Platform for professionalization and dissemination of applied design research
Design as Research: NADR connects 30 professors from 15 universities of applied sciences to explore how applied design research can address complex societal challenges across sectors.
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About NADR
Founded in 2015, NADR is a network of some 30 professors associated with 15 universities of applied sciences. The defining characteristic of NADR is the collaboration of researchers with different areas of knowledge and application, crossing the boundaries of various disciplines. NADR researchers focus on issues within the healthcare, construction, energy, food and agriculture, retail, hospitality, media, and textiles sectors. In all these sectors, they deploy applied design research, expecting that this approach can help provide answers to the complex challenges in these sectors.
The NADR researchers want to share their experiences among themselves, in order to raise the collective level of knowledge regarding applied design research. This involves both applying and validating existing knowledge and developing and disseminating new methodological knowledge.
What are effective methods to integrate design and research in various contexts?
NADR connects professors, researchers, teachers, and designers interested in applied design research. NADR’s central theme is the methodological approach to combining design and research, in any possible variant. This means NADR is interested in Research Through Design, Research For Design as well as Research Into Design.
The distinguishing characteristic of NADR is the collaboration of researchers representing a wide variety of application areas. Because of this broad perspective, design methodologies are not only investigated in one specific application area, but rather in several different domains. By linking knowledge and experience from different sectors, methodological expertise can further develop, resulting in a greater impact of applied design research.
Duration and funding
From 2015 to 2026, NADR as a platform of professors of applied sciences has received three subsequent fundings in SIA’s platform funding scheme.
Research methods
Applied design research, design-oriented research and research-through design.
Results
Eight books displaying Dutch applied design research across different context.
Researchers involved
- Liliya Terzieva
- Anja Overdiek
Partners
- Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
- ArtEZ University of the Arts
- Avans University of Applied Sciences
- Breda University of Applied Sciences
- Fontys Universities of Applied Sciences
- HAN University of Applied Sciences
- Hanze University of Applied Sciences
- HAS Green Academy
- Inholland University of Applied Sciences
- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences
- Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
- Saxion University of Applied Sciences
- SintLucas
- Utrecht University of Applied Sciences
Contact
Liliya Terzieva, [email protected], 06-10252878