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PhD researcher in engineering design education
The PhD student will be working on the research 'Enhancing engineering design education through peer-assisted learning and technology-enhanced environments'.
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Welcome to the Design Society!
A worldwide community for design research, teaching and practice -
Welcome to the Design Society!
Promoting and supporting design research education (e.g. SSEDR) -
Welcome to the Design Society!
Co-organising events on engineering design education (e.g. E&PDE) -
Welcome to the Design Society!
Endorsing & running events worldwide
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The Design Society is an international non-governmental, non-profit organisation whose members share a common interest in design. The Society strives to contribute to a broad and rigorous understanding of all aspects of design, and to promote the use of design knowledge for the good of humanity and the world we live in.
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The Design Society has an extensive palette of conferences, seminars, meetings, research schools and other collaborations. Explore these here!
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Special Interest Groups
SIGs provide opportunities for DS members and non-members to network, share ideas, experience and knowledge, collaborate, learn and open new research topics.
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Conferences
HSI2019 - International Conference on Human-Systems Integration
International Conference on Human-Systems Integration. INCOSE International Conference on Human Systems Integration, HSI2019, will be held in Biarritz, France on September 11-13, 2019.
Research schools and courses
Summer School on Industry 4.0
CentraleSupélec are looking for highly motivated, bachelor-level, international students to participate in this exciting summer school in industry 4.0.
News
AFRICA-DESIGN
AFRICA-DESIGN is a Design Society initiative to build a network of design researchers, educators, and practitioners based in African countries with particular emphasis on design for sustainable development.
Past events
Summer School on Integrated Product Development 2019 (IPD ISS)
With the industrial world looking at ways of how to overcome increasing demands on product performance and product individualisation, there is an increasing need to exploit product development to cope with these business challenges.
Who we are
Code of Professional Conduct
The fundamental purpose of the Design Society is to create and propagate a body of knowledge in design through research, education and practice.
Research schools and courses
EcoDoCS'2019 - Doctoral Spring School 2019 Eco-design of Complex Systems
This spring school is open to 20 people in priority from EcoSD network, S-mart network, the Design Society and Université Paris-Saclay, but not only. It is supervised by Professor Bernard Yannou and Assistant Professor François Cluzel.
Research schools and courses
Summer School on Industrial Product Design and Concept Development (PRODECT 2019) in Syros, Greece
The Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering (University of the Aegean) organizes, for a third year, a Summer School on “Industrial Product Design and Concept Development – PRODECT 2019” at its facilities in Syros Island, Greece
News
IEEE Transactions on ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT Special Issue: Innovation in Design Processes
This special issue aims to foster this collaboration across fields and to explore the latest, emerging and innovative concepts, methodologies, tools and strategies for structuring, managing and planning design processes ...
Workshops & Seminars
Design for Social Innovation
In this program based in Brazil, students will undertake a hands-on experience aimed at collaboratively designing innovative solutions to tackle complex social issues, together with key stakeholders.
News
Lightweight Design in Product Development
The purpose of this thematic collection is to selectively address and discuss actual topics along the entire value chain from material to design and fabrication, sharing achievements at the leading edge of research ...
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The future of design cognition analysis
Design cognition analysis provides a basis for cognitive models and theories of design activity and is central to advancing scientific knowledge about designing.