Green Labs Austria | Site-Wide Activity https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:29:16 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=7.2.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 3f9e2763af9f0d6fdd6a3cb2e52c0d42 Philipp Weber wrote a new post, What's in our bin?, on the site Green Labs Austria https://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=3686 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 13:02:12 +0100 Labs kick off and demand the transition towards a circular economy for lab plastics

An analysis by Green Labs Austria shows the amount and content of plastic waste generated by life science research. To […]

]]> 000836469f806b94a849aeedec9f5b8c admin wrote a new post, Eco-Chic Innovation: ISTA and Saki the Artist Unveil Upcycled Nitrile Glove Ball Gown for a Sustainable Future, on the site Green Labs Austria https://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=3588 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:06:06 +0100 By Kenneth Kuhn, Nikola Čanigová, and Saki the Artist

6 labs. 2 weeks. 400 gloves. 1 artist.

Scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) collaborated with Saki the Artist t […]

]]> 1920cb3bcd7b9711f8906bed36be706f Philipp Weber wrote a new post, The circular lab of the future: rethinking single-use plastics, on the site Green Labs Austria https://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=3504 Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:16:12 +0100 Sustainability Workshop

The dependency of a modern lab on single-use plastics from fossil fuels that end up in incineration plants has been growing at an alarming rate. However, we are just at the […]

]]> 51b237ac24a9d0bf9c95b18f50eda992 Logan Hodgskiss wrote a new post, Devastating Water Leak Drives Move to Improve Sustainability, on the site Green Labs Austria https://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=3409 Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:42:44 +0100 by Kirsty Waight, Prof. Dr. Nuno Maulide, Dr. Daniel Kaiser, Dr. Kerry Elgie, and Logan Hodgskiss

The Maulide Group at the University of Vienna (Austria) describe how a devastating water leak in a […]

]]> 9ea3b03192c096f3433ee671ba31eccd Logan Hodgskiss wrote a new post, Starting a Green Initiative: Where to begin?, on the site Green Labs Austria https://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=3391 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:15:44 +0100 by Nikola Čanigová, Irene Steccari, and Logan Hodgskiss

Starting a green initiative within a building or institute can be a daunting task.  Although many will agree that this is a good idea, finding the pe […]

]]> f22b1f2170dd1428a135d0ac673fb67a admin wrote a new post, Green Labs Austria in 'Der Standard', on the site Green Labs Austria https://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=3365 Sat, 09 Oct 2021 14:57:02 +0200 Our member Prof. Lea Ann Dailey from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Vienna is part of ‘IMPTOX’, a multidisciplinary EU research project investigating the effects of micro- and […]

]]> c2761cb5d659ebc5286ff4c34e091c7f Thomas Pribasnig wrote a new post, Give single-use items a second life, on the site Green Labs Austria https://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=2882 Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:31:30 +0200 by Hayk Palabikyan and Thomas Pribasnig

As stated in previous articles, the plastic waste produced in bioscience labs is a problem that requires immediate action. We will not achieve our goal of […]

]]> f23f0c6b276bf473a03320f2336f493b admin wrote a new post, Proudly presenting 'Green Labs Austria - The Movie'!, on the site Green Labs Austria https://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=3303 Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:39:44 +0200 We are absolutely delighted to share with you this short movie about our initiative. It was planned, filmed and produced over the past few months by Maria Pinto, our marine biologist colleague and filmmaker. This […]

]]> 08c8c65f62b6de0f741038519043a664 Philipp Weber wrote a new post, Thinking Green Labs Europe together, on the site Green Labs Austria https://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=3236 Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:40:34 +0200 It is April 2021, and humankind is facing an unprecedented global pandemic. One year after the outbreak, it becomes clear how vulnerable our economic and social systems are against a global crisis. To stand a […]

]]> 64ebb042660976c5f9bcab8622cffbc9 Lena König wrote a new post, Plastic Recycling in Austria, on the site Green Labs Austria https://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=3195 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:38:50 +0100 We wanted to recycle our plastic waste in the lab but had no idea about its fate.

By Lena König and Thomas Pribasnig

Everybody who has worked in a molecular biology lab knows that the turnover of plastic […]

]]> 06af611d3e8649d95e55f93610b254c3 Tea Pavkov-Keller became a registered member https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/441/ Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:40:48 +0100 0 b6451e9d52e68ea69340bf502b540b1c Lena König wrote a new post, The Plastic Wave and How to Break It, on the site Green Labs Austria https://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=3117 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:23:16 +0100 Plastics lecture: our member Lena König recorded a 40-minute lecture on global plastic production and waste, plastic emissions, and plastic pollution.

