BSc (Hons) Textile Innovation and Sustainability

On this new course, you’ll discover and drive sustainable and innovative textile solutions to unravel the global environmental and societal challenges faced by textile and related industries. You’ll gain an advanced understanding of the role that technology plays in the development of innovative and sustainable textile materials, processes and products of the future. Through compulsory modules, you’ll gain fundamental knowledge of the topic, which you’ll supplement with a choice of optional modules that give you the chance to specialise in areas aligned to your interests and career aspirations.You’ll investigate how textile businesses across the world are seeking new sustainable raw materials and manufacturing methods to engineer innovative products for consumer and industrial applications. With a rising demand for environmental alternatives to the current materials and methods, you’ll explore how the drive for circularity is destined to change the future landscape of the global textile industry.You’ll become a graduate who can innovate, create, manufacture and evaluate materials, technologies, processes and products that meet the requirements of the global sector, while demonstrating a practical understanding of how to implement sustainable development in a commercial setting. You’ll gain the valuable knowledge and skills that are required to accelerate commercial developments to meet sustainability targets for retailers and consumers.Scholarships for 2025 EntryThe UK Fashion and Textile Association Ltd (the largest network for fashion and textile companies in the UK) has worked with the School of Design to inform the creation of the BSc Textile Innovation and Sustainability and are managing 11 scholarships to support UK students undertaking study in this important field.Learn more about UKFT Scholarships Additional highlightsUtilising our in-house extensive lab-scale manufacturing, testing, and characterisation facilities, you’ll put theory into practice by undertaking laboratory work. You’ll have the opportunity to gain further practical experience by taking a placement year through our Year in Industry programme - this is an ideal chance to experience the reality of the textile industry. In partnership with UK Fashion and Textile Association we have developed strong collaborations with industries across the textile manufacturing landscape to offer you placements and sponsored final year projects. Alternatively, you can choose to participate in the Study Abroad scheme.Specialist facilitiesTake a virtual tour of our facilities.We have extensive high quality research facilities which you can benefit from to help you make the most of your time at the University of Leeds. You’ll have the opportunity to develop skills and techniques in these facilities, particularly in relation to the research you’ll undertake for your dissertation. Our specialist facilities include state of the art equipment for polymer synthesis, fibre extrusion, yarn and fabric development (including woven, knitted and nonwoven) as well as a digital printing studio and a laboratory for materials testing and characterisation. You’ll be taught by academic staff with a range of expertise and industry experience spanning performance design, sustainability, textile technology, colour technology, healthcare, and technical textiles.Since 2013, we have invested over £9 million in upgrading our facilities including labs, workshops, studios and student spaces. The Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC) is also part of our School, which is a world leading institute researching the global environmental challenges in the textile, fashion and colour industries.