Design Made Better

We are a diverse group of design researchers working together across a range of design disciplines and projects. We established NCAD DesignLabs to capture this research and to build further collaborations in three key areas: Health, Learning and Circularity. Each DesignLab focuses on a particular research theme and conducts research with a distinct set of partnerships and collaborations. Our first fully established DesignLab is focused on Health and is in partnership with HSE Spark and located within The Digital Hub.

Design Made Better


Research & Design Team
Sam Russell

Head of Department of Product Design | DesignLabs Lead

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Prof Alex Milton

Head of the School of Design

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Brian Gough

Assistant Lecturer in Interaction and Service Design

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Dr Caoimhe McMahon

Lecturer in Service and Product Design, MA Service Design Coordinator

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Derek Vallence

Lecturer in Product and Medical Device Design, MSc Medical Device Design Coordinator

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Donal Healion

Assistant Lecturer in Product Design, Senior Research Fellow

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Dr Emma Creighton

Lecturer in Interaction and Product Design, MA Interaction Design Course Coordinator

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Enda O’Dowd

Lecturer in Product and Medical Device Design, MSc Medical Device Design Coordinator

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Gwen Cunningham

Sustainability and Circular Economy Lead, Creative Futures Academy

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Dr Marcus Hanratty

Lecturer in Interaction and Product Design

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Marie Salova

Post Doctoral Researcher

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Martin Ryan

Lecturer in Product Design

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Tara Whelan

Assistant Lecturer in Interaction and Product Design

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Tim Dalton

Post Doctoral Researcher

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