Through the Hub, businesses can book a personalised tour of the faculty’s industry-standard facilities, meet technicians with a wealth of industry experience, and talk to academics at the cutting edge of textiles research. Visitors are also encouraged to book a 1:1 discovery session to help find out which service will suit their business’ innovation needs, the DMU said on its website.
A programme of fashion-themed events and workshops for companies has been planned to showcase a mix of students’ work and industry events with partners such as UK Fashion and Textiles, Curve Theatre, and the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers.
UK’s DMU has launched the Fashion and Textiles Business Hub to help businesses innovate and expand by leveraging university expertise.
It provides access to a personalised tour of faculty facilities, industry-experienced technicians, and textile research academics.
The hub will also host fashion-themed events, workshops, and discovery sessions.
Associate professor and the faculty’s enterprise lead Gillian Proctor said: “We have a wealth of industry experience here at DMU which we are keen to share with companies. Textiles and apparels companies are facing huge challenges with net zero emissions targets, supply chains, the need to minimise extraction of raw materials, and reducing the amount of materials sent to landfill.
“Responsible sourcing, adoptions of new technologies and how to produce fibres from materials that do not damage the planet, greenwashing, new product design—we’re here to help whether through innovation projects, consultancy, or working with our students.”
Businesses can also find out how to work more closely with DMU students through setting challenges throughout their studies. DMU has worked with brands such as Gymshark, Lounge, and Moda who come to campus to meet students and set live briefs which form part of their assessments.
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