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Fast fashion: PhD Candidate Wendy Ward writes for The Conversation

15/03/2024

Photograph of a life size drawing of a jacket

Wendy Ward, PhD candidate in Art & Design, has written a piece for The Conversation on ways our wardrobe could help us avoid fast fashion. Wendy says: “Caring about what’s inside your wardrobe, while resisting the urge to buy more clothes, might be more fun than you think.” Read another Blog post by Wendy here. Wendy Ward is a PhD […]

Wendy Ward Researcher Blog: A Fashion For Keeping

14/04/2023

A photo showing a section of a used shirt with comments handwritten written on in sharpie pen. The words visible include cosy, versatile, snuggly, unique, and 'my grandad's jacket'.

CCRI PhD candidate Wendy Ward has recently had two opportunities to engage the public with her developing early PhD work around clothing longevity. She shares them with us here. About the Author Wendy Ward is a PhD candidate at Sheffield Hallam University in Art & Design researching sustainability in fashion through the lens of people’s relationships with their clothes, and […]

CCRI Seminar Series – ‘Everyday Dress and Wardrobe Habits: Learning from indigenous textile-led clothing practices’ with Dr Anna Piper (ADMRC)

12/04/2023

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Please join us on Wednesday 19 April 2023 for our next CCRI-wide seminar as part of the Culture & Creativity Research Institute Seminar Series, where we will be hearing from the ADMRC‘s Dr Anna Piper. Everyday Dress and Wardrobe Habits: Learning from indigenous textile-led clothing practices The traditional wardrobe of Guatemala’s Maya community, […]

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8 Lab4Living PhD studentships announced

12/06/2019

Lab4Living is pleased to announce 8 new PD studentships in Art and Design. We invite PhD applications from candidates interested in joining Lab4Living: a design led interdisciplinary research group at Sheffield Hallam University, recognised for its world-leading research in design for health and award-winning products and interventions that positively impact on people’s lives. Lab4Living has secured national funding to build the […]