Damian Chapman
Contact
- Email: damian.chapman@kingston.ac.uk
- Location: Penrhyn Road
- Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment
- School: School of Built Environment and Geography, School of Computer Science and Mathematics, School of Engineering
- Department: Department of Aerospace and Aircraft Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical, Electronic and Robotic Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Networks and Digital Media
About
As Assistant Dean, I provide leadership and support for the Dean and PVC of the faculty working with ECE's staff and students, KU Directorate colleagues, and in partnership with our external stakeholders. In these, I ensure our ECE strategic aims are delivered, enable the success of the faculty KPIs, and support our Town House Strategy vision. I am a Councillor in the Kingston University Academic Council and am an active member of the university's Senior Leadership Group, plus lead ECE's Learning and Teaching, Recruitment Task Group, Portfolio Task Group, and strategic operations across our three schools: Computing, Engineering, and the Built Environment.
My KU/RCA doctoral research applies systems and agile design principles to trans-disciplinary learning models within industry settings to expedite innovation. Specifically, my research explores systems design at the intersection of cybernetics and organisational theory to develop learning practices that transform silo mentalities into dynamic and collaborative creative communities.
I am a member of the Sustainability and Net Zero committee, and of the Cyber and Digital research hub at Kingston University, building on STEM projects integrating design, computing, and engineering to prototype conversation in a dynamic and creative context for building co-constructed meaning and innovation. I am a member of the American Society for Cybernetics (ASC), and also co-lead in TheReadingGroup with Kate Doyle, TJ McLeish, and Patricia Machado Alvarez in a nested studio, as part of the international #NewMacy group founded by Paul Pangaro in 2020.
Academic responsibilities
Head of School
Qualifications
- MA Print / Photomedia (CSM)
- PGCE in Teaching and Learning in Art & Design (CLTAD - UAL) Distinction.
- BA Print & Photomedia (CSM), 1st Class Hons