Deadline: 30th May 2025 (2pm, Italian time)
The full text of the call is available on the PhD School website.
Research Themes
The PhD programme in Design is structured into various research fields, which correspond to specific research teams within the Department of Design.
In order to coordinate research activity over a wide range of topics, teams cluster around three Sections, which are:
- Design and Cultures
- Products, Strategies and Services
- Design for Environments, Landscape and Mobility
The PhD programme in Design carries out research on specific topics emerging from the research initiatives of all Departments.
PhD candidates are requested to develop an original research contribution.
The PhD thesis must thus contribute to increase the knowledge in the candidate’s research field. Besides, it has to be coherent with the research topics developed in the Department where the PhD programme is carried out.
The original research results are collected in the PhD thesis, where the candidate’s contribution is brought into correlation with the research state of the art in the specific research field.
According to these topics, every year research avenues are released by the Design PhD program for PhD applicants. Applicants can follow one of the avenues as the basis for the research project to be presented with the application.
Research Theme
Proponent
Naturalness of Autonomous Vehicles: Measuring the Naturalness of Interaction Between Driver and Car
Marco Ajovalasit
Towards a Protopian Paradigm in Design: Redefining Creativity in the Post-Anthropocene Era
Marita Canina, Carmen Bruno
Decolonising design for (intangible) Cultural Heritage. Reframing accessibility, inclusivity and participation for transformative change in a pluriverse perspective
Eleonora Lupo
Fighting for the Future Commons. How the Climatic Regime Will Transform Design Discipline
Stefano Maffei
Beyond Knitting: Textile Structures to Integrate Design, Technology, and Sustainability Across Sectors
Martina Motta
User Experience Analysis: Investigation of Cognitive and Perception Engagement Supported by the Objective Monitoring of Gaze and Behaviors
Margherita Pillan
Collaborative Storytelling Practices. Re-Shaping Co-Designing Content and Experiences in Marginal Contexts
Francesca Piredda
Rediscovering Craft for Situated Design Practices: Indigenous Knowledge and Craft Material Culture for Regenerative Ecologies
Valentina Rognoli
Ancestral Technique and Sustainable Future: Co-developing natural base solutions, machineries and materials with communities
Maximiliano Romero
Immaterial sustainability: designing sound experiences for the well-being of users in Interiors for Hospitality.
Francesco A. Scullica
Service Design for Placemaking: The Challenge to Provide Quality Multi-Stakeholder Engagements and Experiences to Regenerate a Space into a Meaningful Place.
Daniela Selloni
Moreover, the 41st cycle additional calls for PhD places with thematic scholarships, restricted to a specific research topic, are open.
The calls are available on the PhD School website.
