Prof Paul Chamberlain
Design Director Lab4living and Head of Art and Design Research Centre
p.m.chamberlain@shu.ac.uk 
0114 225 6771
Background
Research Statement
Paul's research explores the role of artefacts in multi-disciplinary human-centred research. He engages in design research where his design activity is used as tool to develop understanding as well as more traditionally to develop solutions to problems. Paul works with diverse academic specialists and commercial partners with the objective of realising new knowledge that informs and is demonstrated in commercial outputs. Paul explore multi-sensory aspects of design and in particular within healthcare, disability and ageing. This includes investigations into educational and therapeutic, environments, furniture and medical devices. This work has been instrumental in the creation of Lab4Living, a collaborative research initiative between the Art & Design and Health & Social Care research centres, of which Paul is design director.
Teaching Statement
As designers we need to develop techniques that enable us to make visible and tangible, ideas and visions of the future. Paul is Industrial Design Subject Tutor for our MA Design Programme and encourages a multi disciplinary approach to design within an international context. He leads collaborative group projects with our students and our international partner institutions and external partners. His research activity ensures our Postgraduate students are actively integrated with the Art & Design Research Centre's practice-led research agenda.
Postgraduate Supervision
Paul supervises Design PhD students.
