Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
Dr Claire Craig was recently invited to ZHAW Institute in Switzerland to implement a module focusing on design and innovative approaches to healthcare. This is the eighth year that Claire has contributed to curriculum innovation and this module focuses on potential new and emerging areas of practice for the occupational therapy workforce in Switzerland. Students had the opportunity to learn […]
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Literature highlights that the reason for non-acceptance of health technologies is complex. The context where the technologies will operate and how they relate to the end users’ lives are key factors. Involvement of end users throughout the process is therefore key to successful adoption. Researchers in Lab4Living at Sheffield Hallam University have dedicated the last four months to engaging with […]
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A key strength of the methodological approach followed in NESTORE is the engagement of end-users at all stages of the design process. Participatory methods permeate every aspect of the research in order to ensure that the end-product reflects the community’s needs and perceptions. It was with great excitement therefore that February saw the coming together of the ‘expert-by-experience’ group in […]
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The NESTORE ‘expert by experience group’ (EBE) met this week at Lab4Living in Sheffield to reflect and build upon the initial findings from the community living older people workshops that have been conducted over the past two months in the UK. The workshops have explored what is meaningful in people lives and adopts the “exhibition-in-a-box” method developed and facilitated by […]
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Speakers: Helen Fisher and Dr Claire Craig, Lab4Living Title: Design to Care What is the role of design in exploring issues facing people at end of life? What might design offer in the context of people in palliative care? These are just two questions that Design to Care: a two year funded project by Marie Curie is seeking to […]
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The Sheffield Institute of Arts will be the venue for the second AHRC Next Generation Design Research Workshop of 2018. The workshop, scheduled for Wednesday 24 January 2018, is designed to explore the processes involved in applying for an AHRC grant and will be particularly helpful for researchers looking to secure their first AHRC funding grant and for other researchers […]
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The Lab4Living team recently joined Swinburne University’s Centre for Design Innovation team at Design4Health 2017 in the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia. Claire Craig and Paul Chamberlain delivered a keynote, Dan Wolstenholme and Joe Langley delivered a paper, and Kirsty Christer promoted the new Design for Health journal during the three days of the conference. As well as seeing many […]
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Claire Craig gave a keynote address this week at the conference of the European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education (ENOTHE) in Zagreb. The keynote, entitled Where OT Meets IT aims to explore the harnessing of the potential of digital technologies to promote health and wellbeing. Claire addressed the conference on Friday 27 October. Where OT meets IT – Keynote by Claire Craig 23rd […]
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Lab4Living: Intersections of Practice During this one day symposium national and international experts explore the intersections of practice between design and health. Participants attending the symposium will have the opportunity to listen and engage with a series of keynote presentations by researchers in health, design, film and fine art. We will consider, discuss and debate the opportunities, challenges and possibilities […]
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