Department of Design

Empirica: Reading Circles, Seminars, and Events

Empirica organizes reading circles, seminars, and academic events to build shared understanding and foster dialogue.

Art of Research 2026 (external link)

The IX Art of Research Conference advances the development of artistic research.

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Public defense by Luis Vega

MA Luis Vega will defend his doctoral thesis on November 15, 2024, at noon

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Public defence by Anna Kholina

Specialist Anna Kholina will defend her doctoral thesis on September 27, 2004, at noon

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EMPIRICA at the 2nd BICCS Conference

The Biennial International Conference for the Craft Sciences, BICCS, is a platform for communicating craft research within, and beyond, t...

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EMPIRICA in the NORDES'2023 Conference

The 10th Nordic Design Research Society (NORDES 23) Conference was organized by Linköping University in Sweden

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MakerStudioPeda Summer School, 23–25 May, 2022

The core research team had their first summer school in Björkboda to discuss pedagogies related to design studio and craft teacher education

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Seminar poster: Materiality, Maker Practices and Design Studio Pedagogy in the Digital Age. Keynote speakers: Dr. Keith Sawyer, Dr. Nithikul Nimkulrat.

MakerStudioPeda Open Seminar 2023

Join the MakerStudioPeda team for a seminar on creativity-oriented pedagogy in art and design universities, featuring keynote speeches by...

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VIII Art of Research Conference - Re-Imagining

The theme of the eighth Art of Research conference is “Re-Imagining”, addressing the various gestures of going back, returning to take another look, or for starting anew.

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Upcoming defence of doctoral thesis: Relating to Clay: Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Practice — MA Priska Falin

Master of Arts Priska Falin will defend the thesis "Relating to Clay: Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Pra...

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Upcoming defence: Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen

Master of Arts Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen will defend the doctoral thesis “The Making of Inspiration - From Monet to Warhol” on May 20, 2022,...

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VII Art of Research Conference

The seventh Art of Research conference will be held on 3-4 December 2020 in online mode

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Entangled Fibres: An examination of human-material interaction

Doctoral Defence, MA Bilge Aktas

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Reading Circles / Empirica

In Empirica, theoretical discussions and experiential knowledge form the two pillars of our research practice

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Matter Seminar

Call for Participation Matter Seminar: 4 June 2018

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