]]> bd6cd22517476e485e5040258662aa9f Lena König wrote a new post, Green Labs Austria: Together for Sustainable Research, on the site Green Labs Austria https://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=3107 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 08:36:42 +0100 Life science research is energy-intensive and generates a large amount of plastic waste, and yet, there are hardly any initiatives to reduce the ecological footprint in Austrian laboratories. To meet this need, a […]

]]> d08de54281708c1eed0acbbafc63800e Sanja Levak became a registered member https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/436/ Wed, 16 Dec 2020 13:31:11 +0100 0 d96eca8307e2fe3fc3c857c96ed6ff16 Isabella Ellinger became a registered member https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/434/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:12:47 +0100 0 3ca44b0c66c6fb635949951c8c6faa39 Ingrid Norrie became a registered member https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/433/ Mon, 16 Nov 2020 12:03:58 +0100 0 5654abebeae070ddb733aea7ed31b3ab Andrea Tramontano became a registered member https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/58/ Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:13:22 +0200 0 1fab0760ad9c823c8bef4e6abeb64ad1 Dept. for Neuroscience and Developmental Biology - Division of Molecular Evolution and Development changed their profile picture https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/57/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:57:19 +0200 0 01fc28d68a6a4b38484b94023db6ee29 Dept. for Neuroscience and Developmental Biology - Division of Molecular Evolution and Development became a registered member https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/55/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:52:52 +0200 0 fdb4cb7df72a3f6967797ceee6a46ecd Maryam became a registered member https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/54/ Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:45:06 +0200 0 cedc89cd5ab5257bb7f4188fb1adbbb3 Aaron became a registered member https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/53/ Thu, 02 Jul 2020 15:21:44 +0200 0 4a3c5bdd6d04d89016e8a132ff49f4e8 admin started the topic Introducing Green Labs FEE in the forum Blog Posts Discussions http://greenlabsaustria.at/forums/topic/introducing-green-labs-fee/ Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:21:42 +0200 Introducing Green Labs FEE

]]> f5d88b1e05bb5557cb1d35ca66e3f44b Jennifer Hennenfeind became a registered member https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/50/ Tue, 30 Jun 2020 09:52:30 +0200 0 9da5cc6d699cc6659db3538fd43078fb Thomas Pribasnig changed their profile picture https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/42/ Sat, 27 Jun 2020 10:00:35 +0200 0 deb61914ed35612f4c37cbf5138a8e57 Thomas Pribasnig changed their profile picture https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/41/ Sat, 27 Jun 2020 09:59:37 +0200 0 9281fdbe584dc552d246abd37c11ba1e Lena König wrote a new post, Introducing Green Labs FEE, on the site Green Labs Austria http://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=2668 Fri, 26 Jun 2020 06:28:15 +0200 Life science research is energy-intensive and relies heavily on the fossil-fuel economy and single-use plastics. And yet, hands-on initiatives to cut down plastic waste and minimize the footprint of […]

]]> b65e6edcc709f02479a50a0f3b844da0 Philipp Weber started the topic How "Greta" is your University? in the forum Blog Posts Discussions http://greenlabsaustria.at/forums/topic/how-greta-is-your-university/ Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:18:52 +0200 adcfc660e78f7bc9db6623e5eb80a764 Philipp Weber wrote a new post, How "Greta" are the Austrian Universities?, on the site Green Labs Austria http://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=2573 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 08:50:17 +0200 Universities are traditionally thought to be places of innovation and change. To investigate how “Greta” universities present themselves online, we went through the websites of all of the 22 universities in Aus […]

]]> 013fa59a3083996d613212794ce4d9f6 Philipp Weber's profile was updated https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/35/ Tue, 23 Jun 2020 08:48:33 +0200 0 ca62fd9e37ab0bddb7385b7d9ff3aff9 Kevin Pfeifer's profile was updated https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/33/ Sun, 14 Jun 2020 12:49:55 +0200 0 8d6398173b4fb700ef206262c0fc72e6 Kevin Pfeifer21 became a registered member https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/31/ Sun, 14 Jun 2020 12:06:15 +0200 0 7c929e2c69d6c3ae28832fc829931fa4 Thomas Pribasnig's profile was updated https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/30/ Mon, 08 Jun 2020 06:20:28 +0200 0 46d6a6831e12a558e3968f8d3a84583a Logan Hodgskiss wrote a new post, Happily chilled: How cold is cold enough?, on the site Green Labs Austria http://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=1625 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 15:38:00 +0200 Our lab, like many others, relies on freezers in our daily work activities.  Freezers are often taken for granted but are one of the most useful devices in any biological lab.  They give us the capacity to e […]

]]> 5283fee8b87be88ace561c5eec2f42cb admin started the topic How we got started to recycle plastic in our lab in the forum Blog Posts Discussions http://greenlabsaustria.at/forums/topic/plastic-recycling-in-the-lab/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 13:53:48 +0200 How are you treating waste in your lab? Are your recycling?

Share what you are already doing or your ideas what could be done with us and let’s learn from each other!

]]> bcc44d96af327255f38b76b05b4c78d1 admin started the topic Happily chilled: How cold is cold enough? in the forum Blog Posts Discussions http://greenlabsaustria.at/forums/topic/happily-chilled/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:51:59 +0200 What temperature does your lab keep its ultra low freezers at?  How many ultra low freezers does your lab utilize?

]]> 1c236e184fab9d7a5ad97e75c611c087 admin posted an update: @philippmweber love that this worked :D. https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/8/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:27:15 +0200 @philippmweber love that this worked :D.

]]> 0 2556fbf087ec5053a542de105163bb82 Philipp Weber changed their profile picture https://greenlabsaustria.at/activity/p/7/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:14:39 +0200 0 97e27662bbb93d99deec2a5638208c82 Kevin Pfeifer wrote a new post, How we got started to recycle plastic in our lab, on the site Green Labs Austria http://greenlabsaustria.at/?p=1620 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:27:26 +0100 Plastic products are an integral part of our everyday life. As the majority of plastic is produced from fossil hydrocarbons, it is a non-renewable resource. Furthermore, plastic is not biodegradable, eventually […]

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