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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Centre for Sustainable Futures (CSF) is multi-disciplinary by its nature, it incorporates diverse fields from humanities and arts to sciences and engineering. This interdisciplinary research team seeks to use design and creativity to develop, innovate and educate while finding solutions to challenges faced across both public and private sector industries for the benefit of people and society.
About the Research Centre
The CSF applies practice led research in design to respond to interdisciplinary enquiry around topics below:
- Materials and Design Research
- Alternative Leather Processing
- Post-industrial Manufacturing
- Textiles End of Life Strategies
- Supply Chain Optimisation
- Circular Economy
- Environmental Sciences
Themes
The Centre for Sustainable Futures (CSF) contributes to the field of Design for Sustainability through three key intersecting areas: research, education and knowledge exchange with industry.
We aim to:
Develop internationally recognised research.
Support industry to transition to a sustainable agenda.
Develop a leading sustainable design curriculum.
Members
- Emmeline Child – co-lead
- Friedemann Schaber – co-lead
Special Interest Groups Leaders
- Building a Sustainable Future – Theophilus A Shittu
- Land Use and Biodiversity – Janet Jackson
- Fashion and Textiles – Emmeline Child
- Engineering and Manufacturing Initiatives – Abdeldjalil Bennecer
- Biofabrication and Circular Economy – Friedemann Schaber
- Greening the Toy Industry – Vicki Thomas
Live Projects
Greening the Toy Industry
This special interest research group is working with global toy manufacturers to share research and experience as the toy and licensing industries move to a more circular economy and net zero emissions model.
Scaling Solutions of Textile Waste
UKRI funded research, working with the largest charity-owned textiles collector in the U.K. SATCoL to develop design interventions that support scalable solutions to textile waste.
Research Fellows
- Janet Jackson
- Vicki Thomas
- Abdeldjalil Bennecer
Visiting Fellow
Dr. Florin Popișter PhD from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania will be associated with the Centre for Sustainable Futures as Visiting Fellow in Design for Sustainability for the next 3 years, from 23 April 2025 to 28 February 2028.
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Profiles
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Dr Riham Ahmed
- University of Northampton, Art & Design - Senior Lecturer in Architectural Technology
- Centre for Sustainable Futures
Person: Academic
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Dr Phillippa Bennett
- University of Northampton, Culture - Senior Lecturer in English & Creative Writing
- University of Northampton, Centre for Cultural and Literary Studies
- Centre for Historical Studies
- Centre for Sustainable Futures
Person: Academic
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Dr David Biggs
- University of Northampton, Psychology & Sociology - Senior Lecturer in Psychology
- Centre for Psychological and Sociological Sciences
- Centre for Sustainable Futures
Person: Academic
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Emmeline Child
- University of Northampton, Fashion & Leather Technology - Senior Lecturer in Fashion
- Institute for Creative Leather Technologies
- Centre for Sustainable Futures
Person: Academic
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Dr Ruth Copeland-Phillips
- University of Northampton, Science - Senior Lecturer in Waste Management
- Centre for Sustainable Futures
Person: Academic
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The Impact of Circular Economy Implementation on the Hospitality Supply Chain in Rivers State
Elaho, B. & Omoloso, S., 26 Jan 2025, In: European Journal of Research Development and Sustainability. 6, 1, p. 5-13 9 p., 2.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel numerical modeling of microsecond laser beam percussion micro-drilling of Hastelloy X: experimental validation and multi-objective optimization
Attar, M. A., Ghoreishi, M., Razmkhah, O. & Moradi, M., 8 Mar 2024, In: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 132, p. 193-215 43 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing 3D Printing Copper-PLA Composite Fabrication via Fused Deposition Modeling through Statistical Process Parameter Study
Moradi, M., Mehrabi, O., Rasoul, F. A., Mattie, A. A., Schaber, F. & Khandan, R., 27 Aug 2024, In: Micromachines. 15, 9, 16 p., 1082.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Contrasting the Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties of Laser Welded and Gas Tungsten Arc Welded S500MC Steel
Meiabadi, M. S., Nematzadeh, F., Kornookar, K., Mostaan, H., ShamsBorhan, M., Khandan, R., Demers, V., Lawrence, J. & Moradi, M., 5 Jul 2023, In: Welding in the World, Le Soudage Dans Le Monde. 67, p. 2215-2224 10 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Executive protocol designed for new review study called: systematic review and artificial intelligence network meta-analysis (RAIN) with the first application for COVID-19
Salari, N., Shohaimi, S., Kiaei, A., Hosseinian Far, A., Mansouri, K., Ahmadi, A. & Mohammadi, M., 17 Jan 2023, In: Biology Methods & Protocols. 8, 1Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Leather: a yesterday material for tomorrow
Wise, W. (Author)
17 Apr 2024Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Research
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Cross discipline evidence: How Design and Business creatively collaborate to enhance enterprise and social innovation
Schaber, F. (Author) & Fakoussa, R. (Author)
25 Jun 2024 → 26 Jun 2024Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation › Research
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Interdisciplinarity and inter-faculty collaboration: Skill sharing in Podiatry, Engineering and Product Design to advance didactics, innovation and research opportunities in healthcare
Schaber, F. (Author), Moradi, M. (Author) & Ratcliffe, C. (Author)
26 Jun 2024Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation › Research
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Killer threads! Fast-Fashion’s impact on the environment
Wise, W. (Invited speaker) & Child, E. (Author)
18 Mar 2024Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Symposium › Research
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BIG workshop Introduction to Circular Design
Child, E. (Consultant)
21 Aug 2024Activity: Further Knowledge Exchange Activity › Delivery/Organisation of courses for externals › Knowledge Exchange
Student theses
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An investigation into the enabling, and inhibiting, factors for effectively applying circular economy business models in the Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) sector
Colley, R. (Author), Bates, M. (Supervisor), Gough, A. (Supervisor) & Wise, W. (Supervisor), Jul 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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AN OVERVIEW OF THE PET HERPETOFAUNA TRADE IN ENGLAND FROM 2016-2021
Tedds, H. (Author), Sneddon, S. (Director of Studies), Ollerton, J. (Supervisor), McCormick, W. (Supervisor) & Clubb, R. (Advisor), 30 Sept 2024Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Conceptualisation of Air Cargo Sector Development to Enhance the Success of Oman’s Logistics Vision 2040
Al Balushi, K. (Author), Hosseinian Far, A. (Supervisor), Gough, A. (Supervisor) & Campbell, T. (Supervisor), Oct 2022Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Evaluating the Impacts of Flooding on the Residents of Lagos, Nigeria
Atufu, C. (Author), Holt, C. (Supervisor) & Spellman, G. (Supervisor), Feb 2022Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Exploring the Impact on a Firms Agility through Centralised Technology Capabilities: A Quantitative Research Approach
Abbasi, K. (Author), Hosseinian Far, A. (Supervisor) & Petford, N. (Supervisor), Jul 2022Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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