New EU rules banning the destruction of unsold clothing mark an important shift towards a more circular fashion industry -
but preventing waste at the end of the supply chain is only part of the challenge. Research from the University of Leeds’ HABIT project highlights the deeper drivers of textile waste, showing how consumer habits, social pressures and business models that encourage constant consumption must also be addressed.
This post is the first in a series of research highlights exploring some of the impact of Leeds’ recent research in textiles and colour. This first post focuses on fashion, highlighting how research can translate into industry-facing innovation to drive sustainability and foster creative problem-solving.
The University of Leeds’ receipt of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education, celebrating 150 years of distinguished textile research, underscores a profound legacy.
LITAC is proud to announce that applications are open for five new fully funded PhD projects that will push the boundaries of design, materials science,...
At Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC), we are thrilled to celebrate an inspiring milestone: the University of Leeds spin-out SwitchDye has unveiled a...
The School of Design at the University of Leeds is thrilled to be a partner in the groundbreaking AUTOLOOP project, contributing its world-class expertise in...
A groundbreaking collaboration between the University of Leeds, Keracol Limited, and Aveda, part of Estée Lauder, has delivered a study that could reshape the future...
The inaugural International Textile and Colour Conference 2025 (#ITCC2025), held at the University of Leeds, brought together academics, industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators to explore...
The LITAC Durability Research Project examines both physical durability and the less commonly explored concept of emotional durability of garments, investigating the connection consumers have...
The newly released Future Fashion Factory report, Innovation Funding for UK Fashion and Textiles, sheds light on how collaborative research and development (R&D) initiatives have...
The LITAC Durability Research Project is a three-year project, which began in 2022, that builds upon the fashion and textile industry’s baseline alignment with clothing...
We are delighted to share that the research article “Poly(amino acid) Synthesis from 2,5-Diketopiperazines for Acid-Actuated Drug Release” has been published in the Wiley open access...
We are thrilled to share that “Photodynamic, UV-curable and fibre-forming polyvinyl alcohol derivative with broad processability and staining-free antibacterial capability” has been published by Elsevier’s...
New research sheds light on how manufacturing choices influence microfibre release in textiles Changes to fibre composition and the systems used to spin yarn could...
We warmly invite you to enrol to the Fundamentals of Textile Fibres course, a masterclass bringing together a range of fashion and textiles experts at...
Researchers, businesses and other organisations are invited to apply for funding to run targeted research projects that will provide new insights, evidence and data to help inform the current and future baseline position of sustainable practice in the UK’s Fashion and Textile industry.
Laxtons is a name that has been synonymous with the spinning of fancy and worsted yarns for over a century, with roots dating back to 1907. Enjoying a long-standing reputation of being innovators in the sector, the fancy and worsted spinner specialists make a natural fit for collaborative partners in what was one of Future Fashion Factory’s earliest R&D projects.
Sportswear is intrinsically composed of a range of polymeric substances (polyamide and elastane for example), i.e., different fibres with different chemical and morphological properties, which are processed individually via melt or wet spinning.
Working with Professor Ningtao Mao at the University of Leeds, Moon and Future Fashion Factory projected the usability of software that would allow the user to define performance requirements, whether this be machine efficiency, customer service levels or a blend of both.
Collaborating with Future Fashion Factory, DP Dyers and the University of Leeds’ Professor Stephen Westland, led a R&D project that introduced modern control systems, which can significantly reduce some of the challenges experienced in the dyehouses of today.
