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Dyes & Chemicals / Research Project

15 March 2023

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The Faculty of Educational Sciences has received a significant EU consortium grant under the Horizon Europe framework programme for Colour4CRAFTS, a multidisciplinary project that combines the cultural tradition of dyes and textile dyeing with the development of novel dyeing techniques and bio-based dyes.

Finnish Research Project to Explore Cultural Tradition of Dyes and Development of Bio-Based Dyes

The European Union (EU) is doling out grants worth €1,675,090 for a research project that combines the cultural tradition of dyes and textile dyeing with the development of novel dyeing techniques and bio-based dyes.

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