Design HOPES at Beyond 2025
We’re excited to be joining BEYOND Conference next week, as part of the showcase, demonstrating two Design HOPES projects; Green Ward Toolkit and FLOW; we’ll be sharing the research and impact to date on these two projects which seek to make visible the carbon impacts of healthcare decision making, both from the perspective of practitioners […]
Exhibition Launch: From HOPE to HEALTH
We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new exhibition From HOPE to HEALTH – open from the 2nd Oct 2025, at V&A Dundee. This exhibition showcases the transformational research developed by Design HOPES, a collaborative, design-led research initiative between five Scottish Universities, NHS Scotland, the third sector, and design organisations. NHS Scotland has committed […]
AHRC announce £3.1M funding for Design HOPES
Design HOPES receives new AHRC funding, totalling £3,125m, to further develop and deliver pioneering projects supporting NHS Scotland’s transition to net zero.
Scottish Parliament Highlights Design HOPES’ Work on Greener Hospitals
SPICe briefing outlines climate change risks to health in Scotland and highlights practical solutions, including Design HOPES’ sustainability projects in hospitals.
Design Challenge 2 News
We’re delighted to announce Rachael Livingstone as the winner of our Design Challenge 2. Rachael’s powerful proposal, ‘Cutting Emissions, Not Connections’, reimagines the adaptive reuse of vacant buildings into low-carbon, community-led health hubs for refugees displaced by climate change and conflict. Co-designed with displaced communities, her project combines circular design, preventative healthcare, and social equity […]
Success in Images of Research
Sustainable design solutions win commendations and category prizes in University of Strathclyde Images of Research exhibition
SHIFT Documentation
Looking back at what was captured from our SHIFT symposium, which took place at Civic House, Glasgow on the 22 April 2025 – the people, the papers, the energy and the ideas.
Shifting Reflections
In this article, SHIFT symposium co-convenors Dr. Laura MacLean and Dr. Lewis Urquhart reflect on key learnings from the SHIFT symposium, and where it might go next.
Work-in-Progress Exhibition Welcomes over 50,000 Visitors
Design HOPES showcased 17 projects at V&A Dundee, all happening as part of the Green Transition Ecosystem Hub programme, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, through the Future Observatory.
Reusable Theatre Caps Hot Off the Press
Exciting updates on our Reusable Theatre Cap project and extensive coverage in national and international press.
‘Human health is inextricably linked to the health of the planet’
An interview with Prof. Paul Rodgers and Prof. Mel Woods, co-directors of Design HOPES, on Future Observatory
Health Secretary visits to see progress on Green Theatres Programme
Health Secretary Neil Gray MSP visited NHS Golden Jubilee today to learn about its pioneering work on the National Green Theatres Programme and its commitment to becoming Scotland’s greenest hospital. The Centre for Sustainable Delivery’s National Green Theatres Programme is a key initiative supporting NHS Scotland’s mission meet net zero targets by reducing the environmental […]
Green Futures Storytelling on Substack
As part of the Design HOPES project we have organised a Community of Practice with two working groups – ‘Design Policy Interface’ and ‘Green Futures Storytelling’, and Green Futures Storytelling is now on Substack
