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Dr Nkumbu Mutambo

Research Fellow

Department: Northumbria School of Design, Arts and Creative Industries

Nkumbu Mutambo

Nkumbu is a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at Northumbria whose research broadly explores the role of design in society. Her PhD examined the role and meaning of heritage for fashion designers, interrogating issues at the intersection of history, dress and identity. In addition to her knowledge of the fashion sector, Nkumbu draws on a wealth of experience gained from working as researcher on multidisciplinary, collaborative projects. These include Creative Fuse Northeast, a knowledge exchange focused initiative aimed at supporting the creative and cultural industry, and ThreadCount, a multi-stakeholder examination of awareness and action towards mitigating microfibre pollution in the fashion industry.

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Cross-disciplinary Collaboration Challenging Microfibre Fragmentation in the Fashion and Textile Industries, James, A., Mutambo, N., Prendergast-Miller, M., Sheridan, K., Rogers, A. 30 Apr 2024, Microfibre Pollution from Textiles, Boca Raton, US, Taylor & Francis
  • Mapping the Environmental Impact Assessment Landscape in the Fashion and Textile Industries: Critical Gaps and Challenges, Mutambo, N., Peirson-Smith, A., KeChi-Okafor, C., Irving-Munro, A., Sheridan, K., Prendergast-Miller, M., Namdeo, A., Stanton, T., Gallidabino, M., James, A. 26 Sep 2024, In: Sustainability
  • Final degree shows: culmination or invitation?, Simmons, H., Bailey, M., Spencer, N., Hemstock, O., Mutambo, N. 7 Sep 2023, DS 123, Glasgow, The Design Society

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Organising a conference, workshop, ...: IMPACT+ Symposium 2024
  • Publication Peer-review: African Journal of Creative Economy (Journal) 2024
  • Invited talk:  Heritage in Zambian Fashion Design Practice 2023
  • Organising a conference, workshop, ...: National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange (NCACE) 2023
  • Organising a conference, workshop, ...: Creative Fuse Conference 2022
  • Oral presentation: Heritage In Contemporary Zambian Fashion 2022
  • Other: Podcast Producer 2022

  • Fashion PhD September 29 2022
  • Fashion MA October 01 2021

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