constraints on the quality of life of older people.
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