ABOUT US
The social design research group was established in 2015 at the Department of Design, Media and Educational Science / SDU
The social design research group was established in 2015 at the Department of Design, Media and Educational Science / SDU
The group has a keen interest in how people can be involved in participatory design processes leading to social value for the individual and society at large. By social value, we refer to changes at a human scale that is felt to be beneficial for marginalised or vulnerable societal groups and communities.
The group has a keen interest in how people can be involved in participatory design processes leading to social value for the individual and society at large. By social value, we refer to changes at a human scale that is felt to be beneficial for marginalised or vulnerable societal groups and communities.
Design research practice is essential for our work
We use design methods to make sense of wicked problems, as a way of engaging and co-designing with people and as a process of making artefacts or services enabling people to cope with difficult situations in life.
Through a number of research projects we have documented our ability to evaluate social design outcomes by bridging disciplines from the human and social sciences.
RESEARCH AREAS
In our social design unit we are concerned with the urgent societal need for rethinking core services of the Scandinavian and European welfare states. In particular, our research projects lies within the following four areas:
NEWS
Co-designing new support practices with young children in grief
Co-designing new support practices with young children in grief The Social Design Unit initiates a new DFF-funded research project focusing on children (aged 6-10) in grief due to parental loss. As a central part of the project, PhD researcher Kirstine Skov Hansen will be responsible for studying children’s grief support [...]
CoDesign4Transitions – Online information session with Climate KIC
CoDesign4Transitions - Online information session with Climate KIC As part of the CoDesign4Transition, Climate-KIC is hosting an online information session on Thursday 25 January 2024 where everyone is welcome to join and learn more about the potential of design research to accelerate green transitions. You can register for the [...]
Call open for CoDesign4Transitions (CoD4T) doctoral positions
Call open for CoDesign4Transitions (CoD4T) doctoral positions The 13 PhD positions within MSCA Doctoral Network CoDesign4Transitions are now open for applications. Apply following this link. Social Design Unit will host the Doctoral Canditate 9 (DC9) - Facilitating future practices and institutions for just circular transitions. About DC9 at Social Design [...]
CoDesign4Transitions (CoD4T) offers 13 PhD positions across eight different universities
CoDesign4Transitions (CoD4T) offers 13 PhD positions across eight different universities The Social Design Unit at University of Southern Denmark, together with beneficiary universities Aalborg University, SWPS University, Vrije Universiteit, RMIT Europe and Politecnico di Milano and associated partners University of the Arts London and Moholy-Nagy Muveszeti Egyetem, has been [...]
Thomas Markussen
thma@sdu.dk +45 93507196
Eva Knutz
evak@sdu.dk+45 93507135
University of Southern Denmark
Department of Design, Media and Educational Science
Universitetsparken 1
6000 Kolding, Denmark
