In 2025, the University of Leeds was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education in recognition of its 150-year legacy of innovation and excellence in textile research.
The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education celebrates outstanding work in research and education by UK universities and colleges.
The award highlights the University’s global leadership in textiles, from its historic foundations through to the cutting-edge research undertaken at the School of Design and Leeds Institute for Textiles and Colour. This research continues to transform industries, consumer practices and communities today.
At the School of Design, our curiosity and challenge-led research combines creativity, technology and science to unearth new seams of knowledge and deliver solutions that truly make a difference for industry, for people and for the planet.
The University’s textile expertise is filtered out into the industry, not only through partnerships but also through the School of Design Professional Learning.
We have over 150 years of expertise in textiles, fashion, and colour, and bring this expertise directly into our courses, ensuring learners benefit from the latest industry insights and academic discoveries.
Our Fashion and Textiles courses take place in our yarn, knit, weave and fashion studios, bringing together a variety of textile and garment production techniques. Some of our most popular courses include our on-campus Textile Technology Programme and our online Fundamentals of Textile Fibres course.
The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education demonstrates the quality of the education and research at the School of Design. Learners can be confident that our professional learning courses deliver recognised value.
Explore our courses today and take the next step in your professional learning.