Call for Abstracts
2025 Symposium: Inclusive Design for Learning Spaces
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS IS NOW CLOSED
With early learning, school, and higher education organisations around the world increasingly seeking to welcome students of all abilities, how can the built environment contribute to a more inclusive educational experience?
What do we already know that can be implemented for immediate impact?
What new knowledge is needed to accommodate the diverse needs of building users in educational settings?
The Designing Learning Spaces for Diversity, Inclusion and Participation ARC Linkage project is excited to open the Call for Abstracts for an Academic Symposium, part of the 2025 Symposium: Inclusive Design for Learning Spaces presented by the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning from November 11-12, 2025.
This three-day symposium will explore the design and use of learning spaces for students and educators who are neurodivergent or who live with disability.
- Days 1 will be an academic event for sharing research insights, fostering collaborations, and collectively contributing to more inclusive design of learning spaces.
- Day 2 will be a public-facing event that shares insights from lived experience, celebrates diverse voices, and presents evidence-informed approaches to designing for a broader range of human needs.
We encourage abstracts from established academics, PhD candidates, design practitioners, evaluators, and others wishing to share research into issues relating to inclusive learning spaces across all education sectors and related contexts. We especially encourage those with lived experience to submit abstracts.
Want to know more?
To learn more, please read our Call for Abstracts information sheet.
The closing date for this call for abstracts is 28 March 2025.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this Call for Abstracts, please contact Sarah Backhouse and use Call for Abstracts as your subject line.