Simon Andrews
Course Leader, Sustainable Product Design
Simon Andrews is course leader on the Sustainable Product Design programme at Falmouth University and an AHRC studentship PhD researcher. His research practice focuses on the relationship between design and health and wellbeing, in particular the opportunities to empower people through inclusive design. He recently collaborated with local charity, Cornwall Mobility, to design a beach wheelchair to make access to the Cornish coast more inclusive. Through his PhD research project, he is currently working with people at risk of falls to design clothes and accessories that provide protection from hip fractures.
| simon.andrews@falmouth.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 01326370749 |
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
Article
Andrews, Simon  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1092-8158 (2019) Designing better hip protectors: a critical and contextual review examining their acceptance and adoption in older populations. The Design Journal, 22 (sup1). pp. 331-345. ISSN 1756-3062 | |
Book Section
| Andrews, Simon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1092-8158 and Grace, Joanna (2019) Sensory Products for Sensory Beings. In: Design Research for Change Showcase Catalogue 2019. Lancaster University, Lancaster, pp. 100-101. ISBN 978-1-86220-363-1 | |
| Andrews, Simon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1092-8158 (2018) Sustainable product design: learning through live projects. In: Expanding communities of sustainable practive. Leeds Arts University, Leeds, pp. 14-19. ISBN 978-0-9561970-7-8 | |
Conference or Workshop Item
| Andrews, Simon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1092-8158 (2018) Designing better hip protectors: a critical and contextual review examining their acceptance and adoption in older populations. In: 13th European Academy of Design Conference, ‘Running with Scissors’, 10-12 April 2019, Dundee. | |
| Andrews, Simon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1092-8158 (2016) Sand chair: Improving access to Cornish beaches through sustainable design. In: Sustainable Innovation 2016: ‘Circular Economy’ Sustainable Innovation & Design, 7th - 8th Nov 2016, University for the Creative Arts, Epsom, Surrey. (Unpublished) | |
| Masterton, Drummond ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4860-9494 and Andrews, Simon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1092-8158 (2015) Innovation across the design curriculum: Embedding sustainable design. In: Envisioning sustainable design and eco-design in Welsh universities, 17th April 2015, Pierhead, c/o The National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales. | |
| Andrews, Simon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1092-8158 (2014) Enhancing student experience through online collaboration. In: 7th International Materials Education Symposium, 9th - 10th April 2014, Cambridge University. | |
Device or Product
| Andrews, Simon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1092-8158 (2017) Sand Chair: Access to Cornish beaches through inclusive design. [Device or Product] Item availability may be restricted. | ![[img]](http://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/style/images/fileicons/slideshow.png) |