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Personal Statement
Dr Lewis Urquhart is a Research Associate at the department of Design Manufacturing and Engineering Management at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
His research interests are wide, originally undertaking his doctorate exploring design emotion and ontologies of making and manufacturing. He has since undertaken work in a range of other areas including physical-digital interaction, virtual and augmented reality applications and design for rehabilitation, notably in the EU Horizon 2020 project PRIME-VR2.
Lewis was the Research Associate for the AHRC's Design Exchange Partnership project 'Visualisation and engagement toolkit for coastal erosion system' which created a visualisation tool using an adaptable physical prototype in conjunction with an augmented reality application.
Lewis is currently a researcher with the AHRC-funded project Design HOPES, led by Professor Paul Rodgers and Professor Mel Woods. One of the Green Transition Ecosystems, the project aims to tackle the critical sustainability challenges within NHS Scotland.
Lewis has published on a wide variety of topics including design-emotion, philosophy, aesthetics, generative design and ontologies of making and manufacturing.
Research Interests
- Design emotion
- Design interaction
- Design semantics
- Aesthetic perception
- Advanced manufacturing
- Making ontologies
- Form theory
- Generative design
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Science, Product Design and Innovation, University Of Strathclyde
Sept 2010 → May 2014
Award Date: 1 Jul 2014
Doctor of Engineering
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Design HOPES Work in Progress Exhibition: V&A Design Museum, Dundee, UK
McGuire, N. (Principal Investigator), Wodehouse, A. (Principal Investigator), MacLean, L. (Principal Investigator) & Urquhart, L. W. R. (Principal Investigator)
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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INDUSTRIAL DOCTORATE CENTRE IN ADVANCED FORMING AND MANUFACTURE | Urquhart, Lewis William Robert
Wodehouse, A. (Principal Investigator), Conway, A. (Co-investigator) & Urquhart, L. W. R. (Research Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/14 → 10/02/23
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Univocal design: an ontotheology of creation
Urquhart, L. W. R. & Mobed, D., 3 Nov 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Inmaterial. 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CAREWorld: a design mapping tool for developing future visions of care
Urquhart, L., Rodgers, P., McGuire, N., Woods, M., Lim, C. & Bruce, F., 14 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Design for Health. p. 1-22 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thesis
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Traces of emergence: an ontological unification of perception, artefact, and process
Urquhart, L. W. R. (Author), 10 Feb 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Activities
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Design HOPES From Hope to Health Exhibition: V&A Design Museum, Dundee, UK
McGuire, N. (Chair), Rodgers, P. (Chair), Wodehouse, A. (Contributor), MacLean, L. (Contributor), Urquhart, L. W. R. (Contributor) & Robinson, A. (Contributor)
1 Oct 2025 → 8 Feb 2026Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Public Events
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Design HOPES SHIFT Symposium
Urquhart, L. W. R. (Organiser), MacLean, L. (Organiser), Fletcher, J. (Organiser), Saeed, A. (Organiser), Rodgers, P. (Organiser) & Woods, M. (Organiser)
22 Apr 2025Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Organiser of major conference