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 — Dr. Edward Inglis School of Earth & Environmental Sciences Cardiff University Begin forwarded message: From: Jennifer Pike &lt;PikeJ(a)cardiff.ac.uk&gt; Date: 31 January 2025 at 13:11:19 GMT To: DG EARTH All Staff &lt;dg.earth.allstaff(a)cardiff.ac.uk&gt;uk>, DG EARTH All PHDs &lt;dg.earth.allphds(a)cardiff.ac.uk&gt; 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-… Congratulations again! Best wishes; Dymuniadau gorau Jenny ******************************************************************************* 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 Prif Adeilad, Plas-y-Parc Main Building, Park Place Caerdydd, CF10 3AT Cardiff, CF10 3AT Cymru, DU Wales, UK Ffôn: +44 (0)29 2087 5181 Phone: +44 (0)29 2087 5181 Ebost: pikej@caerdydd.ac.uk<mailto:pikej@caerdydd.ac.uk> Email: pikej@cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:pikej@cardiff.ac.uk> Mae'r Brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu'n Saesneg. The University welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd yn elusen gofrestredig. Rhif 1136855 Cardiff University is a registered charity. No 1136855