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Jane Wood

Lecturer in Textile Technology University of Manchester
Jane Wood

Dr Jane Wood is a textile scientist and Lecturer in Textile Technology at the University of Manchester. Her research focuses on sustainable textiles, textile chemistry, colour technology and textile performance, with particular interests in the environmental and human health impacts of chemicals used throughout the textile lifecycle. She leads the Sustainable Textiles and Apparel Research (STAR) group.


 

 

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Behind the Label Lies a Longer and Stranger Chemical Story
 
 
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Water Pollution / New Study Report
Cleaner water can mask fibre that has simply changed address, a distinction between genuine reduction and pollution that has merely relocated from one compartment to another.

Why Cleaner Water Has Not Meant Less Pollution; Fashion Keeps Fixing Wrong Leak in the Pipe

  • Special Correspondent

5 August 2026
Handloom Livelihoods / Women of the Loom / IV Feature
Whether discerning customers can tell genuine partnership from staged storytelling may decide whether recognition converts into fair and lasting pay for craftswomen working at home

Digital Prints Now Imitate Block Work as India Reweighs Handmade Value

  • Subir Ghosh

13 August 2026
 
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Waste Crisis / Smart Clothes Commentary
The convergence of textile and electronic waste streams creates a category of refuse that neither industry can process cleanly, exposing gaps in regulation, disposal and material recovery.

The Coming Age of Smart Garments Demands a New Waste Doctrine

  • Ian Williams
  • Christina Webb
  • Stephen Beeby

26 August 2026
Chemical Usage / Wardrobe Issues Commentary
The environmental cost of a garment begins long before purchase and continues long after it leaves the wardrobe, shaped invisibly by chemistry the wearer never sees.

Behind the Label Lies a Longer and Stranger Chemical Story

  • Jane Wood
  • Charlotte Barras
  • Elena Probert

26 August 2026
 
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Growth Prospects / Ethiopia Resurgent / IV Interview
Ethiopia’s textile workforce is expanding, supported by new training programmes designed to enhance productivity and quality standards across factories.

Building Skills, Compliance, and Confidence in Ethiopia’s Growing Textile Industry

  • Subir Ghosh

29 October 2025
Hemp Prospects / India Story Interview
Hemp's economic case is built not on replacing cotton but on outperforming linen, nylon, and wool in specific, commercially validated blend applications where cost and performance align.

Hemp Finds a Business Case and India Is Where It Will Be Tested

  • Richa Bansal

6 July 2026
 
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