A paper on ‘Referencing Historical Practices and Emergent Technologies in the Future Development of Sustainable Textiles: A Case Study Exploring “Ardil”, a UK-Based Regenerated Protein Fibre’ was published by the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). The research paper was produced by the BFTT researchers Hannah Auerbach George, Dr Joseph Houghton (both Postdoctoral Research Fellows) and Marie Stenton (PhD […]
Food waste lab experiment by © Marie Stenton
Apply for Circular Textiles Fund
Zero Waste Scotland is administering a new £2 million fund, backed by the Scottish Government to help reduce the environmental impact of textiles. The fund aims to support the development of circular supply chains in Scotland and help businesses achieve net zero. The Circular Textiles Fund can help businesses in Scotland implement innovative circular projects […]
BFTT Survey on Fast Fashion and Garment Quality
Participate in this survey conducted by Marie Stenton, our PhD student in Challenge 6 – Rethinking Material Resources on Consumer Pre-conception of Fast Fashion and Garment Quality. An important part of the research is to enquire where and how the Regenerative Protein fibres (RPFs) might fit within our current fashion and textile systems; Therefor the […]
BFTT Researchers at the 26th Annual Green Chemistry Conference
Our researchers Dr Joe Houghton and Hannah Auerbach George, both Postdoctoral Research Fellows and Marie Stenton, our PhD student in Challenge 6 – Rethinking Material Resources presented at the 26th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference in Reston, USA. They highlighted the importance of reproductive protein fibres (RPFs) throughout history and the current developments in research […]