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Organization 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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Dr 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 Technology
- 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 Sustainable Futures
- Centre for Historical Studies
- 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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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 Sep 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 Sep 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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Influence of different concentrations of nicotinic acid on the electrochemical fabrication of copper film from an ionic liquid based on the complexation of choline chloride-ethylene glycol
Ballantyne, A., Alesary, H., Ismail, H., Odda, A. H., Watkins, M., Majhool, A. A. & Ryder, K., 1 Sep 2021, In: Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Initial Studies of Electron Beams as a means of Modifying Collagen
Wise, W., Apsimon, R., Setiniyaz, S., Seviour, R., Hernandez, M., Ortiz, E. & Junginger, T., 25 Apr 2021, In: Physics. 3, 2, p. 220-239 20 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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2021 Society of Leather Technologists & Chemists (SLTC) Conference
Will Wise (Participant)
24 Apr 2021Activity: Organising a conference or workshop › Research
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Tanning with Plant Wastes - Designing Leather to Fit the Circular Economy
Stefan Davis (Speaker), Anne Lama (Author), Friedemann Schaber (Author) & Ashokkumar Baskar (Author)
1 Nov 2021 → 5 Nov 2021Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Detection of Cr(VI) in Leather: A Review of Established Techniques and Development of New Methods
Stefan Davis (Author) & Will Wise (Author)
24 Apr 2021Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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The Evaluation of the Detection of Cr(VI) in Cr(III) Tanned Leather
Stefan Davis (Author) & Will Wise (Author)
10 Jun 2021Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › 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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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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US Patent Issued to UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER on Nov. 17 for "Solder flux" (British Inventors)
18/11/20
1 item of Media coverage
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Northampton University’s leather centre ‘Scrubs Up’ for NHS clothing initiative
16/07/20
1 item of Media coverage
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Australia: University of Leicester Receives Patent for 'Solder flux'
3/05/20
1 item of Media coverage
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