**PLEASE NOTE THIS PROJECT MAPS THE SRS CONTRIBUTION TO RELATED SLSG PROJECT**
This project aims to develop Living Labs projects that relate to laboratory settings and provide outputs that can guide lab practices at the University
Background
“Living Labs” projects are a key tool that the University of Edinburgh intends to make greater use of to increase understanding about real-world issues and solutions to those issues. They engage academics with operational staff in order to form a mutually beneficial collaboration. Living Labs are a key part of SRS work.
Scope
This project intends to utilise our in-house academic expertise and knowledge to influence our operations; while at the same time providing a test-bed opportunity for academics and students to get real-world data for their research.
Objectives
- Develop ‘living labs’ projects which focus on issues and solutions for sustainable labs relating to procurement, energy consumption, and waste
Deliverables
- Reports of completed ‘living labs’ projects – with advice for lab sustainability
- Briefs of proposed ‘living labs’ projects
- In 2019-20 we plan to work on
- Lab plastics waste reduction
- Hazardous chemical substitution
- Lab energy behaviour change engagement monitoring (Ashworth)
- Cold storage internship (Cameron Berry)
- Initial results from long-term cold storage study at Roslin towards summer 2020?
Success Criteria
- Implementation of at least one ‘living labs’ project per year
- output of case studies and/or other communications materials to improve practices in future
Resources, Skills and Cost
- Andrew Arnott staff time
- Volunteer academics and students time
- Lab and/or Building Manager staff time (depending on project)
Project Stakeholders
High influence, high interest:
- Interested academics and students
- SLSG members
- Lab users (technical and academic)
- Building managers in lab buildings
High influence, low interest:
- Energy Office
- Estates Development
- Waste Office staff
- Procurement staff
- Health and Safety staff
High interest, low influence:
- SRS colleagues working on other ‘living labs’ projects
Low interest, low influence:
- General staff and student community
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Activities |
Dates |
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October/November 2019 |
monitor baseline energy consumption in Ashworth undertake initial engagement activity undertake secondary engagement activity conclude monitoring and analyse data report on data and incorporate any findings into SRS engagement practices |
September 2019 September 2019 - February 2020 February 2020 April 2020 September 2020 October 2020 |
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Ongoing work. Volunteer in Chemistry still to be identified. |
| 4. Analyse effectiveness of cold storage internship in summer and incorporate findings into engagement practices if appropriate | October/November 2019 |
| 5. Engage with Roslin Institute to identify if any early data analysis is suitable for communication | July 2020 |
Current project status
| Report Date | RAG | Budget | Effort Completed | Effort to complete |
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| August 2020 | AMBER | 0.0 days | 0.0 days | 0.0 |