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PhD - Digital Design of Low-Carbon Leather Composite Textiles from Fashion and Industrial Waste
National Physical Laboratory
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Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
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June 26, 2026
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This project, primarily based at Imperial College London, is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Leather and fashion supply chains generate large volumes of waste, much of which is still downcycled, incinerated or sent to landfill. At the same time, leather is a remarkable natural material, with a complex fibrous structure that gives it strength, flexibility, durability and a distinctive feel. This PhD will explore how waste leather can be transformed into the next generation of low-carbon composite textiles using digital design, advanced characterisation and data-driven modelling.
The project will be carried out in collaboration with Gen Phoenix Ltd, ...