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Dr Michael Stead

Lecturer in Sustainable Design Futures

  1. 2025
  2. Autodesk Fusion Computer Aided Design and Digital Manufacturing for Education

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    8/08/202515/08/2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  3. Mindful Value Creation and Destruction Workshop @ ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2025

    Lee, B. (Organiser), Stead, M. (Organiser) & Speed, C. (Organiser)

    4/08/2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  4. Associate Chair - CHI Design Committee - ACM CHI 2026 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'26) (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    1/08/202531/03/2026

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  5. AI and Ethics (Journal)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    05/202506/2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  6. She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation (Journal)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    05/202506/2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  7. Tinkering With Tech @ Campus In The City 2025 - Lancaster

    Stead, M. (Presenter), Owen, V. (Presenter) & Macpherson-Pope, T. (Presenter)

    12/04/2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  8. Tinkering With Tech @ Campus In The City 2025 - Morecambe

    Stead, M. (Presenter), Owen, V. (Presenter) & Macpherson-Pope, T. (Presenter)

    11/04/2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  9. ICDHS 2025: Cultures of Design - International Committee for Design History and Design Studies (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    04/202511/2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  10. EPSRC Fixing the Future Research Presentation - Repairing Communities through Collaboration and Creativity

    Stead, M. (Keynote speaker)

    14/03/2025

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  11. EPSRC Fixing the Future Showcase @ Edinburgh Futures Institute

    Stead, M. (Organiser), Owen, V. (Organiser), Urquhart, L. (Organiser), Lechelt, S. (Organiser), Sailaja, N. (Organiser), Castle-Green, T. (Organiser), Paris Darzentas, D. (Organiser), Dubey, N. (Organiser) & Primlani, N. (Organiser)

    14/03/2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesSymposium

  12. ACM Creativity and Cognition 2025 - Creativity for Change (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    02/202503/2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  13. Bloomsbury (Publisher)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    02/2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  14. Patient Name: P. Earth – Designing Sustainable More-than-Human Digital Healthcare Futures

    Stead, M. (Keynote speaker)

    30/01/2025

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  15. Engaging Policymakers with Arts and Humanities Research Panel - Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN)

    Stead, M. (Member of Panel)

    29/01/2025

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

  16. UK Parliament - Green Alliance: Digital Inclusion and the Circular Economy

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    22/01/2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesOther

  17. Repair Futures: Collaboration, Creativity and Community @ Repair Space Blackburn Launch Event

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    17/01/2025

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  18. ACM Computing and Sustainable Societies 2025 (COMPASS 2025) (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    01/202504/2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  19. ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2025 (DIS'25) (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    01/202504/2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  20. Associate Chair - Research through Design Committee - ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2025 (DIS'25) (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    01/202505/2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  21. Organising Committee Member - ACM Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies 2025 (COMPASS'25) (Event)

    Stead, M. (Chair)

    01/202507/2025

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of committee

  22. 2024
  23. Interacting with Computers (Journal)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    12/2024 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  24. LUMS Tech Catalyst Innovation: Designing Sustainable Technological Futures: Challenges and Opportunities

    Stead, M. (Keynote speaker)

    21/11/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  25. Green Yonder: Sustainable Design Futures at Fourth Portal's Innovation Showcase 2024

    Stead, M. (Presenter) & Owen, V. (Presenter)

    20/11/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  26. UKRI TAS Hub InterNET ZERO project @ ESRC Festival of Social Science 2024

    Stead, M. (Organiser), Owen, V. (Organiser) & Coulton, P. (Organiser)

    9/11/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  27. Associate Chair - Work in Progress Committee - ACM Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI) 2024 (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    11/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  28. Council for Higher Education in Art and Design (CHEAD) (External organisation)

    Stead, M. (Member)

    11/2024 → …

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of council

  29. Becoming Regenerative Launch Event at Royal College of Art

    Stead, M. (Participant)

    25/10/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesSymposium

  30. AHRC Generation Fix at the V&A London Digital Design Weekend 2024 / London Design Festival 2024

    Stead, M. (Contributor), Owen, V. (Contributor), Macpherson-Pope, T. (Contributor), Joshi, N. (Contributor) & Patel, U. (Contributor)

    20/09/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  31. UKRI Future Internet for a Resilient Society in Transformation

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    19/09/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  32. ACM Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction 2025 (TEI'25) (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    09/202411/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  33. Interacting with Computers (Journal)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    08/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  34. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy (Journal)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    08/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  35. Journal of Futures Studies - Sustainable Futures - Solutions for Positive Change

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    30/07/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  36. Green Alliance - Election debrief – What Now for the Environment?

