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Adam Thorpe

Professor

Central Saint Martins

  • Professor
    Central Saint Martins

BIO

Adam Thorpe is Professor of Socially Responsive Design at Central Saint Martins College, University of the Arts London (UAL). He is Co Director of the Design Against Crime Research Centre and Coordinator of the UAL DESIS Lab (Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability). He is Principal Investigator of the Public Collaboration Lab, a platform for teaching & learning, knowledge exchange and research focused on participatory design for social, service and policy innovation, delivered in partnership with London Borough of Camden (2015-present). Adam is the Lead Academic for MAKE, a maker space supporting creative collaboration between residents, students and other stakeholders in Somers Town (2018-present) and leads the EU H2020 funded T Factor research for UAL which explores the potential contribution of participatory approaches to temporary urbanism to more inclusive regeneration (2020-2024).

UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON STAFF RESEARCH PROFILES GROUPS MEMBERSHIP

  1. UAL DESIS Lab
    Research Group

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor, Socially Responsive Design
    University of the Arts London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2015 - present
  • Member, DESIS International Coordinating Committee
    University of the Arts London, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2013 - present
  • Co-Director, Design Against Crime Research Centre (DACRC)
    University of the Arts London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2012 - present
  • Founder, UAL DESIS Lab
    University of the Arts London, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2012 - present

DEGREES

  • BSc Applied Science (Bioanalytical Science)
    Kingston Polytechnic, United Kingdom1988 - 1991

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Lead Auditor Social Accountability 8000
    Social Accountability International (SAI)

STAFF/STUDENT

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