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A best-practice model for integrating interdisciplinarity into the higher education student experience (2017)
Journal Article
Power, E., & Handley, J. (2017). A best-practice model for integrating interdisciplinarity into the higher education student experience. Studies in Higher Education, 44(3), 554-570. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2017.1389876

Today's global society creates an environment characterised by complex problems, solutions to which require transcendence of traditional discipline-based boundaries, and new forms of knowledge-sharing. Higher education (HE) has a central role in inte... Read More about A best-practice model for integrating interdisciplinarity into the higher education student experience.

Designing functional medical products for children with cancer (2017)
Journal Article
Power, E., Leaper, D., & Harris, J. (2017). Designing functional medical products for children with cancer. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 10(3), 381-386. https://doi.org/10.1080/17543266.2016.1278466

This paper details how Quality Function Deployment (QFD) has been used to develop a tactile advanced product for a medical application. Innovative experimental and industrial research was undertaken, leading to the design of a child-focused ‘Wiggle B... Read More about Designing functional medical products for children with cancer.