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Changing the status quo on diversity in STEM

March 3, 2022
There is still much work to be done, but Jess Lee hopes that in the coming year, dedicated efforts put into action by many more organisations can begin narrowing the...

Rising costs and material shortages pile pressure on UK’s over-stretched laboratories

March 2, 2022
A stark warning has been issued about the challenges facing under-pressure laboratories in the UK as spiralling costs, rising demand and stockpiling strategies have led to ‘empty warehouses’ and a...

Understanding menopause in your workforce

March 1, 2022
While jumping at the chance to tell her personal story about how menopause has affected her work, this interviewee then asked for anonymity. Such is the continued fear of stigma...

The technologies keeping 1.5 degrees in reach

February 24, 2022
Following COP26, the pressure is on to reach the 1.5 degree warming target limit set out in the Paris agreement. Charlie Rapple looks at just some of the innovations that...

Award winner: Partnership and sustainability win emerging technology award

February 16, 2022
As we begin to look forward to the inaugural Lab South spin out event, Lab Innovation’s ‘Most impactful emerging technology’ Lab Award winners, Appleton Woods and Manchester BIOGEL, look back...

Leadership pilot encourages progression for women in STEM

February 11, 2022
To celebrate the UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science the Pistoia Alliance has announced the pilot phase of a new Women in STEM leadership program. The new...

Laboratory worker allergies go under the microscope 

February 8, 2022
To date, there are relatively few studies on the relationship between exposure to laboratory allergens and animals and the incidence of lab-related allergies. Here, Jennifer Wright looks at newer studies...

Replacing unsustainable materials in nanostructure surfaces

February 7, 2022
New research results from Linnaeus University opens for a future with more sustainably produced nanotechnology, where limited natural resources can be replaced with, among other things, maize and milk proteins.

Prize winning studies of life’s earliest history

January 31, 2022
Andrew Knoll has depicted the first three billion years of life on Earth using his studies of microfossils and innovative methods to illuminate their biochemical evolution. In recognition of his...

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