UK university offers PhD studentship on Repair Cafes
The University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, UK, is looking for a student to research Repair Cafes. The university offers a three year studentship, in…
‘Circular economy further away than ever’
The world economy has become less circular in recent years, rather than more so. The reuse of materials fell from 9.1 to 7.2 percent. This…
Leaf blowers and air fryers come to Repair Cafés too
Not only coffee makers, vacuum cleaners and trousers are repaired at the Repair Café. Defective leaf blowers, bread makers and air fryers are brought there…
New tool: Repair Café Carbon Calculator
Farnham Repair Café (UK) launched the free-to-use “Repair Café Carbon Calculator” - a new tool which can tell you how much carbon your Repair Café…
Demand the right to repair your smartphone
Do you want to have the right to repair your own smartphone? You are not the only one! Right to Repair Europe is the European…
Celebrating Repair: sparkling symposium in Amsterdam
The anniversary symposium Celebrating Repair was a great success. With this well-attended event at the Amsterdam Public Library at Friday October 18 the ten-year anniversary…
Join the RepairMonitor now!
Summer is almost over, and a new repair season is about to begin. A good moment to sign your Repair Café up for the RepairMonitor! …
Lack of repair knowledge hinders circular economy
Many broken items are relatively easy to repair. But many people have so little repair knowledge that they don’t succeed in doing so independently. That…