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Past PhD students

Read about the research completed by past PhD students at the School of Design Innovation.

Aisha Iskanderani, PhD candidate at the School of Design Innovation

Aisha Iskanderani

Aisha Iskanderani’s experience as a mum was the motivation behind her PhD at the School of Design Innovation.

Madelena Manetto Quick

More-Than-Human Worlding: Analysis and Exploration of Farm Animal Sanctuaries, World-Building and Speculative Design.

Dana Fridman

Socially Designed: A Prescription for Brain Health.

Pip Bennett

You don't need breasts to care.

Jayn Verkerk PhD candidate in design

Jayn Verkerk

Jayn's doctoral thesis explores how people think about and experience cloud computing.

Ariya Xuxu Amoozegar-Montero

Digital Manufacturing for Bras after Breast Reconstruction and Lumpectomy Surgery

Birgit Bachler

Birgit's research aims to introduce more-than-human perspectives into the design process of an Internet-of-Things.

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