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Assistant Professor

Dr. Anna Louise Merry

Short CV

Dr. Anna Merry has been a member of the Arts and Communication Department at Frederick University since 2009. She teaches courses in Interior Design, Lighting Design, History of Design and Design Innovation. Since 2022, she has served as Coordinator of the PhD in Art and Design Practices and, since 2025, as Coordinator of the BA in Interior Design. She received her BA in Interior Design from Frederick University and her MA in Design Innovation from De Montfort University, Leicester. In 2018, she completed her PhD at De Montfort University, entitled “An Investigation into Playful Interactive Experiences within Public Space.” Dr. Merry’s research focuses on Spatial Design, Design Innovation, Urban Studies, and User Experience. Her work explores spatial interaction and playful engagement within public environments, and she integrates research-led approaches into her teaching practice. She has supervised student participation in national competitions and fostered collaborations with the design industry. She has published in international design journals and presented her work at international conferences. Her research activity includes participation in externally funded projects and interdisciplinary collaborations. Between 2023 and 2025, she coordinated the EU-funded project “Exploring Green Futures: Integrating the New European Bauhaus into Art and Design Education” (Futures Designed). She also served as a Senior Researcher and Case Study Lead in the EU Horizon and UKRI-funded project “GREAT: Games Realising Effective & Affective Transformation” (2023–2026). In 2023, Anna completed the internally funded research project “Re-mapping Public Space: Investigating Social and Spatial Interactions in Cyprus Post Covid-19.” She has also collaborated on the Green Urban Lab project with Urban Gorillas NGO, supported by EEA Grants/Norway Grants. Anna is currently the Coordinator of the ORA (Opportunities through Rooftop Agriculture) project, funded by the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) of the Republic of Cyprus in a co-develop project with industry under Frederick Research Center. The project transforms unused rooftops into productive educational gardens through spatial design and smart agriculture, integrating sustainable design principles across research, technology, and pedagogy.