Supporting a green and just transition for NHS Scotland

Professor Sonja Oliveira

Professor in Architecture and Sustainability Design Innovation, University of Strathclyde
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Sonja Oliveira has over 20 years internationally leading design innovation and interdisciplinary research experience in the sustainability, energy, technology and design sectors. She combines design, architecture and behavioural science as well as spatial and socio-technological analysis to understand how complex phenomena interrelate and how society may develop responsive intelligent mechanisms in polycrisis scenarios. She has led diverse multidisciplinary design and research projects ranging in value from £200k-£29mil in the UK and internationally. She has an established international reputation in socio-spatial intelligent communication and governance, nature inspired collective responsiveness and climate action thought leadership.

Design HOPES is a collaborative design-led research initiative, comprising five Scottish Universities (University of Strathclyde, University of Dundee, Heriot Watt University, Abertay University, and the University of Edinburgh), NHS Scotland, the third sector, and design organisations.

This project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as part of the Future Observatory GTE Hub Programme at the Design Museum.

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