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How are innovations in product design likely to pose risks or benefits for consumer product safety?

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BEIS is striving to create fairer, inclusive and flexible workplaces so that everyone has the change to succeed, whilst balancing home and work life. We will unlock enterprise and cut burdens to help businesses start and grow, while reforming corporate governance and improving boardroom diversity. To that end, BEIS needs research to better understand the following:

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Beis areas research interest interim update 2020

Related UKRI funded projects


  • The University of Huddersfield and Stelram Engineering Limited

    To design, develop and embed new processes and working practices to standardise the approach to the design of products ....

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project is about standardizing product design processes, but does not directly address the risks or benefits for consumer product safety.

  • Transforming the Role of Simulation in New Product Development

    This project will address key challenges in the area of deriving and reusing knowledge by improving the correlations between impact simulation and real world performance, and will help engage end users in product design ...

    Funded by: EPSRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Warwick

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project directly addresses the question by discussing the role of simulation in new product development, which can impact consumer product safety.

  • Cambridge Engineering Design Centre (IMRC Renewal)

    Strategy=======The overall aim of the Cambridge EDC is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of engineering designers and design teams by undertaking research into the theories that will underpin the design methods...

    Funded by: EPSRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Cambridge

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project partially addresses the question by discussing the creation of reliable, high-quality, cost-effective products, which can impact consumer product safety.

  • Transforming the Role of Visualisation in New Product Development

    Simpact provide engineering support to make products meet functional requirements such as safety, strength and stiffness. They believe that engineering has stalled in the UK and they are on a mission to change the way pr...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: SIMPACT ENGINEERING LTD

  • De Montfort University and McCue International Inc

    To embed knowledge of product development and sustainable design in order to reduce costs and bring innovative safety solution sot warehousing and shop floor...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION

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