Prof. Anna Whicher and Prof. Andrew Walters
Whicher and Walters’s research significantly impacted policy and practice in Europe through the development of a design ecosystem for innovation. Via multiple large scale RCUK and EU-funded projects, they contributed to seven policy instruments across six countries, influencing
€358,000,000 of structural fund provision and direct government investment of
€14,036,796 into
c2,600 European SMEs. In Scotland alone
618 companies benefitted, leading to
£134,971,200 of additional sales for a government investment of
£3,090,000 – a taxpayer return on investment of over
4,000%.