Laboratories are essential for scientific research, but their operations often come at a high cost to the environment. The University of Manchester, which has pledged to become zero carbon in its operations by 2038, has developed an interactive workshop...
It’s a stark fact that in the UK, people from lower socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to have poor oral health, The University of Manchester is working to better serve these communities and reduce these inequalities. Humanising Dentistry is an umbrella...
The Department of Public Health, based in the School of Health Sciences, has developed a series of open-access courses on public health and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are a key part of the United Nation’s work to improve lives and protect the...
Blog by Alessandra Sabatini, BSc Biology. Twitter: @Alessandra_Sbtn In our Environmental Sustainability (ES) blog series, our undergraduate student guest authors will be discussing all things Environmental Sustainability. This article shines a spotlight on bamboo, a...
By Isobel Taylor-HearnIn July 2023, we had the pleasure of hosting a group of UoM staff for a tour of our lab to showcase steps we’ve taken to improve sustainability and actions we have undertaken to achieve a LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) GOLD...
In our Environmental Sustainability (ES) blog series, our undergraduate student guest authors will be discussing all things Environmental Sustainability. This blog sheds light on work elucidating the chronic effects of plastic ingestion on marine mammalsBlog by...
By Eemaan Memon, Environmental Sustainability Project OfficerThe Social Responsibility and Public Engagement Team recently hosted an Environmental Sustainability (ES) Showcase session.The showcase hosted by Dr Maggy Fostier, Associate Dean for ES welcomed Martin...
Aligning with our research activities, all schools in FBMH have a curriculum that covers one or more United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, such as 3: Good Health and Wellbeing, 13: Climate Action, 14: Life below water, and 15: Life on Land. Most of our...
6R stands for Review, Reduce, Reuse, Refill, Replace, Recycle. The original 6R guide for labs was developed by a team led by Dr Maggy Fostier and Dr Ruth Grady to reduce plastic use in the laboratory practical classes of the School of Biological Sciences. It provides...
Sustainable Futures (SF) is a new research platform that aims to foster interdisciplinary research across the University, directed towards the most pressing issues affecting sustainability. SF is cross-faculty, and aims to; identify funding, develop teams, write and...
