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Design research forms a critical component in the process of understanding, shaping and addressing systemic issues from the level of individual products and services, and organisation structures, through to societal challenges such as climate change and inequality.
Design Research is Australia's dedicated conference for the design research field, produced by UX Australia, Australia's premier conference about UX, product and service design, and the surrounding disciplines of research, content, operations, management, and more.
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Keen to speak at Design Research?
If you're keen to speak at Design Research, we'd love to hear from you. CFPs are open now, closing March 2026.
Read all the details about what we're looking for and what we offer speakers.
Our 2026 Events
In 2026 we'll bring you AI Week, featuring the edition in Australia of the renowned AI Engineer Conference, UX Week Australia featuring UX Australia and Design Research. And we'll cap it all off with the 20th anniversary edition of Web Directions.
Previous editions of Design Research
After a hiatus since 2023, Design Research returns revitalised in 2026. See what we covered in previous years, starting way back in 2017.
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Design Research takes place the day before UX Australia, Australia's premier conference about UX, product and service design, and the surrounding disciplines of research, content, operations, management, and more.
Attend both for a great price and connect with a global audience to share inspiration, insights, knowledge and experiences.
Find the conference pass for you
Attend Design Research by itself, or with UX Australia.
To make your budget go as far as possible, we have special pricing as follows. Choose your ticket type to see the associated price and the savings you can make.
Self-Funded is anyone paying their own way, regardless of who your employer might be. junior is someone in a junior or early-career role. edu is for anyone at an educational institution, could be an educator, but could be in another role. NFP is for anyone working at a not-for-profit. And Agency is for anyone working in an agency.
What's included?
In person
In-person conferences are fully catered (morning and afternoon tea and lunch) including any dietary requrements. Our conferences feature amazing coffee (and more).
Streaming
Streaming passes include access to the conference livestream on our very own platform Conffab, including live captioning and chat, access to the stream on demand after the event and to the conference videos when they become available.
Live Streaming
Not everyone is ready, or able to get back to in-person events. Others find online conferences provide greater accessibility, or make their training budget go further. So we'll be streaming UX Australia, on Web Direction's very own streaming platform Conffab.Our venue
Design Research 2026 will take place August 26th at the Teachers Federation conference centre, Surry Hill Sydney.
Getting there:
There are numerous public transport options, and parking available close by.
Accommodation:
If you're coming from out of town, there are many hotel and serviced apartment style accomodation options in and around the area.
Organised and produced by
In 2026, UX Australia teams up with Web Directions to bring you Australia's leading UX, and design research conferences.
About Steve Baty
Steve was the inaugural CEO of the Australian Design Council, co-founder of Meld Studios and co-founder of UX Australia. He is a Director of the Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence and served two years as the President of the Interaction Design Association.
His practice is centred on improving our public spaces, infrastructure and services.
About UX Australia
Since 2009, UX Australia has been Australia's premier conference about UX, product and service design, and the surrounding disciplines of research, content, operations, management, and more.
About Web Directions
Web Directions has for nearly 2 decades years brought together leading developers, engineers, visual, IxD, UX and product designers, Art and Creative Directors, product managers indeed everyone involved in producing web and digital products to learn from one another, and the World's leading experts across this vast field.
About John Allsopp
John Allsopp has been working on the Web for nearly 30 years. His ideas formed the foundation for Typekit, now Adobe Fonts, and the entire concept of Responsive Web Design.
His "A Dao of Web Design" published in 2000 is cited by Ethan Marcotte as a key influence in the development of Responsive Web Design, who's acclaimed article in 2010 begins by quoting John in detail, and by Jeremy Keith as "a manifesto for anyone working on the Web".
Code of Conduct
For over a decade, we've worked hard to create inclusive, fun, inspring and safe events for the Web Industry.
As part of our commitment to these values, we've adopted a code of conduct for all involved: ourselves, our speakers, our partners and our audience.
If you have any concern or feedback, please don't hesitate to contact us.