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First Session of the Seminar Series: Research Needs for Climate Positive Health Systems

Topic: This seminar will explore complex relationship between our plastic environment, the interdependency of plastics on our goals for lowering our carbon footprint and increasing our expected lifespan, while also showcasing our own work on how polymer chemistry has the opportunity to shape a new sustainable future by developing interdisciplinary solutions that work for all actors

Speaker: Prof. Michael Shaver, FRSC, FIMMM, is the Professor of Polymer Science in the School of Natural Sciences at the University of Manchester where he leads initiatives in sustainable polymers, plastics and materials for the School and for the Henry Royce Institute, the UK’s national advanced materials science centre.