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Current projects

Title Funder Start date End date
BAT Monitoring via novel Assays and smart Nano-electronics (BATMAN) Leverhulme Trust 1 September 2023 31 December 2026
Intake (Multifunctional nanocomposite material for hybrid energy harvesting) EU Horizon 1 September 2022 31 August 2026
Network Plus in Circular Fashion and Textiles – Programme Coordination Team (PCT) UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), National Environment Research Council (NERC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Innovate UK (IUK) 1 April 2024 31 March 2026
Romain (Robotic inspection and repair of wind turbine composite blade) EU Horizon 1 September 2022 1 February 2026
Deloneliness (Smart textile for monitoring and help to reduce loneliness) EPSRC 2 May 2022 1 November 2025
Revolutionising Waterless Textile Dyeing Innovate UK 1 October 2023 31 March 2025
STOP fibrous microplastic pollution from textiles by elucidating fibre damage and manufacturing novel textiles Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 1 January 2021 31 March 2025

Past projects

Title Funder Start date End date
Smart Multifunctional textile with printed electronics to promote healthy ageing in musculoskeletal conditions Innovate UK 1 December 2022 31 August 2024
Frederic Forster's Mourning Warehouse and the disappearing trade in female mourning wear in Leeds, UK 1849-1923 Leeds Museums and Galleries/Cultural Institute Cross Disciplinary Innovation Fund 1 April 2022 31 July 2023
The Business of Fashion, Textiles and Technology Collaborative R&D Partnership AHRC, UKRI 1 January 2019 1 June 2023
Polyester Infinity: Carbon Dioxide-based Polyester Dyeing and Recycling in a Textile Circular Economy John Lewis PLC 16 May 2022 31 May 2023
Future Fashion Factory AHRC, UKRI 1 October 2018 31 March 2023
Biofilm Control in Ultra Low Temperature Laundry (BioCULT) Innovate UK fka Technology Strategy Board (TSB) 1 May 2018 30 April 2020
Lactam based biofilm-ready surfaces with cross-industry applications Innovate UK fka Technology Strategy Board (TSB) 1 November 2017 31 October 2019
Lifting the Lid on Bacteria: Designing ambient communications to improve hygiene in primary school toilets Arts and Humanities Research Council 1 October 2017 30 September 2019
Pulling a thread: Unravelling the trail of modern slavery in the fashion and textile industry British Academy 15 November 2017 14 February 2019
Participatory tools for human development with the youth EU - European Union 1 February 2015 31 January 2019
Trials Engagement in Children and Adolescents (TRECA) NIHR National Inst Health Research 1 February 2016 31 January 2019
Downsizing: using environmental prompts to understand healthy portion control and appropriate food servings in children, adolescents and caregivers BBSRC 1 September 2015 31 January 2019
An Intelligent Simulation Tool Connecting Consumer’s Sensory Requirements on Garment with Fabric Objective Tactile Properties EPSRC 1 January 2018 31 December 2018
FoodWasteNet - AnthoLip BBSRC 1 September 2017 31 March 2018
The Role of Collections and Archives in Art Practice
The impact of information design on improving obesity prevention among university students 1 January 2016 1 December 2016
Space of Place 2010 2011
Sounds from the Bunker: aural culture and the remainder of the Cold War - -
Re-emergence 2012 2011 -
Research Project template University of Leeds 1.1.23 1.1.28
Moving Between The Lines Arts & Humanities Research Council
Jez Hattosh-Nemeth : ‘Maritimia’ exhibition, ‘Sealine’ performance, ‘Lavernock’ installation Jubilee Sailing Trust - -
Information design for sustainability 1 January 2016 1 August 2017
Immunofluorescence labelling and the exploration of process-led sculpture making Integrated Biological Imaging Network Ongoing -
Confusing Shadow with Substance
Acting on the Margins: Arts as Social Sculpture (AMASS) EU H2020 RIA 01 February 2020 31 January 2023