Green Materials Lab

Twitter account of the Green Materials Lab (Shaver Group) at the University of Manchester

[Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub @SMI_Hub]

PhD Opportunity: Uncovering the Impact of Nanoplastic Pollution: Developing New Tools for Environmental Understanding - aiming to address two key knowledge gaps in the field of nanoplastics

Find out more & apply: https://t.co/tMUZgSQx6V

[Green Materials Lab @GreenMatLab]

Resins to be cheerful: the big finale. Congratulations are in order for Dr Theona Șucu! 🎉 Thanks to @Filip_Du_Prez and Dr Chamil Abeykoon for examining.

[Stefan Bouzarovski @stefanbuzar]

It felt like all of us at today's panel (with @dr_smacgregor, Mike Shaver @GreenMatLab & Maria Sharmina) were reading from the same hymn sheet - we need radical/deep infrastructural and systemic transformations ('behaviour change' won't cut it). Plus, and somewhat surprisingly, plenty of cross-party & cross-sector agreement on comprehensive measures to address energy/transport injustices (@CREDS_UK) through integrated, place-based residential energy efficiency & sustainable mobility measures (@EnporProject).

[Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub @SMI_Hub]

Last week Prof #MichaelShaver joined #BBCR4's #InsideScience special on #Recycling!
The episode gives an insight into the UK's recycling habits, as the panel discusses how prepared we are to further our efforts of sustainable waste management.
Listen: https://t.co/mcnJRXQqLV

[Green Materials Lab @GreenMatLab]

Tune in at 4.30 pm on BBC Radio 4!

[OneBinUoM @OneBinUoM]

It’s an exciting day for the team - including @DrHEHolmes @TorikHolmes @KrisKortsen. We’ve published our report: ‘Tackling Household Plastic Waste: Best Practice for a Circular Plastics Economy’ - https://t.co/j4fWD5GxMh. Have a read and find out why we need... 🧵

[Materials at Innovate UK Business Connect @IUK_Materials]

We are delighted to announce our opening plenary speakers for GRIPS 2023:

@DavidShukman Science correspondent, @BBC
Michael Shaver, University of Manchester
Libby Peake, Green Alliance
Margaret Bates, @OPRL

>Register: https://t.co/spHGMa397Q

@OfficialUoM @GreenAllianceUK

[Green Materials Lab @GreenMatLab]

Got the Thursday blues? Allow us to give you a resin to be cheerful! @theonnaaa’s paper is now out in @MacroJrnls_ACS #Macromolecules. Congrats to Theona, Meng and Mike! 🎉https://t.co/DzCSYDs0Ag

[Green Materials Lab @GreenMatLab]

How can we make plastics easier to recycle? Check this @ChemistryWorld article to find out! Featuring not only our own Mike Shaver, but also our partners in @ProAmpac and @MastercardUK. https://t.co/oTuZwZh7rZ

[Green Materials Lab @GreenMatLab]

Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Tom Horton who has just passed his PhD viva! 🎉 He was the first PhD student to start in the group following our move to Manchester…time flies! Thanks to Lee Fielding and Fran Kerton for serving as internal and external examiners.

[Green Materials Lab @GreenMatLab]

Recircularising credit cards is possible! How? Check out our work on Chemical recycling of multi-materials from glycol-modified poly(ethylene terephthalate) in @RCRjournal to find out! Congrats to Peng, Joe, Alan, Fernando and Mike! https://t.co/qinGoFRYyl

[Green Materials Lab @GreenMatLab]

@CommonsEFRA @GOVUK We are encouraged that views of witnesses (including our own Prof Mike Shaver) were taken forward. A ban on plastic waste export by the end of 2027 is the right level of ambition to tackle our plastics problem. The Government needs a clear roadmap and infrastructure investment.

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

Business Secretary @grantshapps announces £95m to develop super-materials of the future at @RoyceInstitute in Manchester🔬

R&D projects like 3D bioprinting tissue & new casing for nuclear reactors support growth across UK sectors from health to energy📈

https://t.co/KmHambeSYu

[Green Materials Lab @GreenMatLab]

Our Sustainable Futures Celebration Showcase is 28 November. Sign up for updates from our 6 Challenge Areas; lightning style presentations by UoM researchers and join our networking session! https://t.co/y4TKq3g7n5 @SustainableUoM

[Green Materials Lab @GreenMatLab]

⁦@TyndallManc⁩’s Carly McLachlan on stage at the GM Green Summit with Mayor ⁦@AndyBurnhamGM⁩ as part of UoM’s Sustainable Futures.

[Green Materials Lab @GreenMatLab]

@KrisKortsen @uonhowdlegroup And we are looking forward to your arrival! Know we will be getting an exceptional contributor to our @OneBinUoM project thanks to training in life and science from @uonhowdlegroup!

[Green Materials Lab @GreenMatLab]

We made the #MyACSCover of @ACSSustainable 🎉! Check it out below and also have a look at our article https://t.co/5pt1dBMUWv. @ACS4Authors

[Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub @SMI_Hub]

♻️ New Paper ♻️ in @ACSSustainable! Recycled Plastic Content Quantified through Aggregation-Induced Emission, from the team at #SMIHub & #Recon2.
The paper presents a fluorescence-based analytical technique to determine recycled content in plastic https://t.co/vLjq7hQeaH

[Green Materials Lab @GreenMatLab]

This is the project leading to our not-for-profit spin-out ReCon². Check it out here https://t.co/a0WgiXkmHW! 2/2

[Green Materials Lab @GreenMatLab]

Our work on 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐀𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 is now out in @ACSSustainable! Congrats to Zoe, Tom and Mike!
https://t.co/5pt1dC4wl5 1/2