Members & Membership
DS Guide to: Checking and Renewing Your Membership Status
The DS Membership renewal period for 2025-26 will end on 30 June 2025. Check your membership status now so you don't miss out!
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DS Membership Survey 2024 - NOW CLOSED
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Members & Membership
Design Society UK Members - Income Tax Relief
The Design Society (DS) has been approved by the Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs under Section 344 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 allowing UK taxpayers to claim tax relief on professional membership fees.
Members & Membership
Membership Fees
The Design Society aims help to build a truly world-wide community for all aspects of development and design, enabling scientists and practitioners from developing countries to join us.
Membership Benefits and FAQ's
Membership Benefits and FAQ's
Members' Dashboard: How to interact with us
We have made it easier for you, as Design Society member, to access and edit your data and to contribute to the Design Society website
Membership Benefits and FAQ's
Why Join the Design Society
The Design Society is a community dedicated to design and the study of design. By joining you become part of the community.
Membership Benefits and FAQ's
Membership Fees
The Design Society aims help to build a truly world-wide community for all aspects of development and design, enabling scientists and practitioners from developing countries to join us.
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Open Source Publication
Learn about our open source licence, covering DS and co-owned events from 1st July 2018.
Membership Benefits and FAQ's
Types of membership
There are four types of personal membership of the Design Society: Honorary Fellow, Fellow, Member and Associate Member.
Young members News and Events
Young members News and Events
DS Mentorship Programme 2025/26
Interested in mentoring or being mentored? Apply now for the 2025/26 Design Society Mentorship Programme - starting this September. Open to all members, the programme fosters year-long professional growth and meaningful connections.
Young members News and Events
DS Scholarships (ICED25)
We’re excited to announce two new scholarship opportunities from the Design Society to support our members in attending flagship DS conferences - starting with ICED25
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SSEDR'23 - Summer School on Engineering Design Research
The Summer School on Engineering Design Research is aimed at PhD students/candidates who are working on topics related to Design Science. Apply online by 17 March 2023.
Young members News and Events
EcoDoCS'2020 - Doctoral School 2020 Eco-design of Complex Systems
This doctoral school is open to 20 people in priority from EcoSD network, S-mart network, the Design Society and Université Paris-Saclay, but not only.
Young members News and Events
Computational Design for Additive Manufacturing IDEA LEAGUE Summer School
The DfAM SIG, in collaboration with colleagues of TU Delft, will be offering a Summer School on “Computational Design for Additive Manufacturing” (1-11 September 2020).
Young members News and Events
Summer School on Integrated Product Development 2020 (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.
Design Society Fellows
Design Society Fellows
Honorary Fellows
Honorary Fellowship is the highest honour the Society can bestow in recognition of the highest standard of professional achievement in design practice, teaching or research. Honorary Fellows reflect the values and aspirations of the Society.
Design Society Fellows
Fellows
A Fellow is a Design Society Member, recognised by the Society to have made a truly significant contribution to the Society and its aims and objectives.
DS Awards
DS Awards
DS Awards: Call for Nominations
In recognition of the contributions of our members, we’re launching three new awards. These are designed to highlight excellence at different career stages, from emerging researchers to those with a long track record of significant contributions.