Publications

Selection of published research from the design and implementation of Designing Futures:

Designing Futures overview: Book chapter: "Designing Futures: Infrastructuring innovation in Irish higher education”, Michelle Millar, Tony Hall, & Connie O’Regan. Education Matters Yearbook 2022: Paper available online at: https://irelandseducationyearbook.ie/downloads/IEYB2022/YB2022-Higher-Education-07.pdf

Designing Futures overview: Book chapter: Tony Hall, Michelle Millar, Abdellatif Atif, Natalie Walsh, Majella Perry, Larissa Lamb, Neil Ferguson, & David Doolin. (2026). "Designing Futures, IdeasLab, Transdisciplinary Learning, Life Design and Student Success Coaching: Entrepreneurial Career and Life Design (ECLD) in an Irish University Context". To appear in Maisch, B., Wolf, B., Schulte-Holthaus, & S., Cagarman, K. (Eds.) Entrepreneurial Career and Life Design: A New Paradigm for Personal and Professional Growth. Germany: Springer. Call for Papers: https://www.fgf-ev.de/en/call-for-book-chapters-entrepreneurial-career-and-life-design-a-new-paradigm-for-personal-and-professional-growth-2/

Full conference paper: Sebastian Kernbach, Tony Hall, Majella Perry, Natalie Walsh, Larissa Lamb, Michelle Millar, Denise McBride, & Connie O'Regan. (2023). “Assessing Life Design and evaluating its impact on the learning experience: A conceptual overview and emergent framework based on the Designing Futures Programme at University of Galway, Ireland”. European Academy of Management (EURAM) 2023. Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, June 14th-16th 2023. Paper available online at: https://s3.amazonaws.com/amz.xcdsystem.com/DE52A724-B7F9-5299-52604A3263D5412C_abstract_File17466/2496_Paper_0110054628.pdf

Full conference paper: Best Paper Award Candidate at HEAd'25: 11th International Conference on Higher Education Advances, Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain), 17th – 20th June 2025: Michelle Millar, Abdellatif Atif, & Tony Hall. (2025). "Designing the Curriculum for Proactive Resilience in Higher Education: Students’ Experience of a University Student Success Coaching (SSC) Programme". DOI: https://doi.org/10.4995/HEAd25.2025.20145

Full conference paper: Best Paper Award Winner at HEAd‘24: 10th International Conference on Higher Education Advances, Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain), 18th – 21st June 2024: Tony Hall, Michelle Millar, & Connie O’Regan. (2024). “(Re-)Discovering the treasure within – The contribution of a Design Your Life Module to Undergraduate Education”. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4995/HEAd24.2024.17139

Full conference paper at HEAd‘24: 10th International Conference on Higher Education Advances, Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain), 18th – 21st June 2024: Oonagh Meade, Michelle Millar, Tony Hall, Connie O'Regan, & Denis O’Hora. (2024) “Problem-based, research-led learning for our times: The case of Vertically Integrated Projects in higher education: The case of Vertically Integrated Projects in higher education”. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4995/HEAd24.2024.17138

Journal article: Tony Hall, Michelle Millar, & Connie O'Regan. (2024). "Assessing the Impact of Career and Life Design through Innovative Hybrid Evaluation and Digital Storytelling: A Method Note from the Designing Futures Programme, University of Galway". In Maisch, B., Gedeon, S.A., Wolf, B., Cagarman, K., & Kernbach, S. (Eds.) CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation, 8(3), pp.58-66. Special Issue: "Innovations in Career and Life Design". December 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.23726/cij.2024.1579

Designing Futures overview: Book chapter: "Designing Futures at University of Galway: Promoting student success, engagement, and belonging", Michelle Millar, & Tony Hall. Education Matters Yearbook 2024: Paper available online at: https://irelandseducationyearbook.ie/downloads/IEYB2024/Irelands-Yearbook-of-Education-2024-Higher-Education-2.pdf

IdeasLab Impact Report, 2024 IdeasLab Impact Report 2024

Designing Futures Journal Special Issue: Information and Learning Sciences: "Design for Belonging and Engagement: Designing Inclusive Higher Education Futures": https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-papers/design-belonging-and-engagement-designing-inclusive-higher-education-futuresGuest Editors: Tony Hall, Michelle Millar, & Abdellatif Atif. Deadline for Full Paper Submissions: 10^th September 2025

Discussion of Designing Futures as part of the 2025 Education Matters Virtual Summit Higher Education Expert Panel, The Future University: Pathways through Technology, Work, and Belonging. Recorded 2^nd May 2025. HE session available to watch online at: https://vimeo.com/1084603011/0565d9d9b8. Designing Futures @ 1min 37 secs.

Journal Article: Abdellatif Atif; Tony Hall; Larissa Lamb; Michelle Millar; and Majella Perry. (2025). "Transforming Student Coaching to support students' personal, academic, and professional success: Insights from the Student Success Coaching Programme," Irish Journal of Academic Practice: Vol. 13: Iss. 2, Article 5. Available at: https://arrow.tudublin.ie/ijap/vol13/iss2/5. 

Student Success Coaching Overview 2021-2025 Student Success Coaching Overview