Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design

The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design (HHCD) is a globally recognised centre of excellence with a 34-year history of applying inclusive design to improve life. The HHCD applies the frameworks, methods, tools, and processes of inclusive and people-centred design to ensure that the needs, requirements and aspirations of key stakeholder and audience groups are included throughout the entire chain of solutions finding and realisation. To date, the HHCD has worked with over 200 clients from business, government and the voluntary sector and has a track record of nearly 300 projects that bring people-centred innovation strategies to products, services, technologies, and experiences. Our work is divided into two Research Areas – Age & Diversity and Healthcare, and two Impact Areas – Inclusive Design for Business Impact and Inclusive Design for Social Impact. The HHCD is the largest and longest-running design research centre of the Royal College of Art (RCA). The RCA was established in1837 and in1967was granted Royal Charter and University status. It is a wholly postgraduate university institution of art and design, offering MA, MPhil and PhD degrees, and to this day, remains the world’s leading university for art and design (2024 QS Ranking for the tenth consecutive year).