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The Effective Laboratory: Safe, Successful and Sustainable

National Science Learning Centre, York, 12-13 June

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

2012CONFERENCE

F I E L D M A N A G M E N T S E R V I C E S“Global Solutions for EMI Problems”

Jon W. MunderlohSenior Technical Consultant

jon.munderloh@fms-corp.com • www.fms-corp.com

123 North Laurel Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Fax 760.743.1193Tel 323.937.1562 Cell 323.574.7878

www.effect ive lab.org.uk

PROGRAMME AND KEYNOTES Day 1 (12 June)

09.30 – 10.15 Registration

10.15 – 10.25 Welcome and Introduction Michael Grove (Chair), Director, National HE-STEM Programme, University of Birmingham Peter James, Professor of Environmental Management, University of Bradford and S-Lab Director

10.25 – 10.55 Wendell BraseVice Chancellor (Administrative and Business Services), University of California, IrvineDesigning and Operating High Performance Laboratories at UC Irvine

Wendell C Brase chairs the University of California’s Climate Solutions Steering Group and leads an award-winning sustainability program in his role as Vice Chancellor for Administrative and Business Services at the University of California, Irvine. The Irvine campus received the 2008 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for Climate Change; has earned numerous accolades for sustainability, including a 2009 EPA Environmental Achievement Award and more LEED-NC Gold awards than any U.S. campus; and in 2010 ranked sixth on the Sierra Club’s list of greenest campuses.

10.55 – 11.25 James Neil CrossanProgramme Director at AstraZeneca Developing World Class Pharmaceutical Laboratories - AstraZeneca’s Experience in Asia and Europe

James Neil Crossan (CEng CEnv FIMechE MCIBSE MSc BSc) is a Programme Director and Engineer with over 25 years experience in the design, construction and commissioning of research, retail, commercial and manufacturing facilities up to the value of $100m per project in Europe and Asia. He became the first ‘in-house’ commissioning manager for a programme of complex building construction with ICI plc ( later to become AstraZeneca plc) in 1986. Over the last 25 years he has carried out various capital investment roles including those of construction and project manager. More recently the projects he administered have gained both RIBA and IChemE awards. Neil is currently based in India leading the design and construction of a new pharmaceutical manufacturing site.

11.25 – 11.55 Tea/coffee and exhibitions

11.55 – 12.25 Richard Middleton and Alan FoxSite Services Leader, Lilly UK and Director Building Engineering, AECOMRefurbishing Lilly’s Windlesham Research Centre for Successful and Low Energy Science

Richard Middleton (CEng, FIMechE, MCMI, ACGI, MBA, BSc(Eng)) is the Site Services Leader for Lilly’s European Pharmaceutical Research Centre with over 25 years experience in design, construction, commissioning and operation of pharmaceutical, nuclear and power generation research facilities in the UK. For the last 11 years he has been responsible for the engineering operations at Lilly’s European Research Centre in Surrey and has completed £100m of new build and refurbishments to Biology, Chemistry, Animal Facilities and Office buildings. He has been responsible for the facilities management, energy management, purchasing and EHS functions in addition to engineering for the last 2 years.

 

 

 

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Alan Fox specialises in Laboratory and Pharmaceutical projects and is the AECOM Sector Lead for Europe. He is responsible for the administration, management and technical standards of a multi-disciplinary team of engineering personnel engaged on the design, construction and commissioning of environmental services for a wide range of laboratory projects and other buildings. Within AECOM Alan provides a lead role in the Laboratory and Pharmaceutical sector to maintain standards and to ensure delivery of innovative and low energy design concepts. In addition, he has played a key role in leading the design for the award winning low energy Sainsbury Millennium store and the innovative Halley 6 project for the British Antarctic Survey. Alan has also contributed to the laboratory design sections of the CIBSE guides and to BREEAM standards.

12.25 – 12.55 Guy Collyer, OBE Home Office

Future Labs, Future Risks

Guy Collyer has been a police officer for over 29 years. During the 1990s he developed a specialism within the field of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). This led to him being posted to the National Counter Terrorism Security Office in 2002 where he became the UK lead for the implementation of Part 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 (pathogen security). His work included the recruitment of a network of Counter Terrorism Security Advisers within the UK and minimum standards for physical and personnel security within microbiology. He has continued to work in this area with a greater influence on flexible and sustainable security policies. In 2011 he was awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. He is also a Fellow of The Security Institute and a member of the Royal Institute.

