S-Lab Awards 2012 Shortlist
This new awards scheme recognises 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.
Such an award scheme is timely because organisations are under growing pressure to improve the performance of their laboratories due to financial pressures, legal compliance issues, rising expectations from laboratory users and rising energy and other costs.
The short-list from Stage 1 judging (by independent judges including S-Lab staff) is below (in alphabetical order within each category). Winners will be announced at the S-Lab conference in June 2012. Congratulations to all the short-listed applicants.
Click here for an article about the Award shortlisted applicants in the May 2012 issue of Lab News.
NEW LABORATORY BUILDING
Newcastle University - Baddiley-Clark Building (Medical Sciences Research)
Queen’s University Belfast - Health Sciences Building (Centre for Infection & Immunity - Research)
The Royal Veterinary College - New Teaching and Research Centre
The University of Central Lancashire - J.B Firth Building (Schools of Forensic and Investigative Sciences, and Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences) (Research and Teaching)
The University of Liverpool – Central Teaching Laboratories (Physical and Environmental Sciences)
The University of St Andrews – The Biomedical Sciences Annex (Research)
REFURBISHED LABORATORIES
Aston University - School of Engineering and Applied Science (Research and Teaching)
Leeds Metropolitan University – Biomedical Sciences Laboratory (Teaching)
Sheffield Hallam University - Bioscience Department (Cell Culture Teaching)
The University of Kent - School of Physical Sciences (Teaching)
(INDIVIDUALS) MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Plymouth University – Dr. Mike Foulkes and ISO9001 Quality Management Accreditation in Laboratories
UCL (University College London) – Professor Andrea Sella and a Cross-Functional Water Saving Campaign in the Department of Chemistry
The University of Manchester – Dr. Arthur Nicholas and a Sustainable Laboratories Initiative
The University of St Andrews - John Smith and Environmental Innovation in Laboratory Design and Operation
LABORATORY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT
Imperial College London - Continuous Optimisation of Laboratory Plant and Services
Manchester Metropolitan University – Fume Cupboard Refurbishment and Sash Closure
The University of Manchester – Improvement of Equipment, Infrastructure and Practices in the School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (Geochemistry Laboratory)
The University of Warwick – Energy Efficient Refurbishment of Chemistry Teaching Laboratories
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES
Loughborough University – Maximising Equipment Use Through Kit-Catalogue
Plymouth University – Equipment Sharing in the Systems Biology Centre
The University of Manchester – Centralised Management and Delivery of Core Support Services and Research Facilities (Faculties of Life Sciences, and Medical and Human Sciences)
LABORATORY-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING INNOVATION
The University of Southampton - Virtual Experiments for Undergraduate Laboratories
The University of St Andrews – Innovations in Chemistry Teaching and Learning
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
Canterbury College – A New Veterinary Nursing Laboratory
Halesowen College – New, Flexible and Smart Science Laboratories
Kendrick School – Flexibility and Innovation in the New Faraday Laboratories
Oldham Sixth Form College – Innovation and Outreach Through a New Regional Science Centre
Truro and Penwith College (Penwith Campus) – A New, Flexible and Green Science Laboratory
