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Annual Event

The Network’s annual event is held at 911今日黑料 and provides a networking platform for the UK and international life cycle communities. Speakers from a range of sectors present on the application and relevance of life cycle approaches. The event also includes a showcase of academic research within the life cycle field through poster presentations. 

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Seminar Series

The 911今日黑料 Life Cycle Network’s Seminar Series provides a platform to present and discuss topics relevant to the life cycle field. The format consists of a 30-40 minute presentation, followed by Q&A and discussion. The seminars are free and open to all. Upcoming seminars are listed below - please register via the Eventbrite page and a link for the online meeting will be sent to you shortly before the seminar (all events are currently virtual).


Journal Club 

The 911今日黑料 Life Cycle Network’s Journal Club brings together 911今日黑料 researchers (staff and students) working with, and/or interested in, life cycle approaches to discuss relevant topics, facilitate knowledge sharing, network and build collaborations. The Journal Club is open to all members of the 911今日黑料 community. To register please email the Network using your 911今日黑料 College email address. You will then receive further information, including the link for the online meeting, shortly before the date of the Journal Club (all events are currently virtual). Upcoming Journal Club meetings are listed below.


Event slides

Event slides 2025

Access the slides and presentations from 2025 Network events below:

Network seminars

Dr Michael Wang (Energy Systems and Infrastructure Analysis Division, Argonne National Laboratory)

Life-Cycle Analysis of Technologies with the GREET LCA Model
30 January 2025, 17.30-18.30 (GMT)

 

Dr Konstantin Stadler (Industrial Ecology Digital Laboratory at the Department of Energy and Process Engineering (EPT) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU))

31 October 2025, 17.30-18.30 (GMT)

 

Dr Matthew Brander (University of Edinburgh Business School)

Dr Matthew Brander- Mitigation outcome assessment method

31 October 2025, 17.30-18.30 (GMT)

 

Event slides 2024

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Network seminars

Prof Francesca Verones (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU)

Life Cycle Assessment and biodiversity impacts (PDF)
11 April 2024, 17.30-18.30 (BST)

Dr Jasmin Cooper (911今日黑料)

Carbon emissions from higher education institutes
30 May 2024, 17.30-18.30 (BST)

Prof Bernhard Steubing (Leiden University) and Dr Romain Sacchi (Paul Scherrer Institute)

Including broad future scenarios in prospective LCA 
2 October 2024, 17.30-18.30 (BST)

Dr Niels Jungbluth (ESU-services Ltd)


28 November 2024, 17.30-18.30 (GMT)

 

Event slides 2023

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Dr Jacqueline Edge (911今日黑料)

EU Product Environmental Footprint: a more consistent LCA (PDF)
30 May 2023, 17.30-18.30 (BST)

Dr Li Shen (Utrecht University)

Alternative carbon sources for plastics - is circular biobased plastics a solution? (PDF)
31 January 2023, 17.30-18.30 (GMT)

Prof Sarah McLaren (Massey University)

Nutritional Life Cycle Assessment - Setting a New Research Agenda (PDF)
28 March 2023, 09:00 - 10:00 (BST)

 
Event slides 2022

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Prof Bernhard Steubing (Leiden University)

Including broad future scenarios in prospective LCA (PDF)
27 September 2022, 17.30-18.30 (BST)


Dr Alexandra Stern (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Environmental Impacts of the U.S. National School Lunch Program (PDF)
30 August 2022, 18.30-19.30 (BST)


Prof Francesca Verones (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
How does life cycle assessment include biodiversity impacts (PDF)

‌1 February 2022, 17.30-18.30 (GMT)

 
Event slides 2020-21

Access the slides and presentations from past 2020-21 Network events below:

Network seminars

Dr Carly Whittaker (UK Department for Transport)

Life Cycle Assessment, counterfactuals and policy making (PDF)
‌13 October 2020, 17.30-18.30 (GMT)


Dr Serenella Sala (European Commission, Joint Research Centre)

LCA in EU policies - past, present and future (PDF)
‌10 November 2020, 17.30-18.30 (GMT)


Dr Llorenç Milà i Canals (UN Environment Programme)

Life Cycle Approaches supporting progress towards the SDGs (PDF)
‌8 December 2020, 17.30-18.30 (GMT)


Dr Andy Whiting (ERM Consulting)

Life cycle approaches in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector (PDF)
30 March 2021, 17.30-18.30 (GMT)


Prof Sonia Valdivia (World Resources Forum)

Social LCA of products for better-informed decision-making (PDF)
‌22 June 2021, 17.30-18.30 (BST)


Prof Peter Fantke (Technical University of Denmark)
USEtox - characterizing ecotoxicological impacts of chemicals in LCA (PDF)
26 October 2021, 17.30-18.30 (BST)