12.50 – 14.00 Lunch and exhibitions

14.00 – 15.15 Session 1A – parallel streams on Evidence Based Approaches to Lab Safety, Labs that Work for Users, Improving Lab Performance, Making HPC/Server Rooms More Efficient and Labs Question Time – Ask the Design Experts.

15.15 – 15.45 Tea/coffee and exhibitions

15.45 – 17.00 Session 1B – parallel streams on Understanding and Optimising Lab Ventilation, Improving Lab Performance, Supporting Science Through Effective Building Management, Teaching Laboratories for Chemistry, Physical and Environmental Science, and Innovations in Science Computing

17.15 – 18.30 Reception for Delegates – Wine and Canapés

 

 

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1 Evidence Based Approaches to Laboratory SafetyMike Dockery, Chair, British Standards Institute Technical Committee on Fume Cupboards, S-Lab Technical Advisor and Director, Sui GenerisRisk Based Approaches to Laboratory Safety: BS EN 1475 and Beyond

Gordon Sharp, Executive Vice President, International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories and Chairman, AircuityIncreasing Safety through Variable Air Control

2 Labs That Work for UsersPeter Jackson, National Estates and Facilities Manager, Health Protection AgencyEffective Laboratory Design and Operation – The Importance of Understanding Changing User Needs

Phil Wirdzek, Founding President and Executive Director, International institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL)After the Dust Settles: Operations and Management – Creating the Tools to Support a Life Cycle of Ownership and User Responsibilities

3 Improving Laboratory PerformanceMike Foulkes, Associate Professor, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of PlymouthContinuous Improvement of Laboratory Performance – The Value of an ISO9001 Quality Management System

Shaun White, Head of Food and Environmental Safety Programme, The Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA)Effective Laboratory Management – The Benefits of a Continuous Improvement Programme at FERA

4 Making HPC/Server Rooms More EfficientAlan Real, HPC Coordinator, University of LeedsTeraflops into a Terribly Tight Space

Jon Summers, Senior Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, University of LeedsMore Effective Cooling of HPC/Server Rooms

Dr. Chris Rudge, Research Computing Services Manager, University of LeicesterA Centralised, High Efficiency, Science Computing Facility at the University of Leicester

5 Labs Question Time – Ask the Design ExpertsWith Bill Odell from HOK, Graham Bonnett from AECOM, Roland Triance from Waldner and John McAuley from Field Management Services

PARALLEL STREAMS: Day 1, 12 June, Session 1A: 14.00-15.15 p.m.

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1 Understanding and Optimising Laboratory VentilationKevin Cope, Head of Building Operations, Imperial CollegeContinuous Commissioning of Imperial College Laboratories – Achieving Optimal and Safe Performance

Paul Hasley, Energy Manager, University of Cambridge and Malcolm Tait, Director, K J Tait EngineersOptimising Laboratory Ventilation at the University of Cambridge’s Chemistry Building – Energy Savings and Science Benefits

Nigel Lenegan, S-Lab Technical Consultant and Director, Energy & Carbon Reduction SolutionsHow to Cut Ventilation Energy in Laboratories – Lessons from the Pharmaceutical Industry

2 Improving Laboratory PerformanceWendell Brase, Vice Chancellor (Administrative and Business Services), at the University of California, IrvineDesigning for Creative Research – Lessons from California (follow on from keynote)

Martin Allwright, Site Services Manager, Johnson Matthey Technology CentreAn Effective Commercial Research Laboratory – Current Practice and Future Challenges

3 Supporting Science Through Effective Building Management John Smith, Joint Building Manager for Schools of Biology, Chemistry and Medicine, University of St AndrewsMeeting User Needs in St Andrews’ Laboratories

Richard Jones, Deputy Head, Capital Projects, University of Oxford (previously Building Manager, Department of Chemistry)Linking Users and Estates at Oxford’s Department of Chemistry

4 Teaching Laboratories for Chemistry, Physical and Environmental Science Phillip Woodward, Facilities Project Manager, University of LiverpoolInnovation and Improving Space Efficiency in the Teaching of Physical and Environmental Sciences – the University of Liverpool’s New Central Teaching Laboratories

