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August 2021 Network Updates
Dear network, I hope everyone had a lovely summer! Below are network updates. Leadership openings My career is taking me to the United States soon. I plan to continue playing…
Glassware Ovens Don’t Need to be on 24/7/365
If you work in a chemistry laboratory, particular a lab that does synthesis, odds are you have a glassware drying oven. These ovens are usually set somewhere between 100-150 °C…
Starting and Sustaining Your Own Lab Sustainability Group
Last month, we wrote about how we are not alone in the effort to make research more sustainable. Maybe you read that article, and were inspired to start a sustainability…
Resources from Akademiska Hus
Uppsala University's buildings (indeed, most or all Swedish university buildings) are owned by Akademiska Hus - in effect, they are the 'landlords' of our research labs. Fortunately, as we found…
Of Pigeons and Process
During the kickoff meeting, Matthew Tuggey of CEMUS started us off with a poetic, thoughtful speech on process. He has kindly given us permission to reprint his speech here. An…
Green laboratory competition!
It might be April Fool's Day, but this is no joke: today we provide the details for our green laboratory competition! All are welcome to submit proposals; and those working…
We are not alone.
When the Synthetic Molecular Chemistry (SMC) program at Uppsala started their lab sustainability efforts, it was easy to feel alone. At the beginning there were only two postdocs, and no…
Contribute to the blog!
This website is not just for us! The green laboratory network at Uppsala University is intended as an organic, grass-roots way for seemingly different research units to share ideas and…
Launching the Greener Labs Network at Uppsala University
The climate crisis is accelerating. We want to reduce the impact of our research, and help others do the same. In the fall of 2019, the Synthetic Molecular Chemistry Program at Uppsala…