Dr Avril Thomson

Head Of Skills Programmes

Manufacturing Skills Academy

Publications

Estimating design effort needs of product design projects using captured expert knowledge – a proposed method
Holliman Alexander 'Freddie', Thomson Avril, Hird Abigail
International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2021, pp. 1391-1400 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2021.139
What's taking so long? A collaborative method of collecting designers' insight into what factors increase design effort levels in projects
Holliman Alexander (Freddie), Thomson Avril, Hird Abigail, Wilson Nicola
AI EDAM - Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing Vol 34, pp. 341-362 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0890060420000359
Collaborative Project Brief Scorecard method : evaluating product design projects to aid design effort estimation
Holliman A, Thomson A, Hird A
Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference Vol 1, pp. 1445-1454 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1017/dsd.2020.298
Automated movement feedback for recovering independence in the sit-to-stand movement in an older population : a pilot randomised controlled trial of a novel system
Ho Siu Fai, Thomson Avril, Moylan Tricia, McGuckin Julie, Kerr Andrew
OBM Geriatrics Vol 3 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.geriatr.1904089
Capturing the life cycle of false hair products to identify opportunities for remanufacture
Wilson Nicky, Thomson Avril, Moore-Millar Karena, Ijomah Winifred
Journal of Remanufacturing Vol 9, pp. 235-256 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13243-019-0067-0
A matter of factor : a proposed method for identifying factors that influence design effort levels in product design
Holliman Alexander 'Freddie', Thomson Avril, Hird Abigail, Wilson Nicola
Proceedings of the Design Society Vol 1, pp. 1025-1034 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1017/dsi.2019.108

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Professional activities

23rd International Conference on Engineering Design
Chair
16/8/2021
23rd International Conference on Engineering Design
Chair
16/8/2021
21st International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED17)
Chair
21/8/2017

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Projects

Strathclyde Engineering Scholars – equal outcomes for the most disadvantaged
Thomson, Avril (Principal Investigator) Flockhart, Gordon (Co-investigator) Race, Julia (Co-investigator) Sypek, Katarzyna (Co-investigator)
07-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
Greenwig - Identifying Remanufacturing Opportunities for False Hair Products
Thomson, Avril (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2017 - 30-Jan-2017
Successful Student Transitions - Enhancing Learning from Student Placements
Thomson, Avril (Principal Investigator) McLaren, Andrew (Co-investigator) Sayer, Philip (Principal Investigator)
QAA student Enhancement Theme Funding match funded by the Faculty of Engineering (£4000.00 in total) funded an investigation in to how the learning experience of students returning from placement and internship can be enhanced.
01-Jan-2016 - 30-Jan-2017
KTP - Redspire
Thomson, Avril (Principal Investigator) Andrews, Colin (Co-investigator) Hernandez, Jose Luis (Co-investigator)
03-Jan-2016 - 02-Jan-2018
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Medical Devices and Health Technologies | Collins, Ross
Kerr, Andy (Principal Investigator) Thomson, Avril (Co-investigator) Collins, Ross (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2015 - 08-Jan-2021
INDUSTRIAL DOCTORATE CENTRE IN ADVANCED FORMING AND MANUFACTURE | Rasheed, Aamir
Ion, William (Principal Investigator) Rentizelas, Athanasios (Principal Investigator) Thomson, Avril (Co-investigator) Rasheed, Aamir (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2014 - 04-Jan-2022

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