Welcome to the Research Through Design website, new for 2026. Research Through Design (RTD) is a conference series dedicated to practice-based design research. Since its first edition in 2013, RTD has placed practice at the heart of proceedings, bringing designers and researchers together for round-table conversations and curated exhibitions.
This site serves as the home for RTD's history and archive, along with news and updates about the conference series. RTD ran biennially through Cambridge, Edinburgh, and TU Delft before pausing in 2019. In 2027, it returns in a new form: RTD Roams, a distributed conference taking place simultaneously across three host cities — York, Melbourne, and Tokyo — connected by a shared programme and a shared commitment to practice-led inquiry. Please find out more in our recent update.
Look out here for series-wide news, past editions, and ways to get involved.
