About Radka Newton
Radka Newton is Professor of Management Education and Innovation and Director of the Centre for Scholarship and Innovation in Management Education at Lancaster University Management School. An internationally recognized leader in curriculum transformation and human-centered design, she champions participatory, research-informed approaches that create more inclusive and transformational learning experiences. She is chief editor of Transforming Higher Education with Human-Centered Design, an international anthology exploring the application of human-centered design in education. Radka is deeply committed to the Lancashire region, where her participatory action research brings together communities, policymakers, businesses and universities to address complex place-based challenges. She is Principal Investigator of I-Connect: Co-designing Sustainable Communities, a research and innovation project using human-centered design to inform local policy, strengthen regional connections and demonstrate the civic role universities can play in cultivating more resilient and sustainable communities.