Governance

Organisation

The centre operates through a representative body comprising up to two members from each of Denmark's eight universities, plus individual researchers from the public or private sectors.

01Board

The board directs the day-to-day management of the centre and its representation in national and international contexts — maintaining relationships with bodies such as the Design Research Society and IASDR, planning annual meetings, and securing operational funding. Members serve two-year terms.

Linda Nhu Laursen
Linda Nhu Laursen

Director

Aalborg University

Professor Promotion

Anna Vallgårda
Anna Vallgårda

Deputy Director

IT University of Copenhagen

Professor, Head of Section

Bo Christensen
Bo Christensen

Funding Coordinator

Copenhagen Business School

Professor

Sissel Olander
Sissel Olander

Alternate

Royal Danish Academy

Ph.D., Lektor

Eva Knutz
Eva Knutz

Alternate

University of Southern Denmark

Associate Professor

02Representative Council

The representative council meets once to twice yearly to plan the centre's upcoming activities. Ad hoc working groups are established between meetings to ensure continued progress on planned initiatives.

Anna Vallgårda
Anna Vallgårda

IT University of Copenhagen

Professor, Head of Section

Bo Christensen
Bo Christensen

Copenhagen Business School

Professor

Eva Knutz
Eva Knutz

University of Southern Denmark

Associate Professor

Linda Nhu Laursen
Linda Nhu Laursen

Aalborg University

Professor Promotion

Sissel Olander
Sissel Olander

Royal Danish Academy

Ph.D., Lektor

Tom Jenkins
Tom Jenkins

IT University of Copenhagen

Associate Professor

Morten Krogh Petersen
Morten Krogh Petersen

Kolding School of Design

Associate Professor

Peter Gall Krogh
Peter Gall Krogh

Aarhus University

Professor

Mads Hobye
Mads Hobye

Roskilde University

Associate Professor

Eva Brandt
Eva Brandt

EK Business Academy Copenhagen

Docent (Senior Associate Lecturer)

Kasper Tang Vangkilde
Kasper Tang Vangkilde

University of Copenhagen

Associate Professor

Thomas Markussen
Thomas Markussen

University of Southern Denmark

Professor of Social Design

Anne Louise Bang
Anne Louise Bang

VIA University College

Senior Associate Professor

Christian Tollestrup
Christian Tollestrup

Aalborg University

Head of Industrial Design