1 Minute 2 Save the Planet: 4th August

1 Minute 2 Save the Planet

27 July 2023

All research students and postdoctoral researchers are invited to the 2nd edition of the “1 min to save the planet” symposium, where speculative sustainable solutions will be put to the test.

1 Minute 2 Save the Planet will see MRes and PhD researchers and postdoctoral fellows from all subjects pitch succinctly how their fundamental research contributes to addressing the current eco-challenges in a 1 min presentation, setting their fundamental research excellence in a broader context.

All students and PDRAs will be able to vote for the GCA Prize Winner and a distinguished judging panel will be awarding a further 4 prizes including the GCC and Overall Prize Winners (all generously sponsored by the Faculty of Science and School of Chemistry).

Time: 4-5 pm Friday 4^th August 2023, Chemistry LT2 (TBC); followed by a pizza/drink reception (5-6 pm)

Registration https://forms.office.com/e/qtK2wvfwyf

Registration deadline: Friday 14^th July

Judging Panel: Green Party councillor Ani Stafford-Townsend; More TBC

Further information

Organisation: Graduate Chemists Association (GCA), FMM (Functional Molecules & Materials research theme), E2 (Environment & Energy theme)

Contact: grp-gcacommittee@groups.bristol.ac.uk (Hetty Walker, Joshua Clarke, & Holly Stockdale)

medi.jones-williams@bristol.ac.uk

melanie.salque@bristol.ac.uk

avinash.patil@bristol.ac.uk

wuge.briscoe@bristol.ac.uk

Funding: We thank Professor Simon Hall and the Graduate Consultative Committee (GCC) for securing FoS support.

Please see School of Chemistry Eco-profiles here .