All Health & Safety
Global project to measure carbon footprint of clinical trials
Added: 16 Oct 2022
A new international initiative is developing a methodology to assess the respective environmental i…
Online games and brain stimulation offers hope for combating working memory decline
Added: 16 Oct 2022
Tailored online games combined with a form of brain stimulation appear to show significant results …
Jacobs to support refurbishment of UK nuclear research laboratories
Added: 26 Sep 2022
US technical consultancy leaders Jacobs has won a £10 million contract to support National Nuclear …
Sponsored Feature: The EvoluTION of ISG Fume Extraction Ltd – TION Global Ltd announces rebranding
Added: 7 Sep 2022
ISG Fume Extraction Ltd, one of the world’s premier providers of fume extraction services, recently…
Avoiding common pitfalls deploying customised fume cupboards
Added: 23 Aug 2022
Fume cupboards are vital in an industrial setting but they need to be tailored carefully to the ind…
Biopharma lags in harnessing digitalisation suggests report
Added: 20 Aug 2022
A study of leading UK and Irish firms in the life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors reveals wide …
Creating a Successful Lab Buildout Plan
Added: 8 Aug 2022
Creating a detailed plan is a vital part of making lab build projects run smoothly with minimal pit…
How to get lab equipment ‘field’ ready
Added: 31 Jul 2022
Having gathered evidence from at least two field researchers, Dr Matthew Partridge discusses the pe…
Creating places for people to drive life science
Added: 24 Jul 2022
While technology and collaboration has made it possible for many to consider giving up their commut…
Younger men should drink one third of women’s recommended alcohol intake, warns study
Added: 24 Jul 2022
New advice on the health dangers of alcohol challenges popular assumptions as to which groups are u…
Time for masks not musical chairs, health secretary told
Added: 9 Jul 2022
Incoming health secretary Steve Barclay has been urged to reintroduce the wearing of facemasks and …
How food microbiology contract labs can drive sustainable impact
Added: 19 Jun 2022
Safe and trusted food is essential for the food industry to prosper — especially in today’s landsca…
In agro: field labs and farmer-led research
Added: 19 Jun 2022
The Innovative Farmers not for profit network brings together farmers and growers with researchers …
REF results hammer home the importance of UK university-business collaboration
Added: 1 Jun 2022
The results of the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) identify ‘world-leading’ and ‘interna…
Five-letter words for research: ‘trial’ and ‘error’
Added: 31 May 2022
You now have six attempts to guess the craze that has hooked Dr Matthew Partridge as he envisages a…
How to minimise the risk of cross-contamination in laboratories
Added: 26 May 2022
Cross-contamination is a major concern for any laboratory and can lead to false and inaccurate resu…
Our lifestyles are key contributors to river pollution – social prescribing can help
Added: 25 May 2022
A new study demonstrates the significant environmental impact of harmful chemical and biological ag…
Identifying and reducing day-to-day stress in laboratories
Added: 19 May 2022
A busy laboratory can be a stressful working environment, especially if there is a backlog of sampl…
Reducing microbiological growth in your lab
Added: 12 May 2022
Microbes are invisible to the naked eye. Every laboratory user carries a microbiome load of c.100 t…
Lab furniture design for health and hygiene
Added: 10 May 2022
Unlike cleanrooms, many laboratories aren’t ISO 14644 registered when it comes to air particle coun…
