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This project concerns the development of an iconic tactile language for use in the production of tactile maps. Though Braille is assumed to be the main way blind people read and write, in Britain (for example) out of the reported 2 million cohort of visually impaired individuals, it is estimated that only 15-20,000 people use Braille and its use has declined since the increase of blind children into mainstream schools.

Tipple Tails, an artisan business founded by Jane Stammers, produces cakes which are made with ingredients from local producers and local family businesses. Her products are widely sold in the UK.

The research for this journal article explores the design history of a relatively short-lived phenomenon— the glass-walled secure rooms in which mainframe computers were housed within corporate workplaces in the 1960s and 1970s.

This research study adopts creative design strategies to enhance quality of life

User-centred healthcare design (UCHD) brings together patients, healthcare staff, families and communities to explore and understand the real-life experiences of healthcare. We use that knowledge to drive innovation and improvement in healthcare service delivery.

This Lab4Living project relates to Design and Rehabilitation, an RSA initiative which began in 2009, to teach design to people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) as a route to independence, resourcefulness and greater control over their lives.

In recent years there has been growing interest in the potential of design approaches to transform health care.

This research explores the role of the exhibition as a ‘theatre for conversation’ and its role and format as a research tool as well as a means of dissemination.

Company of animals' products were previously packed in plastic clamshell packs or packs with a high plastic component. As an ethical company focused on animal welfare, this is something they were keen to change.

Alaster's work has concentrated on understanding the issues surrounding the accessibility of packaging for older people and people with disabilities. The initial work concentrated on looking at ways to measure consumer's strength in a more realistic fashion using a bespoke measuring device.