Dr. Adriana-Michelle Wolf Pérez attended the “Plastic, People and the Planet” course at British Antarctic Survey´s Aurora Innovation Centre in 2020, which motivated her to take actions to promote the idea of sustainable research. On her podcast “The Caring Scientist: Mission Sustainable” she discusses with co-host Dr. Nikoline Borgermann about the environmental footprint of science and provides hands-on tips to reduce environmental pollution caused by research.

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Scientific institutions could become more sustainable by saving energy, water and consumables, thriough the implementation of a circular economy infrastructure. Avoid single-use plastic when possible Scientific institutions are estimated to generate over approximately 5.5 million tons of plastic waste every year (1), which corresponds roughly to the combined weight of…

Gluten is used as a binder and thickener for many food and non-food items. Read here which products could be potentially harmful for a coeliac. — Cosmetics and hygiene items. Many lipsticks contain gluten. For my blog research i came across that it is highly debated whether the amounts in lipsticks are a health concern for coeliacs. Funnily it is often written that no health concern is present as long as the product is not ingested…