2012

1. Attenburrow, D. H. (2012) The design decision trail. 14th International Conference on Engineering & Product Design Education: Design Education for Future Wellbeing, Artesis University College, Antwerp, Belgium, 06-07 September 2012. Westbury: Design Society. 9781904670360.
2. Thomas, V. (2012) All work and no play makes Jack a dull designer: the social benefits of play to toy design. Paper presented to: Design History Society Annual Conference: The Material Culture of Sport, University of Brighton, 13-15 September 2012.

2011

1. Thomas, V. (2011) Mind the gap – bridging the divide between the worlds of design education and commerce. Invited Presentation presented to: 6th International Akmullah Readings, Bashkir State Pedagogical University, Ufa, Russia, 12-16 December 2011.
2. Thomas, V. (2011) Designing gifts. Paper presented to: 1st International Conference on Semiotics and Visual Communication: from Theory to Practice, Limassol, Cyprus, 25-27 November 2011.
3. Thomas, V., Schaber, F. and Turner, R. L. (2011) Playing with design – preparing designers for the global market. Paper presented to: 6th International Toy Research Association (ITRA) Congress: Toys and Learning in Different Cultures, Bursa, Turkey, 26-30 July 2011.
4. Thomas, V., Turner, R. and Schaber, F. (2011) The Toy workshop. Invited Presentation presented to: Learning Global - Fourth Learning & Teaching Conference, The University of Northampton, 11 May 2011.

2010

1. Schaber, F., Thomas, V. and Turner, R. L. (2010) Designing toys, gifts and games: learning through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. In: Silva, A. and Simoes, R. (eds.) Handbook of Research on Trends in Product Design and Development: Technological and Organizational Perspectives. Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global. pp. 482-498.
2. Schaber, F. and Turner, R. L. (2010) Design and local development: case studies from the UK. 1r Congres Internacional de Disseny i Innovacio de Catalunya, Fira de Sabadell, Barcelona, 18-19 March 2010. Terrassa, Barcelona: FUNDIT Sabadell. 9788493616519.

2009

1. Attenburrow, D. H. (2009) The Design Decision Trail: a transition tool to design employment. Paper presented to: Transitions: Learning and Teaching Conference, University of Northampton, 13 May 2009.
2. Thomas, V. (2009) Roots, routes and recipes: the family tree - contextualising design. 2008 Annual International Conference of the Design History Society (UK), Falmouth, 3 - 6 September 2008. Boca Raton: Universal Publishers, Inc. 1599429063.

2008

1. Schaber, F. (2008) Last works: networks of design, business and technology in the shoe and leather industry. Paper presented to: Networks of Design Conference, University College Falmouth, 3 - 6 September 2008.
2. Schaber, F. (2008) Application of geometry in industrial design: reticulated tracery on cast iron products. Paper presented to: 13th International Conference on Geometry and Graphics (13th ICGG 2008), Dresden, Germany, 4-8 August 2008.
3. Thomas, V. (2008) Roots, routes and recipes: the family tree - contextualising design. Paper presented to: International Conference of the Design History Society, University College Falmouth, 3 - 6 September 2008.