Research Grants Awarded:
2022 Circular By Design
Role: Co-investigator
Funding: €45,893 CIRCULÉIRE Innovation Fund. Value to NCAD €31,993
2014 – 2015 Practice-based Experiential Learning Analytics Research And Support (PELARS).
Project led by Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design. As a Co-Investigator the specific work package I am responsible for focuses on Educational Furniture, Environments and Infrastructure.
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: €2,990,000 from EU FP7 STREP, value to NCAD €163,951
2012 – 2015 Task Furniture in Education – the research, design and development of innovative school furniture for classroom tasks, accommodating the latest technology and responding to new teaching methods
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: €1,355,334 from Marie Curie FP7 IAPP, value to NCAD €486,103
2013 – 2014 Gazel – Innovative Houseware Brand
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: €241,859 from Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund Programme
2013 – 2014 Biobox – Compostable kitchen caddy for household food waste
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: €123,026 from Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund Programme
2013 Urban Myths
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: €1000 from Irish Architecture Foundation
2010 – 2011 Remodelling Home
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: £32,300 from Architecture & Design Scotland
2008 My Souvenir
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: £3000 from The Lighthouse and MUDAC
2008 Claystation at Our Environment, Our Future
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: £2,000 from Scottish Parliament
2007 Claystation – Remodelling Scotland
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: £36,000 from Six Cities Design Festival
2005 Claystation at Block Architecture Festival
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: £5000 from The Lighthouse
Sectoral Grants Awarded:
2024 Human Capital Initiative HCI Pillar 3 Micro-Credentials Subsidy funding
Role: Institutional Lead
Funding: €196,160 from Human Capital Initiative, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
2023 Micro-Credentials Ladder in Service Design
Role: Institutional Lead
Funding: €104,400 from Design Skillnet
2020 Creative Futures Academy
Role: Co-Author of bid. Member of the CFA Management Team and NCAD Institutional Lead
Funding: €10,018,526 from Human Capital Initiative, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Value to NCAD €3,215,419.
2018 Enhancing Real World Learning
Role: Institutional Lead
Funding: €25,000 from National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
2010 Scottish Academy of Fashion
Role: Co-Author of bid and Institutional Lead
Funding: £500,000 from Scottish Funding Council. Value to Heriot-Watt University £125,000
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