Dr Caroline Hemingray

Profile

I am Deputy Head of School, Organisational and Development, and Programme Leader for MA Fashion Enterprise and Society. My mixed background in design and technology, including Textile Design, and a PhD in Colour prediction for sustainable fibre blending, is reflected in my current research interests which are; challenges and opportunities facing the UK Fashion and Textile industry, the development of the virtual fashion industry, data-driven colour forecasting, and the non-image-forming effects of colour and light. My current teaching within the School of Design relates to fashion innovation, fashion marketing and postgraduate research. My recent research projects include “Colour forecasting in the metaverse”, funded by the LITAC Development Fund, and “Brexit and COVID-19: Impacts on the UK Fashion, Textiles and Technology Ecosystem”, a collaborative research project across the School of Design, Leeds University Business School and the University of the Arts London, and supported by the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account, Future Fashion Factory and UK Fashion and Textile Association. I have worked on various projects with industry, including Amphico, Unilever, Canterbury of New Zealand and Akzo Nobel.

Responsibilities

• Deputy Head of School: Organisational and Development
• Programme Leader, MA Fashion Enterprise and Society
• Module Leader

Research interests

Current research interests include:

• Virtual fashion

• Data-driven forecasting

• The challenges and opportunities facing the UK Fashion and Textile Industry

• The use of colour and light in designing effective interior spaces

Publications include:

• Hemingray, C.S., Vecchi, A., Bonetti, F., Toms, S., Bulman, S.E.L., Connor-Crabb, A., Guo, Y., Silva, E.S. and Solomon, L. 2023. Impact of Brexit and COVID-19 on the UK Fashion, Textiles and Technology Ecosystem. University of the Arts London and the University of Leeds.

• Connor-Crabb, A., Silva, E.S., Hemingray, C., Toms, S., Vecchi, A., Bonetti, F., Bulman, S., Guo, Y., Solomon, L., Harris, J. and Russell, S. 2023. An Investigation into the Impacts of Brexit, COVID-19 and Climate Change on the UK Fashion and Textile Industry. Textile Institute World Conference (TIWC), Huddersfield, 3-6th July 2023.

• Jiang, A., Fang, W., Liu, J., Foing, B. Yao, X., Westland, S., Hemingray, C. 2023. The effect of colour environments on visual tracking and visual strain during short-term simulation of three gravity states. Applied Ergonomics. 110, pp.1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2023.103994

• Jiang, A., Zhu, Y., Yao, X. Foing, B., Westland, S. Hemingray, C. 2023. The effect of three body positions on colour preference: An exploration of microgravity and lunar gravity simulations. Acta Astronautica. 204, pp.1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.12.017

• Jiang, A., Gong, Y., Yao, X., Foing, B., Allen, R., Westland, S., Hemingray, C., Zhu, Y. 2023. Short-term virtual reality simulation of the effects of space station colour and microgravity and lunar gravity on cognitive task performance and emotion. Building and Environment. 227, Part 2, pp.1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109789

• Huang, M., Gao, X., Pan, J., Li, X., Hemingray, C., Xiao, K., Melgosa, M. 2022. Optimizing Color-Difference Formulas for 3D-Printed Objects. Sensors. 22(22), pp.1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22228869

• Hemingray, C., Vazirian, M., Kang, Z. and Lyness, R. 2022. Consumer Acceptance of Digital Fashion Garments: A Cross-Generational Study. Association of Fashion & Textile Courses Futurescan 5: Conscious Communities Conference (FTC), Leeds, 7th-8th September 2022.

• Jiang, A., Yao, X., Westland, S., Hemingray, C., Foing, B. and Lin, J. 2022. The Effect of Correlated Colour Temperature on Physiological, Emotional and Subjective Satisfaction in the Hygiene Area of a Space Station. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(5), 9090. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159090

• Huang, M., Pan, J., Wang, Y., Li, Y., Hu, X., Li, X., Xiang, D., Hemingray, C., Xiao, K. 2022. The influences of shape, size and gloss on the perceived colour difference of 3D printed objects. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 39(5), pp.916-926. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.452656

• Zhu, Y., Jiang, A., Dong, J., Pang, Y., Liu, Y., Liu, J., Yao, X., Westland, S. and Hemingray, C. 2022. The Influence of Music on Colour Preference in Vehicle Environment. 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022), New York, USA, 24-28 July 2022.

• Jiang, A., Yao, X., Hemingray, C., Westland, S. 2022. Young people's colour preference and the arousal level of small apartments. Color Research and Application. 47(3), pp.783-796. https://doi.org/10.1002/col.22756

• Jiang, A., Schlacht, I.L., Yao, X., Foing, B., Fang, Z., Westland, S., Hemingray, C. and Yao, W. 2022. Space Habitats Astronautics: Multi-Colour Lighting Psychology in a 7 Days Simulated Habitat. Space: Science and Technology. Article ID 9782706.

• Gong, Y., Jiang, A., Wu, Z., Fu, X., Yao, X., Hemingray, C., Westland, S., Li, W. 2022. Effects of intensity of short-wavelength light on the EEG and Performance of Astronauts during Target Tracking. In: Harris, D., Li, WC. eds. Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics. HCII: International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 2022 Virtual Conference, 26 Jun-01 July 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol 13307, pp.279-289. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06086-1_21

• Lu, S., Jiang, A., Schlacht, I., Foing, B., Westland, S., Hemingray, C., Yao, X., Guo, Y. 2021. Effects and challenges of operational lighting illuminance in spacecraft on human visual acuity. In: Stanton, N. ed. Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conference: Human Aspects of Transportation, 25th - 29th July 2021, USA. [Online]. Switzerland: Springer, pp.582-588.

• Hemingray, C.S., Dean, L. and Westland, S. 2019. Towards the design of a blending system for pre-coloured fibre blends. Coloration Technology. 135(5), pp.407-414. https://doi.org/10.1111/cote.12428

• Westland, S. and Hemingray, C.S. 2018. Optimisation of Colour Fibre-Blend Systems. The Textile Institute World Conference 2018, 23-26 July 2018, Leeds, UK.

• Hemingray, C.S. and Westland, S. 2016. A novel approach to using neural networks to predict the colour of fibre blends. Coloration Technology. 132(4), pp.297-303. https://doi.org/10.1111/cote.12220

• Revolutionising Waterless Textile Dyeing

Qualifications

• PhD in Colour prediction for sustainable fibre blending, University of Leeds
• BA (Hons) in Textile Design, University of Leeds

Professional memberships

• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
• Member of The Textile Institute
• Member of the Society of Dyers and Colourists

Student education

Currently teaching MA students on subjects realting to fashion innovation, fashion marketing and research methods. PhD supervisor.

Current postgraduate researchers

• Arsaika Widasati