Biography
Fangzhou is a Lecturer in Digital Design, at School of Arts and Creative Technologies, University of York, UK. Prior to that, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London. She holds PhD from Loughborough University, MA from Interaction Design (Tongji University, China), MSc from Systemic Design (Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy), BA in IndustrIal Design and BSc in Applied Psychology(East China Normal University, China).
My Google scholar can be found here. My Research Gate can be found here.
I’m seeking self-motivated PhD applicants interested in the following topics:
- Behavioural design, including Design for Sustainable Behaviour and Design for Behaviour Change
- Gender-sensitive design in Human-Computer Interaction
Prospective students should have a good first degree in Design, Design Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, or other design-related disciplines.
Please contact me via email with the following materials:
- A research proposal aligned with the above-mentioned research interests
- A CV containing your academic experience and achievements
You can find information about the PhD application procedure at the School of Arts and Creative Technologies via this link
Additionally, there are scholarships and studentships available to postgraduate researchers that you may be interested in applying for via this link
Research Interest
- Responsible design
- Designing for inclusion, sustainability and wellbeing
- Design for behaviour change
- Participatory design
- Gender-sensitive design in human computer interaction