September 2024 Newsletter

Dear subscribers

Welcome to the September Future Fibres Network+ newsletter!

We have had two events in September: this first was our Sandpit event at University of Huddersfield (details below). We also were able to bring together a number of Southwest industries and academics at the Sustainable Fashion and Textile Forum in Truro. It was great to see so many of the network at both of these events - a big thank you for your support! Our next event will be announced soon.

We have also allocated the first of our funding to eight projects. These mini projects will cover a spectrum of ideas that have been proposed from HEIs in collaboration with industry. We will reveal the full details of these mini projects soon.

Please do get in touch if you have an interesting product, service or innovation that you would like to share with the network. We are also happy to promote any relevant upcoming events over the next few months.

With warm regards

Tamara

Tamara Galloway is Professor of Ecotoxicology at The University of Exeter

Future Fibres Network+ Sandpit Event

The University of Huddersfield hosted a very successful event on Tuesday 3 September. We paired academics with businesses such as AW Hainsworth & Sons who presented their challenges. There was a call for honest and open collaboration to solve these challenges together. For a full summary please see the website.

Future Fibres Network+ Sustainable Fashion and Textiles Forum

Dr Ruth Cherrington and her team organised and inspiring and thought-provoking event for interested Southwest parties in Truro on 10 September. The day was packed full with workshops, expert insights and discussion. For a full summary please see the website.

CiClO Event in London

“Now” Solutions to Reduce Microplastic Pollution from Synthetic Textiles: CiCLO® is taking place in The Mills Fabrica

Here is the link to book tickets

Future Observatory: Tomorrow’s Wardrobe

14 SEPTEMBER 2024 – AUGUST 2025

Discover the urgent research and innovation taking place to design a future for fashion that is both stylish and sustainable. Tomorrow's Wardrobe brings together a diversity of designers from across the fashion industry who are revolutionising the way we create, make, and wear clothes – including exhibits from friends of Future Fibres – Project Plan B and Dr Laetitia Forst. Prof Kate Goldsworthy supported the exhibition as curatorial advisor alongside Jalaj Hora (Nike) and Susan Postlethwaite (Manchester Metropolitan University). More information here.

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New Policy Brief by University of Plymouth

Professor Richard Thompson from the University of Plymouth has just published a new policy brief in Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastic Treaty: "The global plastics treaty: What is the role of bio-based plastic, biodegradable plastic and bioplastic?" You can read this here.

New working paper and policy brief featuring the University of Plymouth

Dr Max Kelly from the University of Plymouth has published a working paper on which he is co-lead with members of the Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty. This work informs policy makers on microfibres from textiles – a key source of microplastics to the environment (link here). This working group is also lead by Professor Richard Thompson at the University of Plymouth where Max and Richard have co-authored a policy brief that addresses microplastic pollution via the global plastics treaty: Addressing Microplastic Pollution via the Global Plastic Treaty (link here).

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