Gez Hunter, Mechanical Services Design Engineer, Nick Hillard, Environment Manager, and Dr. David Josey, Senior Administrator, Chemistry Department, University of WarwickA High Performance Chemistry Laboratory – Achieving Both Outstanding Levels of Staff/Student Satisfaction and Low Energy Costs

5 Innovations in Science Computing Geoff Curtis, Co-author of JISC Report on Cloud Computing, and Director, Curtis+Cartwright Consulting Cloud Computing for Research

John Trigg, Chair, RSC Automation and Analytical Management Group and Director, Phasefour-InformaticsThe IT Integrated Laboratory – Electronic Notebooks at the Heart of Lab Informatics

PARALLEL STREAMS:Day 1, 12 June Session 1B: 15.45-17.00 p.m.

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PROGRAMME AND KEYNOTES Day 2 (13 June)

09.00 – 09.30 Registration

09.30 – 09.45 Welcome by Chair and Comments on Day 1 Proceedings Nazira Karodia (Chair), Associate Dean and Regional Director - Yorkshire, Humber and North East, National HE STEM Programme, School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford Peter James, Professor of Environmental Management, University of Bradford and S-Lab Director

09.45 – 10.15 Colin Gilmore Merchant and Skolkovo speaker by videoVice-President and Head of Science and Technology, HOKDesigning the World’s Largest Science Development – Russia’s Skolkovo Innovation Centre Colin Gilmore-Merchant is Vice President and Head of Science and Technology at HOK. Colin joined HOK in London to head the Science and Technology business unit, a sector he knows well, having more than twenty years’ of laboratory design experience with a wide range of clients from commercial pharmaceutical companies to research institutions and government organisations. He has been closely involved with innovative initiatives in laboratory design which have been accepted and implemented by numerous large commercial clients. Colin’s team of architects and interior designers are currently delivering laboratories throughout Europe but significantly The Francis Crick Institute in London which was described by The Times as the most important laboratory for a generation. The building, due to be completed by 2015, will house over 1200 scientists addressing biomedical research. The team are also currently working on a translational research lab with dedicated hospital accommodation in Italy, and a major new laboratory complex in Moscow covering biomedical research, nuclear medicine, materials research, IT, energy and space technologies.

10.15 – 10.45 Jeremy G FreyProfessor of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Environmental Science, University of Southampton Smart Labs for Smart People - Joining Physical, Digital and Personal Spaces to Facilitate Research and LearningJeremy Frey is Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Southampton, UK. He is fully committed to a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to chemical research. He uses laser spectroscopy to probe molecular structure, reactivity, and dynamics in a variety of environments, ranging from single molecules to interfaces and surfaces, which he studies with interfacial non-linear spectroscopy. At Southampton, his collaborations with Physics, the Opto-Electronics Research Centre (ORC), and Electronics and Computer Science have been particularly fruitful. He continues to be vigorously involved with the UK e-Science and e-Research programmes. Jeremy led the CombeChem project which developed e-Science and Grid infrastructure to provide support for and carry out chemical research, including, for example, the Smart Tea Project. Subsequent projects deploy Web 2.0 & social networking technologies to develop a “Chemical Semantic Web”; the e-Bank & e-Crystals projects. Jeremy was the chair of the UK e-Science User Group (2005-7) and in 2005/6 held a Visiting Fellowship at the Centre for Mathematics and its Applications at ANU, Canberra. He has recently been appointed as the champion for the RCUK Digital Economy Theme: IT as a Utility.

10.45 – 11.15 Tea/coffee and exhibitions

 

 

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11.15 – 11.45 James NaismithProfessor and Director of the new Bioscience Research Building, University of St Andrews Developing a State of the Art Research Facility in Challenging Times

Jim Naismith graduated from Edinburgh in 1989 with a BSc in Chemisry, gaining a PhD in 1992 from Manchester. After two years in the USA, he came to St Andrews where has been since. He is currently Professor of Chemical Biology and Director of the Biomedical Science Research Complex (BSRC). Jim was project lead for the team who defined the academic vision of, successfully sought funding from Wellcome for, and designed and implemented, the BSRC. He has gained an appreciation of the importance of a proper partnership between academics, University professionals, design professionals and builders.

