Green Lab Certification

The University of Bristol has set a new goal of 100% Silver by 2024. This aim comes after our incredible achievement in 2021 where 100% of Labs were awarded Bronze, a world first!

To find out how many labs are currently Silver or Gold LEAF certified as of July 2024, see the graph or read the text below.

School of Geographical Sciences 

  • Silver: 13 labs (Whole School Silver LEAF Certified)

School of Earth Sciences 

  • Silver: 25 labs
  • Gold: 22 labs

School of Chemistry 

No current certifications

School of Physics 

  • Silver: 27 labs 
  • Gold: 6 labs 

School of Psychological Science 

No current certifications

School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience 

No current certifications

School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine:  

No current certifications

School of Biochemistry 

No current certifications

School of Biological Sciences 

  • Silver: 10 labs
  • Gold: 16 labs

School of Anatomy 

  • Silver: 12 labs (Whole School Silver LEAF Certified)

Bristol Veterinary School 

  • Gold: 93 labs  (Whole School Gold LEAF Certified)

Bristol Medical School 

  • Gold: 134 labs (Whole School Gold LEAF Certified)

School of Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Engineering Mathematics 

No current certifications

School of Civil, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 

No current certifications

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Bristol Be-LEAFs in Sustainable Science

Over a fifth of lab space from the University of Bristol participated in the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) 2019, saving an estimated 92 tonnes of carbon. Follow the link to read more.

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