Welcome to STEPS’ Summer School on Sustainable Plastics in August!
This summer, STEPS is organising a summer school on sustainable plastics. The aim is to provide understanding of the current plastic system and its challenges, pathways to a sustainable plastic system, biobased and biodegradable plastics, recycling solutions, policies, and standards for sustainable plastics.
Plastic has provided a wide range of benefits to society. Nevertheless, it has become a highly debated material because of its accumulation in the environment, low recycling rate and fossil origin, thereby contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and pollution.
The summer school will comprise lectures by academic researchers, experts from industry and governmental institutes and agencies. It will also involve exercises, group discussions, and reports. STEPS is led by Lund University.
AIM
Provide understanding of the current plastic system and its challenges, pathways to a sustainable plastic system, biobased and biodegradable plastics, recycling solutions, policies, and standards for sustainable plastics
Target audience
Academic researchers, university students, industrial scientists, high school teachers, policy makers, staff in different regional bodies and organisations, as well as anyone with an interest in learning more about plastics.
Pre-requirement
Natural science at high school level
Language
English
Course material
Relevant publications, copies of the lectures, and links to important documents.
Period
7-18 August 2023
Location
Kemicentrum, Naturvetarvägen 14, Lund University.
Some speakers will present their lectures digitally. Those who are not able to attend physically can follow the lectures and some other activities online.
Course schedule
A detailed course schedule will be available early June 2023.
Course certificate and credits
The course participants can get a certificate of attendance, if interested. For doctoral students, the course is worth 5 credits.
Course contact
Professor Rajni Hatti Kaul, Division of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University; rajni.hatti-kaul@biotek.lu.se
Dr. Josefin Ahlqvist, Collaboration Office, Lund University; josefin.ahlqvist@fsi.lu.se.
Registration
Please register by 30 June 2023. Please note that a participation fee of 1000 SEK will be required after registration. Students participate for free.