    Stead, M. (Participant)

    11/07/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  37. AHRC Generation Fix - Re:Play Education Kit Workshop @ The National Festival of Making 2024

    Stead, M. (Organiser), Owen, V. (Organiser) & Macpherson-Pope, T. (Organiser)

    6/07/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  38. The National Festival of Making 2024

    Stead, M. (Contributor) & Owen, V. (Contributor)

    6/07/20247/07/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  39. The Morecombe Bay Curriculum Conference 2024

    Stead, M. (Presenter)

    5/07/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference -Mixed Audience

  40. Creating Sustainable Internet of Things Futures Workshop @ ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2024

    Stead, M. (Organiser)

    2/07/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  41. Advancing Creative Physical Computing Education ​W​o​r​k​s​h​o​p @ ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2024

    Stead, M. (Speaker)

    1/07/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  42. Green Alliance Digital Exclusion and Electronic Waste Policy Advisory

    Stead, M. (Advisor)

    21/06/2024

    Activity: Expert Knowledge and Consultancy typesExpert Opinion

  43. UKRI Research England E3 Community of Practice Event

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    20/06/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference - Academic

  44. UKRI EPSRC DE-Nexus: Digital Economy Next Stage Symposium

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    10/06/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference - Academic

  45. Sustainable Repair and Circularity Research: Accelerating Impact and Engagement

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker) & Macpherson-Pope, T. (Invited speaker)

    6/06/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  46. UKRI AI & Net Zero Collaborative Showcase

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    4/06/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference -Mixed Audience

  47. The Value of Design In The Fight for Climate Change Talk @ Northern Design Festival 2024

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    19/05/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  48. Repair 101 - Climate Change and Design Workshop @ Northern Design Festival 2024

    Stead, M. (Organiser), Owen, V. (Organiser) & Macpherson-Pope, T. (Organiser)

    18/05/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  49. ACM Mindtrek 2024 (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    05/202406/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  50. ACM NordiCHI '24: Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction - Live – Uniting HCI for a Hyperlocal and Global (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    05/202406/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  51. Technical Programme Committee member - Avoiding an Internet of Trash Track - ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2024) (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    05/202407/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  52. Beyond Zero: Sustainable Futures By Design

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    15/03/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  53. Designing for Net Zero Futures Panel

    Stead, M. (Member of Panel)

    15/03/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

  54. The future is a work in progress at the Festival of Futures

    Coupe, G. (Organiser), Flint, A. (Organiser), Dunn, N. (Chair), Cooper, R. (Chair), Frayling, C. (Host), Schofield, A. (Speaker), Hill, G. (Speaker), Afroj, S. (Speaker), Craig, C. (Speaker), Tsekleves, E. (Speaker), Mountain, G. (Speaker), Jorgensen, T. (Speaker), Koski, K. (Speaker), Stead, M. (Speaker), Bridgens, B. (Speaker), McGuirk, J. (Speaker), Aure, X. (Speaker), Chamberlain, P. (Speaker), Cureton, P. (Speaker), Scott, J. (Speaker) & Parraman, C. (Speaker)

    15/03/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesSymposium

  55. Imagination Festival of Futures 2024

    Stead, M. (Contributor) & Owen, V. (Contributor)

    8/03/202415/03/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  56. Imagination Festival of Futures 2024

    Gradinar, A. (Contributor) & Stead, M. (Contributor)

    8/03/202415/03/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  57. The future is a work in progress Exhibition at the Festival of Futures

