The event ‘Talking Heads: mapping design research opportunities for health_care’ will take place on 11 and 12 February 2026 at the University of Aveiro.
The event aims to identify opportunities for applied research at the intersection of design and health, promoting dialogue between students, professionals and institutions, and generating concrete outputs (mapping of opportunities, project ideas and partnerships). Talking Heads arises in the context of the reception of 20 students from Response_Able Futures, Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters in Design and Health_Care, coordinated at UA by Joana Quental.
ID+ members are invited to attend on the morning of 11 February.
11 February
09:30 – 10:00 | Reception and check-in
10:00 – 10:30 | Opening session
– Event overview and objectives
– Clear explanation of the final outputs
10:30 – 11:30 | Keynote 1
Melanie Flory – Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design (RCA) + Questions from the audience
11:30 – 11:45 | Coffee break
11:45 – 12:45 | Keynote 2
Ramón Úbeda + Questions from the audience
Illustration and design Joana Quental.
This work is funded by national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., under the project/support UIDB/04057/2025.