11.45 – 12.30 Award Presentations Laboratory-Based Teaching and Learning Innovation Schools and CollegesLaboratory Equipment and ServicesLaboratory Environmental Improvement(Individuals) Making A DifferenceRefurbished LaboratoriesNew Laboratory Building

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch and exhibitions Lunch is kindly sponsored by HEaTED.

13.30 – 14.45 Session 2C – parallel streams on New Approaches to STEM Teaching and Learning (with HE STEM); New Roles and Professional Development Routes for Lab Technical Staff (with HEaTED); New Laboratories; Effective and Efficient Sample Management and Storage; and Optimising Laboratory Ventilation.

14.45 – 15.15 Tea/coffee

15.15 – 16.30 Session 2D – parallel streams on Rethinking Undergraduate Laboratory Practice (with HE STEM); Academic Perspectives on Successful Laboratory Refurbishment; Sharing Equipment and Services; Creating Greener Laboratories; and The Adaptive Laboratory.

16.30 – 17.00 Panel Discussion and Chairman’s closing remarks

 

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1 New Approaches to Stem Teaching and Learning (with the National HE STEM Programme)Richard Greene, Dean of the School of Life Sciences, University of BradfordNew Approaches to Life Science Learning – The Role of Simulation and Visualisation

Justin Steele-Davies Assistant Director, HE STEM London & Southeast, University of Southampton.Virtual Experiments Supporting Laboratory Learning

Alan Aitken, Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, University of St Andrews An Integrated Chemistry Laboratory

2 New Roles and Professional Development Routes for Laboratory Technical Staff (with HEaTED)Dawn Cartwright, Director of Infrastructure & Facilities, Department of Biology, University of YorkEffective Laboratory Management – Key Competencies for Safe, Successful and Sustainable Performance

Dr Katherine Forsey, HEaTED Course and Regional Network Co-ordinatorEffective Professional Development of Laboratory Staff – How HEaTED Can Help

3 New LaboratoriesIain Garfield, Head of Estate Services, University of SunderlandThe University of Sunderland’s New Sciences Complex – Refurbishment of Laboratory Space, Academic Workspace and Learning Zones

Gary Bond, Academic Lead & Principal Lecturer in Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, School of Forensic and Investigative Sciences, University of Central Lancashire UCLAN’s J.B. Firth Building – New Facilities for the Schools of Forensic and Investigative Sciences, and Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

4 Effective and Efficient Sample Management and Storage Andrew Platt, Database Manager: Biobanking Solutions, University of ManchesterMore Effective Sample Management – The Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) at the University of Manchester

Bob Nicholson, Technical Manager, University of NewcastleEffective and Energy Efficient Cold Storage – Freezer Replacement and Other Measures at the University of Newcastle

5 Optimising Laboratory VentilationWendell Brase, Vice Chancellor (administrative and business services), at the University of California, IrvineSmart Labs – Cutting Lab Energy Use in Half at UC Irvine (follow on from keynote)

Philip Pike, Energy Manager, University of OxfordMinimising Energy in University of Oxford Laboratories – The Midnight Oil Project on 24/7 Occupancy and Other Actions

John Hindley, Head of Environmental Strategy, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityReducing Fume Cupboard Energy Consumption – Retrofitting Constant Volume Cupboards to Be Variable Air Volume

PARALLEL STREAMS: Day 2, Session 2C: 13.30 – 14.45 p.m.

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PARALLEL STREAMS:Day 2, Session 2D: 15.15-16.30 p.m.1 Rethinking Undergraduate Laboratory Practice (with HE STEM)Peter Hopkinson, Professor and Director, Sustainable Enterprise Centre, and Louise Comerford Boyes, Research Fellow, School of Lifelong Education and Development, University of BradfordGreening STEM Laboratory Practice – Lessons from Bradford’s Ecoversity Initiative

Mark Langley, Professional Development Leader, National Science Learning CentreInnovative Lab Designs for Improved Learning – Changing College and School Practices and the Implications for Universities

Jacqui Robson, RSC School Teacher Fellow, University of Durham RELITE: Research-Led Innovative Teaching Experiments – Reinventing First Year Lab Courses in Chemistry

