Dr Hua Dong

Principal Investigator, Senior Lecturer in Design

After completing her PhD at the Cambridge University Engineering Design Centre, Hua Dong continued to work on the pioneering i ̴ design program – part of a UK-wide inclusive design research initiative – and also as a visiting research fellow at the Helen Hamlyn Centre, Royal College of Art, London. This equipped her with essential skills and expertise to pursue her academic career in design. In 2006, Hua joined Brunel University as a lecturer and started to apply inclusive design principles in her teaching and research.

As Principal Investigator, Hua has led research projects funded by Brunel University (BRIEF), the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Higher Education Academy (HEA), and National Endowment for Science, Technology and Arts (NESTA).

Hua has published 70+ academic papers. She is an editor of the book 'Design for Inclusivity' (Ashgate 2007). She has led real world design research projects, resulting in award winning products for hospital use. Hua has won paper awards at the ASME, CUU, CHI and INCLUDE Conferences, and was a UK NESTA Crucible awardee (2008).

Hua is a founding member of the Human Centred Design Institute and Design Director at the Brunel Institute for Ageing Studies. In 2008, she established the Inclusive Design Research Group (IDRG) in the UK, and in 2010, she set up the Inclusive Design Research Group in China.

Hua received her BSc Degree (Industrial Design) and MA Degree (Architecture Design and Theory) from Tongji University, China.

Email: donghuahao@gmail.com