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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Timothy Whitehead is a Senior Lecturer in Product Design and Senior Fellow of HEA with a research interest in developing tools and approaches to improve the design of products distributed in low-income countries. He has developed a unique research area which has consisted of several projects funded through the Global Challenges Research Fund, which utilises design methods and new technology to improve the livelihood of those living on less than $1 a day.
See personal website: www.timothywhitehead.com
Funding Applications and Awards
Selected Funding Awarded.
- 2021 - Principal Investigator. Title: Inclusive Innovation: Supporting people with disabilities through design and entrepreneurship. British Council. £120,000 (www.inclusive-innovation.co.uk)
- 2020 – Principal Investigator. Title: Circular Plastic: Utilising frontier technology and user-centred design to add value to plastic waste, facilitating entrepreneurship. EPSRC - GCRF. £150,000 (www.circularplastic.net)
- 2020 – Co-Investigator. Title: Digital Innovations for Transitioning to a Circular plastic Economy - (DITCh Plastic). EPSRC - GCRF. £148,738 (www.ditch-plastic.org)
- 2018 – Principal Investigator. Title; Circular Digital Manufacturing: A toolkit to disseminate a circular economy approach to 3D Printing with plastic waste in Kenya and surrounding African countries. Funded by GCRF Institutional Block Grant. £42,333 (www.3dp-guide.co.uk)
- 2018 – Co-Investigator. Title: Wealth from Waste: Value-added products for Chennai waste pickers. Funded by Royal Academy of Engineers GCRF Frontiers Scheme 4. £30,000
- 2018 - Co-Investigator. Title; Raising awareness of inclusive crafts: building capacity and self-sufficiency of communication within the Charity SAFOD and the Countries of SA. Funded by AHRC GCRF Follow-on Funding. £71,244
Awards
- 2022 International Design Excellence Award (IDEA): Silver
- 2019 Research with Impact - Environmental Association for Universities & Colleges: Finalist
- 2018 International Design Excellence Award (IDEA): Finalist
- 2011 INDEX Design to Improve Life Award: Finalist, Highly Commended
- 2011 International Design Excellence Award (IDEA): Sliver
- 2010 James Dyson Award: UK Winner
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Member of the Institute of Engineering Designers
- Member of the Royal Society of Arts
Teaching Activity
Programme Director:
- BSc Product Design and Technology
- BSc Product Design and Management
Module Leadership:
- Design Fundamentals
- Industrial Design
- Advanced Industrial Design
- Digital Design Skills
- Final Year Design Project
PhD Supervision
- Hikima Jewu. Title: Barriers to Sustainable NGO WaSH
Projects in Low-Middle Income SubSaharan Africa -2021
Contact Details
Phone number: 0121 204 4663
Email: t.whitehead@aston.ac.uk
Room number: MB153E
PhD Supervision
Open to PhD applicants in areas of Design for International Development, Industrial Design & Design Practice
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Facilitating New Product Development in Low Income Countries , Loughborough University
Award Date: 1 Jul 2015
BA, Industrial Design and Technology, Loughborough University
Award Date: 1 Jul 2010
External positions
External Examiner - Product Design Engineering, Canterbury Christ Church University
External Examiner - Product Design, Portsmouth University
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The potential of converting plastic waste to 3D printed products in Sub-Saharan Africa
Oyinlola, M., Okoya, S. A., Whitehead, T., Evans, M. & Lowe, A. S., May 2023, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling Advances. 17, 13 p., 200129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Technology acceptance and readiness of stakeholders for transitioning to a circular plastic economy in Africa
Kolade, O., Odumuyiwa, V., Abolfathi, S., Schröder, P., Wakunuma, K., Akanmu, I., Whitehead, T., Tijani, B. & Oyinlola, M., Oct 2022, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 183, 13 p., 121954.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The anatomy of change in urban infrastructure landscapes: cooking landscapes in Maputo, Mozambique
Castán Broto, V., Robin, E. & Whitehead, T., 22 Mar 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Landscape Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Blended learning technologies in product design education
Whitehead, T., Buck, L. & Hewitt, J., 8 Sept 2021, Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E and PDE 2021. Grierson, H., Bohemia, E. & Buck, L. (eds.). The Design Society, (Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E and PDE 2021).Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication
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Case study: Decent work and economic growth (SDG8): The use of creative product design to generate employment opportunities through materials-driven supply chains
Evans, M., Whitehead, T., Osanjo, L., Gamaliel, M., Wiyancoko, D. & Hasdogan, G., 15 Mar 2021, Design for Global Challenges and Goals. Tsekleves, E., Cooper, R. & Spencer, J. (eds.). Taylor & Francis, p. 123-135 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Chapter