    Coupe, G. (Organiser), Cartwright, N. (Curator), Greenwood, L. (Organiser), Craig, C. (Contributor), D'Agnano, F. (Contributor), Chamberlain, P. (Contributor), Darby, A. (Contributor), Morgan, L. (Contributor), Reed, H. (Contributor), Stanton, A. (Contributor), Jorgensen, T. (Contributor), Costa, A. (Contributor), Koski, K. (Contributor), Bridgens, B. (Contributor), Scott, J. (Contributor), Calvo, M. (Contributor), Dart, S. (Contributor), Kaiser, R. (Contributor), Topcu, A. (Contributor), Therordoridou, M. (Contributor), Mwebaza, D. (Contributor), Graviador, A. (Contributor), Zhang, M. (Contributor), Dade-Robertson, M. (Contributor), Stead, M. (Contributor), Coulton, P. (Contributor), Owen, V. (Contributor), MacPherson-Pope, T. (Contributor), Menger, F. (Contributor), Boons, S. (Contributor), Hingley, L. (Contributor), Griffiths, R. (Contributor), Nesbitt, G. (Contributor), Parraman, C. (Contributor), Arteaga, R. (Contributor), Azimi Sajadi, N. (Contributor), Bush, T. (Contributor), Carnac, H. (Contributor), Kettle, A. (Contributor), Elliot, C. (Contributor), Hill, T. (Contributor), Mandrile, C. (Contributor), Urbano, L. (Contributor), Paz, A. (Contributor), Rogers, J. (Contributor), Smith, M. (Contributor), Soula, N. (Contributor), Langley, J. (Contributor), Blaney, A. (Contributor), Whitham, R. (Contributor), Perez Ojeda, D. (Contributor), Sherry, A. (Contributor), Lindley, J. (Speaker), Benjamin, J. (Speaker), Fernandez Galabo, R. (Speaker), Aure Calvet, X. (Contributor), Huson, D. (Contributor), Snooks, K. (Contributor), Richards, D. (Contributor), Gradinar, A. (Speaker), Pilling, F. (Contributor), Ozkan, D. (Contributor), Hardy, J. (Contributor), Pelit, E. (Contributor), Ian, F. (Contributor), Pilling, M. (Contributor), Soares Neto, C. S. (Contributor), Sacks, J. (Contributor), Junior, J. (Contributor), Elsacker, E. (Contributor) & Hoenerloh, A. (Contributor)

    7/03/202415/03/2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  58. UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Hub Showcase 2024 Energy & Environment Panel

    Stead, M. (Member of Panel)

    5/03/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  59. UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Hub Showcase 2024 Energy & Environment Presentation

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    5/03/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  60. Applying Sustainable Design Fiction Practice - Lancaster University Management School Guest Lecture/Workshop

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    26/02/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  61. ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2024 (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    02/202403/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  62. Associate Chair - Research through Design Committee - ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2024 (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    02/202404/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  63. British Council Re-imagining Alternative Futures of Sustainability Through Design Fiction

    Stead, M. (Speaker)

    15/01/2024

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  64. Resources, Conservation and Recycling (Journal)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    01/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  65. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) (External organisation)

    Stead, M. (Member)

    2024

    Activity: Membership typesMember of external research organisation

  66. British Academy Early Career Researcher Network (External organisation)

    Stead, M. (Member)

    2024 → …

    Activity: Membership typesMembership of network

  67. 2023
  68. EPSRC Fixing the Future Workshop - Industry Stakeholders

    Stead, M. (Organiser) & Owen, R. (Organiser)

    19/12/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  69. UKRI EPSRC InterNET ZERO Workshop 2

    Stead, M. (Organiser), Kwon, N. (Organiser), Michalec, O. (Organiser) & Sailaja, N. (Organiser)

    15/12/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  70. EPSRC Fixing the Future Workshop - Gaming Communities

    Stead, M. (Organiser) & Owen, R. (Organiser)

    11/12/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  71. Sustainable Design Futures Research: Impact & Engagement Knowledge Exchange

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    7/12/2023

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  72. UKRI EPSRC InterNET ZERO Workshop 1

