{"id":5562,"date":"2025-07-28T14:16:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/impactplusnetwork\/?page_id=5562"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:52:03","slug":"the-fiber-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/impactplusnetwork\/the-fiber-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"The FibER Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Fibre-fragmentation &
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The FibER Hub <\/strong>is a newly established research hub which explores the full extent and environmental impact of microfibre loss from textiles.<\/h3>\n

A partnership between Northumbria University<\/strong> and The Microfibre Consortium<\/a> (TMC)<\/strong>, it further develops work currently being pioneered by TMC. The collaboration aims to bridge disciplinary knowledge<\/strong> between environmental science, forensic science and design.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Based in the Northumbria School of Design, The\u00a0FibER Hub\u00a0features state-of-the-art equipment<\/strong> which allows researchers to understand exactly what and how much fibre a fabric sheds<\/strong> at each stage of its lifespan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Going forward, it will host extensive testing <\/strong>of a wide variety of fabrics to determine the level of microfibre loss under different conditions<\/strong> and the associated environmental impacts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Microfibres as an overlooked and unmeasured environmental pollutant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Interdisciplinary collaboration with design and environmental science enabling our research to reduce fibre shedding at the root cause.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Approximately 35% of the primary microplastics in the ocean originate from textiles<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Fibre fragments have been found in almost every environment on earth<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Studies have shown potential negative effect on the environment, organisms & human health<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cThrough this collaboration, the TMC research team will provide direction to relevant research informed by industry needs, to go beyond what is possible today and create robust, wide ranging and comprehensive lifespan data on fibre fragmentation\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The FibER Hub is an official testing laboratory for the Behind the Break Project, in collaboration with Fashion for Good.\n\n\nThis research will inform the development of more sustainable textiles in the future, with targeted interventions throughout the lifespan to reduce shedding rates and consequential environmental impact.\u00a0<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Fibre-fragmentation & Environment Research Hub In collaboration with: What is the FibER Hub? The FibER Hub is a newly established research hub which explores the full extent and environmental impact of microfibre loss from textiles. A partnership between Northumbria University and The Microfibre Consortium (TMC), it further develops work currently being pioneered by TMC. 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