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Organisation profile
“We are delighted to have moved to the new ICLT centre at the University’s newly built Waterside campus, located in the heart of Northampton. Welcoming students to our tannery, laboratories and teaching facilities, we are proud to deliver world class leather education and research, supporting the global leather industry”
R Garwood – Director, ICLT
What is the Institute for Creative Leather Technologies (ICLT)?
The Institute for Creative Leather Technologies (ICLT) is a unique research and education centre. Our research responds to the scientific and technological needs of the automotive, fashion, footwear and allied leather industries.
Understanding new and traditional leather processing techniques expands the possibilities of how leather can be used. Our research programme has an impact on diverse sectors, including medical and technological applications. The partnerships that we have also take leather developments into engineering, media and fashion.
Working with ICLT
If you are interested in working with ICLT please contact Rachel.Garwood@northampton.ac.uk.
External partners
The Worshipful Company of Leathersellers
The Company has supported the leather provision with us for many years.
The Leather Conservation Centre
The Centre engages in training and research into improved methods of leather conservation.
The National Leather Collection (NLC)
The unique focus on leather makes it a valued resource for aesthetic, technological and design studies.
The University of Leicester
There is a collaboration with ICLT to develop novel chemistries coming out of their research programme for application to the leather industry.
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Profiles
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Associate Professor Andrew Ballantyne
- University of Northampton, Fashion & Leather Technology - Senior Lecturer in Leather Technology
- Centre for Sustainable Futures
- Institute for Creative Leather Technologies
Person: Academic
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Ashokkumar Baskar
- University of Northampton, Fashion & Leather Technology - Lecturer in Leather Finishing
- Institute for Creative Leather Technologies
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Dr Stefan Davis
- University of Northampton, Fashion & Leather Technology - Senior Lecturer in Leather Science
- Centre for Sustainable Futures
- Institute for Creative Leather Technologies
Person: Academic
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Marc Gummer
- University of Northampton, Fashion & Leather Technology - Senior Lecturer Leather Supply Chain Management
- Institute for Creative Leather Technologies
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Dr Anne Lama
- University of Northampton, Fashion & Leather Technology - Senior Lecturer in Leather Technology
- Centre for Historical Studies
- Centre for Sustainable Futures
- Institute for Creative Leather Technologies
Person: Academic
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KTP: Developing a uniquely Scottish tannage for leather from waste materials.
Patrick, C., Ballantyne, A. & Wise, W.
Project: Research › Innovate UK
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KTP: Extending the application of the new Xeros' Polymer Bead Technology to create novel leather products using sustainable low water use processing
Wise, W., Patrick, C. & Covington, A. D.
3/05/17 → 16/02/20
Project: Research › Contract Research with other (non-SME) commercial businesses
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Formation of a Modified Collagenic Biomaterial using Deep Eutectic Solvents
Bevan, F., Davis, S., Prasad, K., Abbott, A. & Wise, W., 1 Sept 2023, In: SN Applied Sciences. 5, 9, 7 p., 245.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Zeolites as Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Tanning Chemistries
Davis, S., Wise, W., Hendriksen, W., Von Behr, D., Zhang, E. & Prabakar, S., 1 May 2023, In: Green Chemistry. 25, p. 4260-4270 11 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Closed-loop and chromium-free leather for the circular economy through refining sustainably available plant food waste
Schaber, F., Baskar, A., Davis, S. & Lama, A., 6 Sept 2022.Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster › peer-review
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On the Determination of Cr(VI) in Cr(III)-Rich Particulates: From the Failure of Official Methods to the Development of an Alternative Protocol
Spinazzè, A., Spanu, D., Della Bella, P., Corti, C., Borghi, F., Fanti, G., Cattaneo, A., Wise, W., Davis, S., Cavallo, D. & Recchia, S., 24 Sept 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 19, 12111.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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23Na NMR T1 relaxation measurements as a probe for diffusion and dynamics of sodium ions in salt–glycerol mixtures
D’Agostino, C., Davis, S. J. & Abbott, A. P., 14 Jun 2021, In: Journal of Chemical Physics. 154, 22, 1 p., 224501.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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The Evaluation of the Detection of Cr (VI) in Leather
Davis, S. (Creator) & Wise, W. (Supervisor), University of Northampton, 8 Oct 2021
DOI: 10.24339/f7686d5d-0ac6-4957-9f70-c6adf4841e27
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Activities
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2023 Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists (SLTC) conference
Will Wise (Organiser) & Andrew Ballantyne (Member of programme committee)
22 Apr 2023Activity: Organising a conference or workshop › Research
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Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists (External organisation)
Will Wise (Chair)
22 Apr 2023Activity: Membership of a Board, Committee, Council or Network › Membership of council › Research
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"What is metal-free leather?"
Will Wise (Speaker), Stefan Davis (Author), Sujay Prabakar (Author) & Ethan Zhang (Author)
29 Jun 2023Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation
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The Value of Research, Education and Collaboration: following the merging of the Leather and Fashion at the University of Northampton
Will Wise (Author)
15 Dec 2022Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Research
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Virtual Tour of the Institute for Creative Leather Technology at The University of Northampton
Will Wise (Author) & Rachel Garwood (Author)
24 Apr 2021Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Impacts
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Contributing quantitative consumer analysis to a market research report on hide and leather exports in the United States
Richard Hazenberg (Principal Investigator) & Marc Gummer (Principal Investigator)
Impact: Economic impacts, Environmental impacts, 08: Decent Work and Economic Growth (UN SDG), 09: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure (UN SDG)
Student theses
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Extraction, characterisation and application of gelatin from chrome-tanned leather waste
Author: Martínez de Luna, M. C., 2007Supervisor: Antunes, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Sustainability in the Leather Industry: Exploring the relationship between Social Sustainability Drivers, Practices and Indicators
Author: Omoloso, O., May 2022Supervisor: Mortimer, K. (Supervisor) & Wise, W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Sustainable management of tannery hair waste through composting
Author: Onyuka, A., 2010Supervisor: Attenburrow, G. E. (Supervisor), Covington, A. D. (Supervisor), Bates, M. (Supervisor) & Antunes, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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The impact of the leather manufacturing process on bacterial growth
Author: Lama, A., 2010Supervisor: Antunes, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Press/Media
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Northampton awards Associate Professor title to Andrew Ballantyne
8/09/23
1 Media contribution
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Could teas, seeds and coffee be the answer to more sustainable leather tanning?
Friedemann Schaber, Stefan Davis & Jennifer Masters
6/01/23
1 Media contribution
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