Waste
The average bench scientist generates in >1000 kg of plastic waste each year.
The average person generates 61-220 kg.
UCD Sustainable Research Initiative
Environmental sustainability is one of the most critical issues of our time. Science laboratories consume 5 to 10 times more energy and 4 times more water than offices and as such must be examined as part of UCD's Sustainability commitment. In the 2021 Times Higher Education world rankings of how universities worked to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, UCD was ranked number 22 in the world!
Our research and teaching laboratories are places of creativity and innovation, and as a group we are committed to recognising the different challenges that different labs across the campus face and creating a resource hub that lab users will find useful, with the goal of embedding sustainability practices into our everyday work.
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News and Events
12Dec
Sustainability in the UCD Veterinary Hospital
Hosted in the O'Brien Centre for Science Hub (H2.38-SCH, main entrance, 2nd floor), this engaging workshop will feature guest speakers and discussions covering critical topics such as sustainability in clinical practice, education and research labs.