Events

Hot Brain 3: climate change and brain health : May 2025

Please see news item and events page for further information.

The Hot Brain - Climate Change and Neuroscience : May 2024

See news item and Faculty sustainability blog post on Hot Brain conferences

Queen Square clothes and book swap shop: February 2025

Thank you to everyone for joining this free event, to ensure your pre-loved clothing and books don't go to waste, and you can find something new for your wardrobe or bookshelves.

This swap shop was part of UCL’s 28 days of sustainability but we will be running it again, so please watch this space!

Please contact sarah.lawson@ucl.ac.uk for further information.

The Hot Brain - Climate Change and Neuroscience May 2023

Our first first climate change and neuroscience conference. Please see our events page and Faculty sustainability blog post on Hot Brain conferences for further information. 

Recycle the present, save the future! ION Green Day July 2022

ION Green and Lab Champions demonstrated ION sustainability activities​, including Lab repair workshop, Lab freebies, Sashiko embroidery, book swap, Toast beer tasting!

We invited people to make pledges, and list goals and challenges they have for their department/team, and what sustainable lab initiative or improvement they would like to see at ION

• Pledges included: carry your own cup, repair more clothes, stop using single use plastic, optimise travel, minimise carbon footprint, switch off lights when not in use, set our -80 freezers to -70degreesC;
• Goals and challenges included: reducing single use plastic, making eco products more available (e.g. 100% recycled paper), plumbed in water fountain, UCL not providing recycling bins, balancing aircon/window ventilation as infection control measure, UCLH buildings - lack of data and limited recycling options;
• Lab initiative and improvements included: more Lab vending machines, central ION store, increase in packaging which can be recycled, regular freezer clear out, polystyrene box recycling.