{"id":12968,"date":"2024-03-12T14:43:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T14:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/?p=12968"},"modified":"2024-03-12T14:43:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T14:43:01","slug":"design-futures-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/design-futures-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"John Kirkby on how Design Futures can support researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Kirkby on how Design Futures can support researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are the days of research findings being shared primarily through traditional academic papers and reports coming to an end? We caught up with John Kirkby (Creative Director) to discover how Hallam\u2019s Design Futures Packaging team is helping researchers<\/a> not only make a tangible impact, but also reach new and wider audiences.<\/p>\n

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John Kirkby on how Design Futures can support researchers Are the days of research findings being shared primarily through traditional academic papers and reports coming to an end? We caught up with John Kirkby (Creative Director) to discover how Hallam\u2019s Design Futures Packaging team is helping researchers not only make a tangible impact, but also reach new and wider audiences. 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