Laura Knight

Biography

Laura leads the MA Communicating Complexity at central Saint Martins. The course is built on a decade dedication to creative educational development, with a specific interest in creative data literacy and systems thinking. It empowers students to experiment with the role of visual communication in tackling global challenges.

As a researcher, Laura applies a capabilities perspective within a systemic design approach to understand the capability of HEIs to respond to climate change; specifically the barriers and enablers of interdisciplinary climate change education in creative insitutions. Laura is currently a researcher on an EU research project called Climate Truth Crisis which seeks to empower design teachers with the methods needed to navigate climate disinformation.