List of completed Design PhDs

Lamirande, Maxim (2023). Exploring practices and understandings of designing inclusively. PhD Thesis The Open University.

Anderson, Jane (2023). Reducing Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment: The Role of Environmental Product Declarations. PhD Thesis The Open University.

Ahmed, Tanveer (2023). Pluriversal Fashions: Towards an Anti-Racist Fashion Design Pedagogy. PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/87006/

Wise, Freya Georgina (2022). Reducing Carbon while Retaining Heritage: retrofitting approaches for vernacular buildings and their residents. PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/86367/

Rossi, Ruggero (2022). Hypernetworks Analysis of RoboCup Interactions. PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/83426/

Jones, Derek (2022). Studio use in Distance Design Education. PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/82824/

Harrison, Laura (2022), Shape Grammars for motion: generative tools for the construction and qualitative evaluation of designs with moving parts.  PhD thesis The Open University 

Verhoeven, Arno (2022), Designing Objects and Texts: an exploratory examination of narratives, texts reflecting on difference inside product design projects. PhD thesis The Open University  https://oro.open.ac.uk/81843/

Renedo Illarregi, Erika (2022). Co-design As Healing: Exploring The Experiences Of Participants Facing Mental Health Problems. PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/82218/

Jones, Darren Anthony (2022). Strategic Energy Management within Hospitals: Barriers to Energy Efficiency and the Impact of Design Margins. PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/86457/

Morton, Tom (2021). Grassroots Perspectives of Gentrification And Community-Led Design: The Social Relations Underlying The Design Of Housing. PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/76367/

Steele, Matthew George (2021). The Conservation and Adaptation of Historic Anglican Churches in England for Secular Community Use and Continued Worship, Post‐1945. PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/75655/

Foster, Charlotte Rachel (2021). A ‘self-production approach for charities’: Supporting And Developing In-House Video Production In Small UK Charities. PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/78037/

Cadamuro, Alessia (2020). Beyond The ‘Untold’ Encountering Autism: Situated Insights On Ways To Enable Participation In Design. PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/73118/

Zapico, Miguel (2020) Product family design using product simulation and multi-objective optimization. PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/73183/

Lebjioui, Safaa (2018) Investigating and Managing Design Margins throughout the Product Development Process. PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/56663/

MacLachlan, Lynn (2018), Making Rules, Making Tools: How Can Shape Grammar Support Creative Making? PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/53917/

Crommentuijn, Phillipa (2018), Understanding Consumer Behaviour Regarding the Sustainable Consumption of Clothing, PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/56317/

Garthwaite, Pam (2017), Resilient Hospital Refurbishment, PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/50381/

Yan, Liu (2017), A Decision Tool for Supplier Selection That Takes into Account Power and Performance. PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/52674/

Hasan, Saad (2015), Engineering Design and Supply Chain Management. PhD thesis The Open University. 

Valdez Juarez, Alan Miguel (2015). Developing a business innovation perspective of electric vehicle uptake: lessons from Milton Keynes' electric vehicle programme. PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/44667/

Tahera, Khadija (2014). The Role of Testing in Engineering Product Development Processes. PhD thesis The Open University. https://oro.open.ac.uk/61374/