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This Collection includes projects which reimagine perspectives of ageing and consider the role of design in developing products and services to meet the changing demands of our ageing population.
Our expertise in this area of work is led by Prof Claire Craig, Prof Michael Tan, Helen Fisher and Tom Maisey.
Re-imagining ageing
This design-led research study seeks to understand, highlight and challenge many of the existing negative conceptualisations of ageing to re-imagine the 100 year life.
Future Care Home
This enquiry explores the role of design in reimagining the future care home. It focuses particularly on the role of design in the creation of research informed products to promote meaningful engagement between residents in the home, their families and care staff.
NESTORE:
Novel Empowering Solutions and Technologies for Older people to Retain Everyday life activities.
This research aims to co-design a multi-dimensional, cross-disciplinary and personalised coaching system. Leveraging ICT social connectivity, NESTORE will support older people to sustain independence. The system will operate through tangible objects as well as software and apps.
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The Life Café
The Life Café is a space to uncover and share what is meaningful in life and in care.
Photography in Care Homes
This enquiry sought to elicit the experiences of older people living in care homes by exploring the potential of photography as a method in care home research.
Me & You
This enquiry explores the role of design in supporting meaningful conversations for older people living in care homes.
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Towards a caring practice
This research provides a much-needed guide to promote effective arts for health practice for artists in the fast-emerging interdisciplinary field of Arts and Health.