About the Danish Centre for Design Research
The Danish Centre for Design Research is an umbrella organisation under the Danish Ministry of Culture for the design research that takes place at the Aarhus School of Architecture, The Danish Design School, Designskolen Kolding, and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture.
The Danish Centre for Design Research helps establish and promote Danish design research, disseminate knowledge, and build Danish and international networks among research institutions, enterprises and the general public.
Business link
The Danish Centre for Design Research should engage in active collaboration with private enterprises. The goal is partly to make the results of design research available to Danish companies, partly to work with specific companies on creating new, directly applicable knowledge. Thus, the DCDR aims to strengthen the exchange of knowledge about design research and facilitate the identification of potential areas of collaboration for researchers, schools and enterprises, on a national as well as an international level.
Activities
The Danish Centre for Design Research is charged with:
- gathering and disseminating knowledge about design research in the participating educational institutions
- coordinating ongoing research and facilitating the initiation of new research projects at the individual schools as well as in partnerships involving several schools as well as private enterprises
- supporting research environments that engage in active research activities that enable participating researchers to qualify for positions as assistant and associate professors in the university system
- establishing collaboration with other research institutions in Denmark as well as abroad, and forming networks and consortiums within the area of design research
- hosting seminars, conferences, symposiums etc.
- striving to increase external funding for the centre's activities
- acting in an advisory capacity for research students
- developing and offering a master's programme in design.
Research updates
If you would like to read more about the research projects and other activities of the Danish Centre for Design Research, please see the webzine Mind Design, which is published once a month in Danish and English.
For further information about Danish Centre for Design Research, please visit the website www.dcdr.dk