Study Opportunities

A number of universities and colleges in the UK offer courses relating to knitting fashions, knitting technologies and local history. Below are a few East Midlands institutions offering such courses. For information about the courses, please contact the institution. We have also included the details of bodies offering grants for research work.

Textile/Fashion

De Montfort University, Leicester
Website: www.dmu.ac.uk
Courses: Fashion Knitwear, Clothing and Design, Fashion Technology

University of Derby
Website: www.derby.ac.uk
Courses: Fashion Studies, Textile Design

Leicester College
Website: www.leicestercollege.ac.uk
Course: Fashion Illustration and Design

Loughborough University
Website: www.lboro.ac.uk
Course: Textile Design (Woven Textiles)

New College Nottingham
Website: www.ncn.ac.uk
Course: Fashion Design

The Nottingham Trent University
Website: www.ntu.ac.uk
Courses: Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles, Textile Design, Fashion Design

South Nottinghamshire College
Website: www.south-nottingham.ac.uk
Course: Textile Design

History

University of Leicester
Website: www.le.ac.uk
Courses: Urban History, Oral History, Economic & Social History, Local History

Loughborough University
Website: www.lboro.ac.uk
Course: History of Art & Design

Open University
Website: www.open.ac.uk
Courses: History, Social History, Family History

Research Funding

The Pasold Research Fund
Website: www.pasold.co.uk

The Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters
Website: www.frameworkknitters.co.uk

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