The S-Lab Conference and Awards are a unique initiative to create better linkages between, and highlight best practice amongst, all the key players involved in laboratory design, operation and management. They originated in higher education, but now have growing involvement by public sector and commercial laboratories, and suppliers. They are organised by the S-Lab (Safe, Successful, Sustainable Laboratories) initiative. 

The shortlisted entries for the 2013 S-Lab Awards are now available in our awards section  and the 2013 Confererence (in Liverpool on June 18-19) is available for booking - see relevant sections of this web site. Many of the 70 or so presentations will be about shortlisted applications from the UK and internationally.  A flyer about the conference and shortlisted entries for the 2013 S-Lab Awards is available for download at the bottom of this page.

See also our summary of specialist content at the Conference for seven key stakeholders - senior managers; estates and engineering; energy and environment managers; IT; laboratory managers and technical staff; procurement; and teaching and learning - which can be downloaded from our conference programme page.

CIRUC/UCISA Members - book as S-Lab Special Invitees for either one or two days via the Conference Info & Booking page. 

The 2013 Platinum sponsor is the architectural practice HOK, with AECOM, Critical Airflow, Schneider Electric, VWR and Waldner being Gold sponsors. Support is also received from the organisations whose logos appear left - see the Partners section for more details.

A 30 page report is available summarising the content of the 2012 Effective Laboratory Conference, and with cases of the 28 shortlisted and winning entries. The 2012 Legacy section also has downloads of most presentations from the Conference, along with the Programme.

Register here for the S-Lab Newsletter which will inform you of all our events, publications and other activities.