Thursday 16th April - Raising the Bar: Calculators, Training & Case Studies to Lead Sustainable Research

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Hi everyone, just a final reminder about this event being hosted at King’s College London this week. Here is the updated and final schedule - online tickets have closed but there are still a few spaces left, please email me on victoria.daws@kcl.ac.uk if you’d like to attend either online or in person. Hope to see you there! :slight_smile:

Schedule - Raising the Bar: Calculators, Training & Case Studies to Lead Sustainable Research

Date: Thursday 16thApril 2026

Location: Jean Hanson Room, Hodgkin Building, Guy’s Campus, King’s College London

Time: 9.15am-3.30pm plus Social

9.15-9.45 AM:Coffee reception & Networking

SESSION 1 (9.45-11.30 AM) Calculators, Tools and a new space for Sustainable Research

  • 9.45-10.00AM: Vicki Daws - Sustainable Research Coordinator, KCL

“Welcome & Introduction”

  • 10.00-10.30AM: Juliet Rosebery – Senior Researcher, INRAE, Bordeaux, France and Andre Estevez-Torres – Senior Researcher, CNRS, Lille, France

“Estimating environmental impacts of research activities: the Labos 1point5 research initiative”

  • 10.30-10.50AM: Chloe Onoufriou – Assistant Director Research Strategy, Development and Management, University of Exeter

“Estimating carbon footprints of research: development of the TRACE calculator”

  • 10.50-11.05AM: Martin Farley –Associate Director of Environmental Sustainability, UKRI

“UKRI Environmental Sustainability – Updates”

  • 11.05-11.25AM: Q&A

11.25-11.45 AM: Refreshment Break :hot_beverage:

SESSION 2 (11.45-1.00 PM)

Sustainability Training for Research Laboratories

  • 11.45-12.05PM: Caitlin Broadbent –Sustainable Research Officer (LEAF), UCL and Marcelo Salierno – Sustainability Innovation Lead, KCL

“Sustainable Lab Leaders Course: Progression to Pilot, a Collaborative Effort between MRC, UCL & KCL.”

  • 12.05-12.15PM: Lee Hibbert – Technician Manager, University of Nottingham

“Laboratory Efficiency Training. Technician Written, Technician Driven”

  • 12.15-12.25PM: Jenna Lowe - Laboratory Sustainability Officer, University of Liverpool

“Sustainable Laboratories Guidance”

  • 12.25-1.00PM: Q&A

1.00-2.00 PM:Networking Lunch :green_salad:. Catering provided by Root to Tip

SESSION 3 (2.00-3.30 PM) National Initiatives & Future Directions

  • 2.00-2.15PM: Andrew Waggott – Environmental Sustainability Programme Director, MRC

“Identifying and tackling water and waste reduction opportunities”

  • 2.15-2.30PM: Susie Cook – Sustainability Implementation Manager, University of Edinburgh

“Lessons learned from achieving silver lab accreditation from the University of Edinburgh”

  • 2.30-2.45 PM: Zoe Hurley – Head of Sustainability, University of Birmingham

“Procurement & Research”

  • 2.45-3.00PM: Audrey Nailor – Senior Strategy Advisor, UK

    “Equipment Sharing at UKRI”

  • 3.00-3.15PM: Caitlin Broadbent – Sustainable Research Officer (LEAF), UCL

“LEAF: Key updates and resources for the community”

  • 3.15-4.00PM: AOB/Extra announcements

3.30PM-onwards: Drinks & canapes with networking opportunities (same location)