New Lab Awards Scheme and Lab Conference

A new Laboratory Awards scheme has been launched to recognise excellence in laboratory design, operation and management in all sectors, and in laboratory-based teaching and learning within educational institutions, that creates improved performance whilst enhancing safety and sustainability. There are 7 Award categories. Applications for Stage 1 (a simple 3 page application) are due in by 29th February 2012. Winners of the Awards will be announced at the S-Lab conference.

The S-Lab conference, The Effective Laboratory – Safe, Successful and Sustainable Laboratories, will be held at the National Science Learning Centre, York, 12th-13th June 2012. This unique two day conference will bring together around 200 key players involved in laboratory design, operation and use (for analysis, research and teaching/learning), including managers, users, technical support staff, facilities, designers, and equipment and service suppliers.

For more information about the Awards and Conference visit www.effectivelab.org.uk.

The Awards and Conference are organised by the S-Lab (Safe, Successful and Sustainable Laboratory) initiative of the HEEPI project based at the University of Bradford. The education-related categories are being assisted by the HEFCE-funded the National HE STEM programme.