Charting our sustainability journey within the Division of Surgery and Interventional Science at University College London

Deniz Bakkalci, Martin Farley, Francesca Kessler, Umber Cheema
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Abstract This article describes a case study of our journey to running more sustainable labs within the Division of Surgery and Interventional Science at University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom. Through the setting up of a self-assessment team within the division, we asked the key question, ‘what does sustainability mean in science and how will we apply this to our academic Division?’ Our division’s sustainability team took on the challenges to tackle unsustainable practise, primarily within our laboratories. By considering and implementing simple steps within our research department, we have reduced lab waste as well as decreased our overall carbon emission. We have clarified our hallmarks of sustainability and seek to share our changed practices to provide clear and easy guidance for how to make medical research divisions sustainable based on the actions taken in our labs. This study provides guideline on how to make academic research more sustainable by describing simple steps to implement in the laboratories. These steps were described using Division of Surgery and Interventional Science at UCL as a case study. The division’s sustainability team develops sustainable lab practices, which has led to reduction in lab waste and carbon emissions.
在伦敦大学学院外科和介入科学系绘制我们的可持续发展之旅
本文描述了我们在英国伦敦的伦敦大学学院(UCL)外科和介入科学部运营更可持续实验室的过程中的一个案例研究。通过在部门内成立一个自我评估小组,我们提出了一个关键问题,“可持续发展在科学中意味着什么?我们将如何将其应用于我们的学术部门?”“我们部门的可持续发展团队承担了解决不可持续实践的挑战,主要是在我们的实验室里。”通过在我们的研究部门考虑和实施简单的步骤,我们减少了实验室浪费,减少了我们的总体碳排放。我们已经明确了我们可持续性的标志,并寻求分享我们改变了的做法,以便根据我们实验室采取的行动,为如何使医学研究部门可持续发展提供清晰易懂的指导。本研究通过描述在实验室中实施的简单步骤,为如何使学术研究更具可持续性提供了指导。这些步骤以伦敦大学学院外科与介入科学系为例进行了描述。该部门的可持续发展团队开发了可持续的实验室实践,从而减少了实验室浪费和碳排放。
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