Aditya Pawar

How does it feel to be part of Researchers' Friday Stand up?

"Intriguing and at the same time it sounds like a lot of fun."

How can you make research fun?

"Humour is the obvious answer."

What are you researching?

"I am researching better ways for designers to design with other non-designers - you could call it a way of doing ‘transdesciplinary’ design that is considerate of the context, places and the people involved."

What is the most fun and interesting thing about research and what is the challenge?

"Exploration of norms, tropes, narratives that have gone unchallenged for many many years. The challenge is to proactively question normative assumptions that we researchers and others may have about a subject.

Why do you think popular(izing) science is important?

"All research should be open and public - therefore, popular science is important."

What do you hope to "get out" of the stand up and learn?

"A new communication style."