Internationally renowned for his research in health and care improvement, inclusive design, and systems design, John Clarkson's expertise and deep understanding of systems enable him to address challenges in the healthcare space.
I am delighted to receive this honour and thank all those extraordinary people I have had the pleasure to work with over the years who have supported me in so many interesting and transformative projects.
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John Clarkson
John Clarkson’s research interests are in the general area of engineering design, particularly the development of design methodologies to address specific design issues, for example, healthcare design, inclusive design, process management, change management and automotive design. As well as publishing over 800 papers, he has written and edited a number of books on medical equipment design, inclusive design, and process management.
Next to his recent appointment at TU Delft, John is also Professor of Engineering Design at Cambridge University and Director of Cambridge Engineering Design Centre and Co-Director of Cambridge Public Health. He is leading a team with the Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Anaesthetists, and Academy of Medical Sciences to develop Engineering Better Care, a systems approach to health and care redesign and improvement, and an accompanying toolkit for Improving Improvement.
Professor John Clarkson receives the Royal Academy of Engineering President’s Medal in 2023.
