University of Huddersfield
The University of Huddersfield (HUD) is made up of a diverse community of almost 20,000 people from all walks of life. The University is right at the heart of a vibrant town centre, and our work has been proven to make a difference within the UK and around the world. A close-knit and friendly campus welcomes people from around the world, where award-winning academics work with students at all levels of study to ensure they are well-prepared for the world of work and highly sought after as graduates. The University’s global stature is growing, and ranked top in the UK in the global Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024, a ranking that lists the world’s best universities 50 years old and younger. The University is also ranked 2nd highest in the world for Reduced Inequalities in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for 2024. This reflects the University’s active commitment to widening opportunities for students from all backgrounds. Three quarters of the University’s research was classed as world leading and internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) including world-leading research groups in Biomedical Sciences, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, and Arts and Humanities.
About the partnership
HUD is predominantly involved in the activities around the implementation of circular value chains for the textile industry. As part of Task 5.1, the HUD team will be looking at ways of upcycling textile waste collected in clothing banks by treating the waste and respinning new fibres with enhanced properties – such as anti-microbial properties to be used in the manufacture of mattresses, or flame-retardant properties capable of being used in manufacturing insulation. The team will be also involved in Task 4.3, where they will offer their expertise on the automated sorting of post-consumer textile waste, and in Task 8.2, contributing to the large-scale implementation of the proposed solutions to the Region of Attica.
Meet the Team
Thanos Angelis Dimakis
PhD – Reader in Chemical Engineering
Dr. Angelis-Dimakis, is Reader in Chemical Engineering, with research interests in Industrial and Urban Symbiosis and Life Cycle Assessment, and a specific emphasis on the Textile Sector. Holding a PhD in Chemical Engineering and with postdoctoral experience at Imperial College London, he is currently leading a research group around Circular and Sustainable Industrial Systems at the School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield. He is currently the knowledge base supervisor for two ongoing Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, with local industries, focusing on novel textile applications and the Principal Investigator from the University of Huddersfield for the three EU-funded projects, focusing on Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment. He has authored more than 75 papers published in scientific journals or presented at conferences, with more than 2000 citations.
Parikshit Goswami
PhD – Director of Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange; Director of Technical Textiles Research Centre; Professor in Technical Textiles
Professor Parikshit Goswami’s domains of research are product development using flexible materials and application of chemistry for functionalising textiles. Professor Goswami manages a large profile of research concerned with fibre/polymer science, nonwovens, medical textiles (implantable materials and non-implantable materials), sustainable materials (fundamentally understand the properties of new material), application and development of nano/submicron fibres for novel applications, and plasma treatment for functionalising textiles and textile chemistry. Professor Goswami is also the first academic to be appointed to the board of the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) and is a Freeman of the City of London and the Worshipful Company of Woolmen.
Funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Innovation Actions programme (Grant Agreement No. 101178059), within the topic HORIZON-CL4-2024-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-38: Hubs for Circularity for Industrialised Urban Peripheral Areas (Processes4Planet Partnership). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or HADEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
