November 2024 Newsletter

Dear subscribers,

Welcome to the November Future Fibres Network Plus Newsletter!

The triple global challenges of biodiversity loss, environmental pollution and climate change have all been in the news in recent weeks with international efforts directed towards mitigation and action.

The Fashion and textile sectors contribute towards all 3 of these global challenges and we are therefore delighted to announce the result of our first funding call designed to bring environmental science to the heart of the industry soon.

If you have a great idea that needs funding take a look at our fellow sub-network, Back to Baselines funding call below.

Our webinar series Fibre talks continues with Professor Parik Goswami in December. You can see the latest talks and summaries here.

Please do get in touch if you have an interesting event, product, service or innovation that you would like to share with the network. You can now follow us on Bluesky at @ffnplus.bsky.social.

With warm regards

Tamara

Tamara Galloway is Professor of Ecotoxicology at The University of Exeter

Dr Max Kelly (University of Plymouth) from the Future Fibres Network+ project attended The Textile Institute Parliamentary Lunch on Friday 8 November with colleagues from our fellow sub-networks including Dr Alana James and Dr Dawn Ellams. You can read his blog on our website soon!

B2B Sustainable Transition Fund Call 3 -Deadline 31 January!

Back to Baselines in Circular Fashion and Textiles is our fellow sub-network. B2B Sustainable Transition Fund Call is now live so if you have an idea that needs funding, please go to the Back to Baselines in Circular Fashion and Textiles website, and specifically for a direct link, in B2B's news section: News | Back to Baselines in Circular Fashion and Textiles (leeds.ac.uk).

Fibre Talks

Our Fibre Talks Webinar series continues with a talk on Designing dialogue, communication, education and engagement from Dr Rosie Hornbuckle from University of the Arts London. Professor Parik Goswami from the University of Huddersfield will deliver a talk about the Innovative Applications of Textile Materials in Medical Technology in December. Summaries and recordings will be available on the website in the coming months.

Call for Abstracts: PLATE (Product Lifetimes and the Environment Conference)

The deadline for abstract submissions for the 6th PLATE conference has been extended to 9 December 2024. This event will take place at Aalborg University in Denmark from 2-4 July.

LITAC -International Textile and Colour Conference

LITAC holding its inaugural International Textile and Colour Conference at the University of Leeds on 25/26 June 2025. The call for abstracts is now open and the deadline is 31 December 2024.

Futurescan conference

The Association of Fashion and Textile Courses is holding its Futurescan conference at De Montfort University in Leicester on 9/10 September 2025. Call for submissions (presentations and posters) is now open and the deadline is 14 January 2025.

Textile Institute World Conference - The Textile Institute

The call for papers and presentations for the Textile Institute World Conference in Porto (7– 10 October 2025) is now open, and the deadline is 28 February 2025.

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. Professor 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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Sustainable fashion - Forum for Change

We want to share ideas in this network that can encourage and promote sustainability in fashion and textiles. Have you spotted a great initiative recently that we could all take advantage of? One such company that has recently come to our attention is Reskinned: they are offering resale, repair and innovative recycling solutions to help combat this issue. For more information, please go to the website.

Advice on how to recycle clothes and textiles can be found here. If you live in Devon why not organise a local clothes swap or go to: https://www.refurnish.org.uk/ to find a local similar service? For the London area, look at ReLondon for local details.

Host an event to support Sustainable Fashion Week 24February – 2 March 2025

Are you a school, college or university or other educational establishment in the UK who would like to get involved in arranging an activity such as a workshop, repair café or presentation that will help bring impact and awareness to the importance of reducing the demand for fast fashion and increasing positive consumption habits? Find more information go to the website.

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