Hi all,
Just to let you know that we have been awarded the LEAF bronze award. Please congratulate Sofiya on her huge effort with this! She has lead on this for us and it’s not been particularly easy in a lab as complex as ours!
Thanks Sofiya!
Edward
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Dr. Edward Inglis
School of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Begin forwarded message:
From: Jennifer Pike <PikeJ(a)cardiff.ac.uk>
Date: 31 January 2025 at 13:11:19 GMT
To: DG EARTH All Staff <dg.earth.allstaff(a)cardiff.ac.uk>, DG EARTH All PHDs <dg.earth.allphds(a)cardiff.ac.uk>
Subject: EARTH LEAF awards
Hello everyone
I’m pleased to announce that our 3D Lab, CELTIC Lab and SEM lab have all been awarded bronze LEAF accreditation. Congratulations to Lizan, Duncan, Sofiya, Edward and Sophie for this achievement and to Imane for her efforts leading on this work to help improve the sustainability and efficiency of our laboratories. Our Palaeo, Image and Geochemistry labs have also been submitted for audit and we are confident of more positive news shortly 😊.
For those of you unfamiliar with the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF), this is a certification scheme designed to enable staff and students to understand and improve the sustainability and efficiency of their laboratory areas. Many funding bodies, including UKRI, are moving towards including environmental criteria in funding calls and LEAF accreditation will contribute towards satisfying this requirement. Technical teams across all Schools are working to ensure that all labs within Cardiff University reach LEAF bronze accreditation by summer 2025.
For more info on the framework, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainable/take-action/staff-action/leaf-laboratory-…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ucl.a…>
Congratulations again!
Best wishes; Dymuniadau gorau
Jenny
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Jennifer Pike (hi/ei)
Pennaeth Ysgol
Jennifer Pike (she/her)
Head of School
Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a'r Amgylchedd
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Cardiff University
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Hi all,
Today is finally the day you have all been waiting for… the new HF sensors have arrived!
The contractor will install them this afternoon so if you are working in the clean labs today there might be 30 mins of disruption while they are fitted and tested.
Cheers,
Edward
—
Dr. Edward Inglis
School of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Hi everyone,
There's been a few questions about HCL - I put on a round of single distilled HCL this morning so it will be ready on Monday. Until then, there is either none left or very very little in the bottle. Please keep that in mind when planning your chemistry. Apologies for the trouble and delay.
The lab meeting next week will be in lecture room 1.123 (where the talk from Jenny was yesterday) so we can use the nice big screen. From 11am again, Tuesday the 4th, room 1.123 over on chemistry's side.
Many thanks,
Sofiya
Sofiya Valkova (hi/ei)
Technegydd Ymchwil
Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a’r Amgylchedd
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Prif Adeilad, Plas-y-Parc
Caerdydd CF10 3AT
Ffôn : +44 (0)29 2087 76647
Ebost: valkovas(a)caerdydd.ac.uk
Mae'r brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu yn Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.
Sofiya Valkova (she/her)
Research Technician
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building, Park Place
Cardiff CF10 3AT
Phone: +44 (0)29 2087 76647
Email: valkovas(a)cardiff.ac.uk
The university welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.
Hi all,
We are planning on going to Pen and Wig this Friday (Jan 31st) at 5pm to celebrate a productive first month of the year at Celtic lab and the installation of the new HF detectors.
Feel free to join us, if you are not familiar with Pen and Wig (the local pub), the address is 1 Park Grove, Cardiff CF10 3BJ. The pub has a large selection of food and drinks, including many non-alcoholic beverages.
Cheers,
Paul
Paul Beguelin (Ef)
Cyswllt Ymchwil
Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a'r Amgylcheddol
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Plas-y-Parc
Caerdydd
CF10 3AT
E-bost: BeguelinP(a)cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:BeguelinP@cardiff.ac.uk>
Mae'r Brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu'n Saesneg.
Paul Beguelin (He/Him)
Research Associate
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
Email: BeguelinP(a)cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:BeguelinP@cardiff.ac.uk>
The University welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English.
Hi all,
I'm hoping this will be pretty unobtrusive but letting you know that in each of the flow hoods, Felcons, and workbenches are currently some open beakers. They are labelled "ENV BLK" and are empty, so you are not at risk from them. Please don't touch them - I'm doing blank tests of the workspaces so if they get contaminated by a glove then I'll have to do it again.
They'll be gone tomorrow, lunch-ish.
Thanks,
Sophie
Sophie Slater
Arbenigwr Technegol
Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a'r Amgylchedd
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Prif Adeilad
Caerdydd
CF10 3AT
Ffôn : +44 (0)29 2087 4000
Ebost: SlaterS3(a)caerdydd.ac.uk<mailto:SlaterS3@caerdydd.ac.uk>
Sophie Slater
Technical Specialist
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
Phone: +44 (0)29 2087 4000
Email: SlaterS3(a)cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:SlaterS3@cardiff.ac.uk>
Hello everyone,
Apologies for the late Friday email, but I seem to have misplaced my USB key. It's small, metal, and silver with a worn Kiel University logo and a black string that attaches it to my lanyard. I believe I may have offered it to someone to use near the iCAP before the holiday break in December, but I cannot remember for sure. Either way, if anyone sees it can you please let me know or leave it in my CELTIC cubby?
Thanks and have a lovely weekend! 🙂
Asta
Dr Asta Rand
MSCA-UKRI Postdoctoral Fellow
School of History, Archaeology and Religion
Cardiff University
John Percival Building
Colum Drive
Cardiff
CF10 3EU
Office: John Percival Building 4.36
Phone: +44 29225 11696
Dr Asta Rand
Cymrawd Ôl-ddoethurol MSCA-UKRI
Ysgol Hanes, Archaeoleg a Chrefydd
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Adeilad John Percival
Rhodfa Colum
Caerdydd
CF10 3EU
Swyddfa: Adeilad John Percival 4.36
Ffôn: +44 29225 11696
Hi everyone,
Just to update you on the new tubes from Elkay - the 50ml tubes now have no writing on the outside so can be batch cleaned. I've taken out all the old tubes that I could find, if you find any just let me know. The new tubes are in a massive bag in the cupboard by the door. Still waiting on an update about the 15ml tubes.
Another important thing to note is HSE (health and safety) will become stricter with their LEV checks, so please remember to sign your name in the logs provided. It's very important not to forget the step and it's just a quick extra check to make sure you are safe.
Many thanks,
Sofiya
Sofiya Valkova (hi/ei)
Technegydd Ymchwil
Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a’r Amgylchedd
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Prif Adeilad, Plas-y-Parc
Caerdydd CF10 3AT
Ffôn : +44 (0)29 2087 76647
Ebost: valkovas(a)caerdydd.ac.uk
Mae'r brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu yn Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.
Sofiya Valkova (she/her)
Research Technician
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building, Park Place
Cardiff CF10 3AT
Phone: +44 (0)29 2087 76647
Email: valkovas(a)cardiff.ac.uk
The university welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.
Hi all,
A reminder we will meet in 1.58 main tomorrow morning at 11am for our lab meeting.
There is some really important things to discuss at this one so can everyone (user and PIs) please please attend.
Cheers,
Edward
—
Dr. Edward Inglis
Office 2.26A
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building, Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
Office: +44 (0)29 2087 79469
Lab: +44 (0)29 2087 74326
Email: inglise(a)cardiff.ac.uk
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