Dr. Gerald Craddock:

On fledgling students, one of the competitions we have run for the past last 11 years and which we completed last week is for final-year students in third level colleges. It is called the Universal Design Grand Challenge. Interestingly, over the past three years, quite a number of the students have had their own mental health difficulties, and their projects have been very much around how design, particularly the built environment, has a huge impact on their mental well-being. There have been several projects over the past 11 years. A key part of our requirements is engaging with the end user. Over the past 11 years, all the students have gone out to their local communities. A lot of them have very personal stories about their own families and themselves and how they have used design as a key enabler of their own well-being but also an enabler for the wider community. I could send on links to the latest competition, which is very interesting.