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A researcher’s guide to intermittent research
Added: 1 Apr 2022
Under the continued cosh of COVID, Dr Matthew Partridge considers the impact of constant interrupti…

It’s cool here in the future!
Added: 29 Mar 2022
Finding an excuse to watch Star Trek and call it research, Russ Swan compares science fiction with …

Creating trans-inclusive workplaces
Added: 10 Mar 2022
Adjustments for inclusion are a moral and practical imperative. Amy Grace explains how to ensure yo…

Changing the status quo on diversity in STEM
Added: 3 Mar 2022
There is still much work to be done, but Jess Lee hopes that in the coming year, dedicated efforts …

Award winner: Partnership and sustainability win emerging technology award
Added: 16 Feb 2022
As we begin to look forward to the inaugural Lab South spin out event, Lab Innovation’s ‘Most impac…

Applying digital technology and AI to compound management
Added: 9 Feb 2022
Sample management has changed enormously over the past 20 years. Steve Knight discusses the technol…

Understanding the true scale of your carbon liability
Added: 25 Jan 2022
Laboratory-based process loads impact operational energy use. Debbie Hobbs discusses the shift towa…

Net zero rubber duck debugging
Added: 3 Jan 2022
Despite a total lack of green fingers, Dr Matthew Partridge argues that a plant is an essential res…

The QC lab – Connecting the digital landscape
Added: 20 Dec 2021
There is an almost universal need to combat the growing complexity of disjointed quality control ec…

Laboratories: sustainable design and operation
Added: 17 Dec 2021
Sustainability is everyone’s responsibility. Dr Manisha Kulkarni discusses why laboratory environme…

Rule Zero: Is this meeting really necessary?
Added: 16 Dec 2021
As the #greatresignation sweeps organisations into a new reality across the nation, Russ Swan discu…

Good research has never been more important
Added: 3 Dec 2021
With scientific matters enjoying the media spotlight, Dr Frances Downey argues that the scientific …

IF AI = 1 THEN Partridge = 0
Added: 26 Nov 2021
Contemplating the potential for personal redundancy as a result of too much daydreaming, Dr Matthew…

Anticipating the smart laboratory
Added: 8 Oct 2021
Environments impact our behaviours and interactions with one another, and Nick Jones believes the s…

How to ‘go all Google’ - feeding time at the local laboratory
Added: 7 Oct 2021
With absolutely no ulterior motives… Fox’s Party Ring fan, Dr Matthew Partridge discusses the not-s…

What is AI’s role in the lab?
Added: 21 Sep 2021
In this article Gerald Law, one of this year’s exhibitors at Lab Innovations, evaluates the strengt…

Extract an income from your commercial waste
Added: 6 Sep 2021
Convert your commercial waste into income generating products. To whet your appetite for his upcomi…

CHEMUK 2021 – bringing the UK Chemical industries back together this September
Added: 3 Sep 2021
Register NOW for your FREE entry badge PLUS receive latest CHEMUK exhibitor and programme news at c…

ChemLAB programme @ CHEMUK 2021
Added: 2 Sep 2021
Chemical sector laboratory solutions will feature strongly at CHEMUK 2021 at the NEC Birmingham. On…

The mind-boggling complexity of scientific waste
Added: 30 Jul 2021
Why is scientific waste disposal complicated? Dr Matthew Partridge muses on that gap in student and…