SUSTAINABILITY IN RESEARCH | DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CHEMISTRY PHD STUDENT AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

In 2015 it was estimated that approximately 5.5 million tons of plastic waste were generated in scientific labs worldwide.
Depending on the research topic a scientist can generate between 60-1,600 kg of plastic waste every year.
These numbers are astonishingly huge and we as research scientists need to do better to ensure our research in understanding and improving health and the rules of life in general with transformative technologies does not come at the detriment to the preservation of our ecosystem and array of wildlife that inhabits it.
In this video, I have a special guest Adriana Wolf Perez (PhD) who is a research scientist at Cambridge University within the Center for Misfolding diseases but more importantly, she is a passionate writer and environmentalist who co-hosts an amazing podcast known as The Caring Scientist: Mission Sustainable ( linktr.ee/thec... )which delves into the area of sustainability in science.
Sustainability within research is feasible and there are little things that could be done to improve your labs' sustainability like Increasing the freezer temperature from -80 degrees to -70 degrees to help reduce energy consumption by 30-40%, turning off chemical fume hoods helps to reduce energy consumption as they can use as much energy as 3.5 households every day and to minimize plastic waste we need to try and REDUCE plastic usage through planning, REUSE through decontamination and RECYCLE whenever possible.
Hope you enjoy the video. Take care, Stay Blessed, Dream Big and keep being inspired.
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[@drjessicagomezb]

How much waste I generate day to day really bothers me 😭 it’s a huge problem!! Great video and lots of really good informative from Adriana!

[@simonsamoilov1840]

22:00 And not just waste but also can result in volume miscalculation if u use incorrect scales)) (OMG I LOVE triple science)

[@SamuelDada]

You are most definitely right Simon!! I am so happy to hear that you are enjoying triple science! I wish you all the best!!

[@aliciaalejandramierjimenez7559]

Hello! I am from Mexico and the past April I had an interview entering to Chemistry Department PhD and I was accepted. Now I need to apply for a local scholarship and I hope for being there in October 2022! I know is a long way but there is a chance that I really need to take it! Also, your videos were a good inspiration for me. That will be also my department in the future! Love from the other side of the world.

[@SamuelDada]

Hi Alicia, Woow massive congratulations on being accepted to the Chemistry department the process is not easy at all, so you should be incredibly proud of yourself. I wish you all the best as you find funding and I hope to see you Next year :D