LEAF status of Laboratories across the Manchester Institute

Current LEAF Status

We are pursuing a number of initiatives across the Institute to support sustainability in research, and this includes joining the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) programme.

Developed by Sustainable UCL, LEAF contains actions which lab users can take to save plastics, water, energy and other resources. By taking part in the programme, laboratories will reduce their carbon emissions and create an environment that supports research quality.

Laboratories are awarded either a Bronze, Silver or Gold level depending on how many sustainability actions they take. Optionally, laboratories may estimate the impact of their actions in both carbon and financial terms, using LEAF’s inbuilt calculators.  Below you can find the current status of laboratories across our Institute.

LEAF Certification Status (December 2025)

Cell Division

Building: Oglesby Cancer Research

Floor: G

Lab Number: G.123

Named LEAF Champion: Eleanor Trotter

Research Group Leader: Iain Hagan

Lab Status: Silver

Skin Cancer and Ageing

Building: Oglesby Cancer Research

Floor: G

Lab Number: G.120

Named LEAF Champion: Martha Gutteridge

Research Group Leader: Amaya Virós

Lab Status: Silver

GUCR

Building: Oglesby Cancer Research

Floor: G

Lab Number: G.120

Named LEAF Champion: Claire Hart

Research Group Leader: Ashwin Sacheva

Lab Status: Gold

Stem Cell Biology

Building: Paterson

Floor: 5

Lab Number: 05-072

Named LEAF Champion: Michael Lie‑a‑Ling

Research Group Leader: Georges Lacaud

Lab Status: Gold

Read more about how were are improving the the sustainability and efficiency of our laboratories on our main Sustainability page: https://www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/sustainability/

 

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