• Analysis of microclimatic diversity and outdoor thermal comfort perceptions in the tropical megacity Dhaka, Bangladesh 

  Sharmin, Tania ; Steemers, K. ; Matzarakis, A. (Article)

  The study has observed microclimatic conditions in residential, commercial and educational areas in Dhaka city. Comfort surveys were carried out along with microclimatic measurements. Findings suggest, urban forms that ...
• A review of sustainable business models and strategic sustainable development 

  Warner, Kaie (Conference)

  This paper summarizes sustainable business models by addressing definitions, archetypes and assessments. It then summarizes the framework for strategic sustainable development to highlight its systematic, scientific and ...
• Sustainable design responses for residential high-rises 

  Taki, Ahmad ; Kalcheva, Elena ; Hadi, Yuri (Article)

  Sustainable design responses for residential high-rises is a viable topic with multiple answers. There are many separate types of researches in the literature on building envelope and applicable green technologies, but the ...
• Effects of microclimate and human parameters on outdoor thermal sensation in the high-density tropical context of Dhaka 

  Sharmin, Tania ; Steemers, K. (Article)

  A thermal comfort questionnaire survey was carried out in the high-density, tropical city Dhaka. Comfort responses from over 1300 subjects were collected at six different sites, alongside meteorological parameters. The ...
• A spotlight on: textile-led sustainable innovation of surface coloration and patterning for sportswear 

  Morgan, Laura ; Kane, Faith ; Tyrer, John ; Shen, Jinsong (Book chapter)
• A.H. Clough, F.J. Child, and Mid-Victorian Chaucer 

  Phelan, J. P. (Article)

  This article examines the understanding of Chaucer's language and metre developed in the correspondence between Clough and the Harvard Professor Francis James Child, and places it in the context of changing Anglo-American ...
• United Kingdom 

  Taylor, Matthew (Book chapter)
• The Uniquness of London 

  Panayi, Panikos (Book chapter)

  While, superficially, London may seem just another destination for migrants, it has a series of unique characteristics, which my proposed essay will outline. First, its long history of immigration, due to the duration of ...
• Work, Leisure, and Sport in Military and Civilian Internment Camps in Britain, 1914–1919 

  Panayi, Panikos (Book chapter)

  This article examines the work, leisure and sporting activities of Germans interned in Britain during the First world War.
• What was Virginia Woolf afraid of? 

  Limburg, Joanne (Article)

  A writer who was verbally attacked reflects on the 'frump-shaming' of women and the message behind it, sent to the most accomplished of women through the ages, that they can never forget that they are, ultimately, an object ...
• Change, continuity and crisis. Montenegro's political trajectory (1988-2016) 

  Morrison, Kenneth (Article)
• From Responsive Design to Sustainable Systems: Digital Laser Processing across the Textile Production Cycle 

  Morgan, Laura ; Shen, Jinsong ; Matthews, Janette ; Tyrer, John (Conference)
• Laser Peri-Dyeing for Agile Textile Design: Implementing Laser Processing Research within the Textile Industry 

  Morgan, Laura ; Shen, Jinsong ; Matthews, Janette ; Tyrer, John (Conference)

  A laser dyeing technique named peri-dyeing, has been developed showing potential for efficient and agile textile surface patterning and coloration. After industrial interest in the technique for manufacturing and customization ...
• Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Textile Coloration and Surface Design 

  Morgan, Laura ; Prajapati, Chetna ; Shen, Jinsong ; Kane, Faith ; Tyrer, John ; Smith, Edward (Conference)

  The environmental impact of textile dyeing and finishing is of paramount concern in the textile industry. Research into two emerging textile processing technologies, laser processing and enzyme biotechnology, were investigated ...
• Enzyme-based Biotechnology for Textile Coloration and Surface Patterning 

  Shen, Jinsong ; Prajapati, Chetna ; Smith, Edward ; Kane, Faith (Conference)

  Textile wet processing, including preparation, coloration and finishing, significantly improves the performance of textile materials and apparel. However, conventional textile processes consume large quantities of water, ...
• Enzyme-based biotechnology for textile coloration and surface pattern 

  Shen, Jinsong ; Prajapati, Chetna ; Smith, Edward ; Kane, Faith (Conference)

  Coloration is an important process in textile finishing, which is commonly used to enhance the appearance and attractiveness of a fabric. Conventional textile coloration methods and techniques employed to create surface ...
• Laccase-catalysed coloration of wool and nylon 

  Prajapati, Chetna ; Smith, Edward ; Kane, Faith ; Shen, Jinsong (Article)

  The potential for laccase (EC 1.10.3.2) to be used within the area of textile coloration, specifically for the generation of decorative surface pattern design, remains relatively unexplored. The current study presents a ...
• Review: England and the 1966 World Cup: A Cultural History, by John Hughson 

  Porter, Dilwyn (Article)
• CAD Education Curricula in Product Design: The Case of De Montfort University, UK 

  Sung, Kyungeun ; Rowan, N. (Conference)

  Computer Aided Design (CAD) has become one of the essential parts of design education (especially product design) in higher education (HE). Although CAD can be defined broadly as the use of computer systems (i.e. hardware ...
• Central Hill: A Case Study in Estate Regeneration 

  Dening, Geraldine ; Elmer, Simon (Technical Report)

  This report includes not only our designs for the estate’s refurbishment and increase in housing capacity by up to 50 per cent without the demolition of a single existing home, but also our account of why and how these ...

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