Popularised publications
- Is the future more plastic? WMG Insights, 13/05/2020 (also Phys.org, Futurity, Newswise, Industrial Plastics News Asia, Plastech, Chemical Industrial Journal)
- Plastics of the future, Knowledge Centre, University of Warwick, 21/05/2019
Communication & outreach
- 12/06/2025: Interviewed by China Global Television Network (CGTN) about his research on starch-based materials (Video)
- 5/11/2022: Exhibited at the ESRC’s Festival of Social Science Event – Assessing local knowledge about plastic waste, Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle upon Tyne (Poster)
- 25/06/2020: Video From a Social Distance: How has Covid-19 increased our use of plastic? (also in Chinese), University of Warwick YouTube channel
- 29/05/2020: Interview by Phoenix TV about the medical waste during the COVID-19 epidemic, programs (Video 1; Video 2) broadcasted on 30/05/2020
- 26/09/2019: Public talk “Breaking the Wall of Plastic Pollution” in Falling Walls Lab Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Video; YouTube), European Research and Innovation Days, 24-26 Sep 2019, Brussels, Belgium
- 21/05/2019: Public talk “Plastics of the future”, in the “Plastic fantastic?” event, Pint of Science Festival, 20-22 May 2019, Coventry, UK
David Fengwei Xie speaking to the public in Falling Walls Lab MSCA 2019 
David Fengwei Xie interviewed by Phoenix TV (Fenghuang Weishi) about the impact of COVID-19 on medical waste on 29 May 2020 
David Fengwei Xie speaking at the Pint of Science Festival 2019, Coventry, UK 
David Fengwei Xie’s group exhibiting at the ESRC Festival of Social Science Event, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 05 Nov 2022 
David Fengwei Xie interviewed by China Global Television Network (CGTN) about his research on starch-based materials on 12 June 2020
Industrial workshop presentations
- “Development trends and application directions of biobased polymers in Europe”, 8th International Industrial Conference & Application Exhibition on Bio-based Materials (Bio-based 2023), 7-9 Jun 2023, Shanghai, China
- “How Coronavirus May Have Made the Future More Plastic”, Ringier Plastic Event: Global Epidemic Control: Challenges and Opportunities for Medical Plastic Manufacturing (VEMP), 22-23 Jun 2020, Online [Invited oral presentation] [Day 1 video; Day 2 video]
Presentation slides for Ringier Plastic Event: Global Epidemic Control: Challenges and Opportunities for Medical Plastic Manufacturing (VEMP), 22-23 Jun 2020, Online
Press mentions
- 一次性口罩和手套是一场塑料梦魇——但怎么解决呢？, 环球网, 4/01/2021
- Sustainable Covid-19 protection, Chemistry World, 14/12/2020
- Opinion: The food service industry must handle Covid-19 hygiene risks with plastic-free packaging, Head Topics Ireland, 02/08/2020
- Pandemic of Plastic in Corona Times, Cashtalk, 29/06/2020
- Pandemic of Plastic in Corona Times, Industrial Leaders, 29/06/2020
- Sea of troubles – Covid-19 has led to a pandemic of plastic pollution, The Economist, 22/06/2020
- What Can Be Done Before Disposable Face Masks And Gloves Become A Global Plastics Nightmare?, Vogue UK, 20/06/2020
- Disposable face masks and gloves are a plastics nightmare—but what’s the solution?, Vogue India, 18/06/2020
David Fengwei Xie 