Supporting a green and just transition for NHS Scotland

Digital Design

This theme aims to use data analytics to drive redesign and transformation programs, evaluate their impact on health outcomes, and explore data-driven technologies to transform health and social care delivery.

Data analytics and digital technologies offer the potential to transform healthcare delivery, improve clinical prognosis and treatment, and evaluate impact on health outcomes.

The high volume and variable quality of data collected in healthcare settings can be overwhelming for anyone seeking to improve the effectiveness of clinical prognosis and treatment in a resource-constrained environment. This theme aims to use data analytics to design and drive redesign and transformation programmes, evaluate their impact on health outcomes, and investigate data-driven technologies to transform the way health and social care is delivered.

Events, News

News  •  20 May 2025
THEMES — Buildings and Land Care Communities Digital Design Exploratory Projects Products and Services Travel

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.

News  •  19 May 2025
THEMES — Buildings and Land Care Communities Digital Design Exploratory Projects Products and Services Travel

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.

Event  •  27 March – 13 June
THEMES — Buildings and Land Care Communities Digital Design Exploratory Projects Products and Services Travel

Work-in-Progress at the University of Strathclyde

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News  •  5 March 2025
THEMES — Buildings and Land Care Communities Digital Design Exploratory Projects Products and Services Travel

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.

News  •  20 December 2024
THEMES — Buildings and Land Care Communities Digital Design Exploratory Projects Products and Services Travel

‘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

Event  •  5 December – 17 February
THEMES — Buildings and Land Care Communities Digital Design Exploratory Projects Products and Services Travel

V&A Dundee Exhibition

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A collaborative project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, as part of the Future Observatory programme, and led by the University of Strathclyde and University of Dundee (DJCAD), with Heriot-Watt University, Abertay University, and the University of Edinburgh, NHS Scotland, industry partners, and public sector stakeholders.

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