Dezeen School Shows: an installation that "acts and thinks" and an ornate fashion collection made from featherwork, foiling and embroidery are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Centro de Diseño y Comunicación. More about Ten student design projects from Centro de Diseño y Comunicación
Dezeen School Shows: a scheme that uses live spiders and a project featuring 3D-printed clay models are part of Dezeen's latest school show by students at City College of New York. More about City College of New York presents ten student architecture projects
Dezeen School Shows: a multifaith centre that promotes interfaith harmony and a culinary school dedicated to Italian cuisine feature in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Florence Institute of Design International. More about Florence Institute of Design International spotlights ten design projects
Dutch designer Boudewijn Buitenhek has built his own solar-powered kettle and coffee-bean roaster, in an experiment that saw him live in an apartment without mains gas or electric for a week. More about Boudewijn Buitenhek builds solar coffee-making tools for life without mains power
Dezeen School Shows: an app that makes use of disused car parks and a community cafe feature in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of the Arts London. More about University of the Arts London spotlights six interior and spatial design projects
Dezeen School Shows: an animal therapy support centre that aims to benefit people's mental and physical health and a scheme that converts empty high street shops feature in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Middlesex University. More about Middlesex University spotlights 12 interior design and architecture projects
Solid waste is "flushed" away with a conveyer belt in the Sandi toilet, invented by recent Brunel University graduate Archie Read for the hundreds of millions of people who are currently living without safe sanitation. More about Sandi toilet uses conveyor belt rather than water to dispose of waste
To fight the threat of soil degradation to food supply, design graduate Ryan Waterhouse has invented a portable device that monitors the health of topsoil. More about Terra Nova soil monitor aims to avert future food crisis
Plates made from fish bones, potato peelings and oyster shells feature in the work of recent design graduate Carly Breame, who collaborated with a British seafood restaurant to make a "menu" of hyperlocal ceramics. More about Carly Breame turns seaside town's leftover fish and chips into plates
Dezeen School Shows: a product that affords greater play freedom to oxygen-dependent children and a lifeguard aid for spinal injuries feature in Dezeen's latest school show by students at University of Wales Trinity St David. More about University of Wales Trinity St David presents nine design projects
Dezeen School Shows: a development informed by its site's layered history and an urban scheme for rewilding Oxford feature in Dezeen's latest school show by master's students at Oxford Brookes University. More about Oxford Brookes University presents 16 architecture master's projects
Dezeen School Shows: a proposed housing scheme for Berlin's asylum seekers and a project that examines lunar cycles feature in Dezeen's latest school show by master's students at Cardiff University. More about Cardiff University presents 15 architecture master's projects
People in flood-prone low-income countries can use discarded plastic bottles as flotation devices with the Bot lifejacket, invented by recent design graduate Ewan Morrell. More about Bot lifejacket uses waste plastic bottles to prevent drownings
An insemination dildo and an udder massager feature in the Happy Cow collection of conceptual sex toys, which Central Saint Martins graduate Ece Tan has developed for bovines based on common farming tools. More about Ece Tan designs sex toys for cows to make farming practices more pleasurable
A cup that detects drink spiking and a scrambler to block upskirting photos are among five product concepts developed by students from Brunel University to help women defend themselves from physical and sexual harassment. More about Speculative accessories designed to help women protect themselves from harassment
Dezeen School Shows: a skeletal lamp and rings that encapsulate nature feature in Dezeen's latest school show by students studying design at University for the Creative Arts. More about University for the Creative Arts spotlights six design projects
In an effort to bring renewable energy to those who need it, Central Saint Martins design graduate Mireille Steinhage has invented a solar-powered blanket that is made from conductive yarn. More about Mireille Steinhage creates "affordable and sustainable" Solar Blanket
Dezeen School Shows: a department store for gender-neutral fashion and an urban oasis that combines planting with organic concrete shapes feature in Dezeen's latest school show by interior design students from the University of Huddersfield. More about University of Huddersfield presents ten interior design projects
Central Saint Martins graduate Arina Shokouhi has invented an avocado alternative called Ecovado, which is meant to wean people off the resource-intensive imported fruit. More about British-made Ecovado offers low-impact alternative to "unsustainable" avocados
Dezeen School Shows: a farm-to-table restaurant and a clothes repair workshop for young people are featured in Dezeen's latest school show by interior architecture students from the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, England. More about University for the Creative Arts presents six interior architecture projects