2 Academic Perspectives on Successful Laboratory RefurbishmentSusan Laird, Head of Department of Biosciences, Sheffield Hallam UniversityA Mammalian Cell Culture Teaching Facility at Sheffield Hallam University

Biddy Unsworth, Head, School of Rehabilitation and Health Sciences, Leeds Metropolitan UniversityA Flexible, Multidisciplinary, Biomedical Sciences Laboratory at Leeds Metropolitan University

Andrew J Sutherland, Senior Lecturer in Organic/Polymer Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, Aston UniversityRefurbishing a Redundant Space into the New School of Engineering and Applied Science

3 Sharing Equipment and Services Arthur Nicholas, Faculty of Life Sciences and Faculty of Medical & Human Sciences, Estates Officer; Rita Newbould, Technical Resource Manager (Support Core Facilities) and Catherine Davies, Senior Analytical Research Technician, University of ManchesterLaboratory Management at the University of Manchester – Technical Support, Shared Services and Resource Efficiency

Melanie King, Head of the Centre for Engineering and Design Education, University of Loughborough Sharing Laboratory Equipment – How Kit Catalogue can Reduce Costly Duplication of Lab Equipment

Peter Russell, School Technical Manager, School of Biomedical and Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth Strengthening Science Capacity and Sharing Equipment – The New Systems Biology Centre at Plymouth University

4 Creating Greener LaboratoriesSarah McCarrick, BREEAM Senior Consultant, BRE GlobalBREEAM and Laboratories – Experience to Date and Planned Changes

Martin Wiles, Head of Sustainability, University of Bristol and Jo Kemp, Green Impact Project Manager, National Union of StudentsAssessing Laboratory Performance – Using the Green Impact Scheme to Create Both Environmental and Business Benefit in Universities and the Health Sector

Andrea Sella, Professor of Chemistry, University College LondonSaving Water in the UCL Chemistry Department (by video)

5 The Adaptive LaboratoryMike Dockery, Chair, British Standards Institute Technical Committee on Fume Cupboards, S-Lab Technical Advisor and Director, Sui Generis Designing for Flexibility Without Compromising Cost or Performance – UK Experience

Christian Schnitzer, Arc2lab Architects Designing for Flexibility – European Case Studies

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SHORT LIST

NEW LABORATORY BUILDING NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY - Baddiley-Clarke Building (Medical Sciences Research)

QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY BELFAST - Health Sciences Building (Centre for Infection and Immunity - Research)

THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE - New Teaching and Research Centre

THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE - J.B Firth Building (Schools of Forensic and Investigative Sciences, and Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences) (Research and Teaching)

THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL - Central Teaching Laboratories (Physical and Environmental Sciences)

THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS - The Biomedical Sciences Annex (Research)

REFURBISHED LABORATORIESASTON UNIVERSITY - School of Engineering and Applied Science (Research and Teaching)

LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY - Biomedical Sciences Laboratory (Teaching)

SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY - Bioscience Department (Cell Culture Teaching)

THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT - School of Physical Sciences (Teaching)

(INDIVIDUALS) MAKING A DIFFERENCEPLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY - Dr. Mike Foulkes and ISO9001 Quality Management Accreditation in Laboratories

UCL (UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON) - Professor Andrea Sella and a Cross-Functional Water Saving Campaign in the Department of Chemistry

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER - Dr. Arthur Nicholas and a Sustainable Laboratories Initiative

THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS - John Smith and Environmental Innovation in Laboratory Design and Operation

LABORATORY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTIMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON - Continuous Optimisation of Laboratory Plant and Services

MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY - Fume Cupboard Refurbishment and Sash Closure

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER - Improvement of Equipment, Infrastructure and Practices in the School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (Geochemistry Laboratory)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK - Energy Efficient Refurbishment of Chemistry Teaching Laboratories

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SERVICESLOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY - Maximising Equipment Use Through Kit-Catalogue

PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY - Equipment Sharing in the Systems Biology Centre

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER - Centralised Management and Delivery of Core Support Services and Research Facilities (Faculties of Life Sciences, and Medical and Human Sciences)

LABORATORY-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING INNOVATIONTHE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON - Virtual Experiments for Undergraduate Laboratories

THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS - