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Photo by Emmi Hyyppä What does it mean to ‘be human’? We find ourselves once again considering this question as part of the Being Human festival. Run by the School of Advanced Study at the University of London and the AHRC, Being Human is a 10 day series of events taking place across the UK that range from our own event exploring fashion and biodiversity to singing sea shanty’s in Liverpool and talking witichcraft in Northumbria. Building on our event at the festival last yea

Photo from the work of Susie Wareham For several years now I’ve been exploring ways we can reduce the environmental impact of our clothes, primarily through the choice and use of materials and processes we use. A key area that has emerged within this research has been the way we dye fabrics, which can have huge impacts on water systems through waste and contamination – not to mention the fact that colour is such a hugely important aspect of fashion. I’ve found that there are