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Most of the current production and consumption systems are linear, adopting a “take, make and dispose” model and thereby contributing to the depletion of natural resources. To achieve sustainable growth, firms need to shift from linear to circular economy models. Read more [...]

The Circular Economy (CE) is based inter alia on sharing, leasing, reuse, repair, refurbishment and recycling, in an (almost) closed loop, which aims to retain the highest utility and value of products, components and materials at all times. The European Read more [...]

The world’s first footwear recycling system was developed by a team of researchers at the Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART) at Loughborough. This footwear recycling system is able to recover different material streams from footwear including leather, Read more [...]

This project will involve the recovery of raw materials from bio-based waste. The focus may be on formulating new “degradation-on-demand” strategies for the hydrolysis of bio-based and biodegradable materials, such as polylactic acid, or investigating the recovery of natural catalysts, Read more [...]

An opportunity has arisen for an outstanding Ph.D. student to join the REBEL (Resource Efficient Built Environment Laboratory) Group at Edinburgh Napier University to work at the interface between the circular economy and the built environment. The studentship will cover Read more [...]

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) Domain Applied and Engineering Sciences (AES), recently granted a four-year research program RUST within the context of the NWO program ‘Closed cycles – Transition to a circular economy’. RUST focuses on Re-USe of Read more [...]

The Vrije Universiteit PhD programme caters to a curious, creative and critical global student body. As one of the Netherlands’ leading universities, Vrije Universiteit’s central objective is to help our students develop the skills and abilities needed to tackle critical Read more [...]

Every year a call for admission will be issued, stating the number of available positions and fellowships (including grants from private/public centers and/or companies). Some of the fellowships may be reserved to foreign and or to candidates working for one Read more [...]