    Stead, M. (Organiser), Kwon, N. (Organiser), Michalec, O. (Organiser) & Sailaja, N. (Organiser)

    7/12/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  73. Equal-IoT: Co-designing Smart Technology Transitions for Sustainable & Equitable Futures

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    30/11/2023

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  74. European Creative Hubs Network - The Making Rooms - Making Spaces

    Stead, M. (Organiser) & Owen, R. (Organiser)

    30/11/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  75. Design Research Society 2024: Resistance, Recovery, Reflection, Reimagination (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    11/202301/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  76. UKCEH/CEEDS; Sustainable Futures By Design: Speculative and Collaborative Methods in Practice

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    25/10/2023

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  77. FASS CaKE Break - The Repair Shop 2049: Designing Repair Communities for Local Circular Futures

    Stead, M. (Speaker)

    21/09/2023

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  78. UKRI EPSRC Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Hub Webinar

    Stead, M. (Speaker)

    19/09/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  79. Bluedot Festival 2023

    Stead, M. (Presenter), Pilling, M. (Presenter), Owen, V. (Presenter), Changede, S. (Presenter) & Macpherson-Pope, T. (Presenter)

    21/07/202324/07/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  80. The National Festival of Making 2023

    Stead, M. (Presenter), Pilling, M. (Presenter) & Macpherson-Pope, T. (Presenter)

    8/07/20239/07/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  81. IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    12/06/2023

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  82. Revista Base - Diseño e Innovación (Journal)

    Perez Ojeda, D. (Guest editor), Bakirlioglu, Y. (Guest editor), Stead, M. (Guest editor), Contreras, P. (Guest editor) & Toledo, I. (Guest editor)

    1/06/20231/06/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesEditorial activity

  83. Revista Base - Diseño e Innovación (Journal)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    05/202302/2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesEditorial activity

  84. HCI for Climate Change: Imagining Sustainable Futures Workshop at ACM CHI 2023

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    28/04/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference - Academic

  85. ACM Designing Interactive Systems 2023: Rebuilding & Resilience (Event)

    Stead, M. (Peer reviewer)

    27/03/2023

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesPublication peer-review

  86. ESRC Digital Good Network: Sandpit Event

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    27/03/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  87. SHU x ImaginationLancaster: Sustainable Design Fiction Studio

    Stead, M. (Lecturer)

    16/03/202330/03/2023

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  88. EPSRC Circular Economy and ICT Engagement and Networking Workshop

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    28/02/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  89. Designing A More Sustainable Internet of Things

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    22/02/2023

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  90. EPSRC Manufacturing and the Circular Economy Community Workshop

    Stead, M. (Contributor)

    9/02/2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in workshop, seminar, course

  91. 2022
  92. The Repair Shop 2049: Building Local Repair Communities to Make Smart Tech Smarter

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    22/11/2022

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  93. ESRC Festival of Social Science 2022

    Stead, M. (Organiser), Coulton, P. (Organiser), Macpherson-Pope, T. (Organiser) & Pilling, M. (Organiser)

    19/11/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  94. Designing Sustainable Technological Futures: The Repair Shop 2049 & Other Adventures

    Stead, M. (Invited speaker)

    20/10/2022

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talk

  95. Digital Design Weekend @V&A for London Design Festival

    Stead, M. (Contributor), Pilling, F. (Contributor), Pilling, M. (Contributor), Coulton, P. (Contributor), Gradinar, A. (Contributor), Ian, F. (Contributor) & Bourne, J. (Contributor)

    23/09/202225/09/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  96. Ethical Dilemma Cafe at Digital Design Weekender as part of London Design Festival / V&A 2022

    Gradinar, A. (Organiser), Stead, M. (Organiser), Pilling, F. (Organiser), Ian, F. (Organiser) & Bourne, J. (Organiser)

    23/09/202225/09/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

  97. British Science Festival 2022

    Stead, M. (Contributor), Pilling, F. (Contributor), Pilling, M. (Contributor), Coulton, P. (Contributor), Gradinar, A. (Contributor) & Bourne, J. (Contributor)

    17/09/2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesFestival/Exhibition/Concert

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