Professor Mel Woods
Chair of Professor of Creative Intelligence, Creative Technology
Design and Making, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
Contact
Media availability
I am available for media commentary on my research.
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Areas of expertise
- Art and design
- Climate change
- Digital technology
- Education
- Environment
Research projects
Project lead
- Type
- Public engagement project
Urban ReLeaf
Citizen-powered data ecosystems for inclusive and green urban transitions
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- Research project
Making Sense
‘Making Sense’ embodies socio-technical design research to support participatory sensing initiatives addressing urban environmental challenges in areas such as noise and air pollution.
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- Research project
Design in Action
A £5m Knowledge Exchange Hub funded by the AHRC to show how design drives innovation and economic growth, with added support from Creative Scotland to help Scottish SMEs apply design-led strategies across industries.
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- Public engagement project
GROW Observatory
‘GROW Observatory’ by Mel Woods centres around a design framework and operational information system for climate action at scale.
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- Research project
The GROW Observatory: empowering European food growers to monitor soil moisture
Soil moisture plays a key role in predicting the extreme weather events that are becoming increasingly common in a changing climate. Our vision is supporting a movement of citizens generating, sharing and using information to improve their soil management, and food production.
Project team
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- Research project
WeObserve
WeObserve will build a sustainable ecosystem of citizens’ observatories and move environmental monitoring into the mainstream
Stories
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- Press release
Sustainable design project to support a ‘greener’ NHS awarded £3m funding boost
A pioneering research project aiming to reduce the environmental impact of the healthcare system has secured further funding of £3.1m from the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council
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- Press release
Three Dundee projects highlighted in global sustainability and design event
Three Dundee projects have been recognised by the World Design Congress and will be presented at its 2025 conference in London this week
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- Press release
Greenspaces conference to take root in Dundee
The relationship between cityscapes and so-called “urban forests” is to receive a root and branch review as part of major conference hosted by the University of Dundee
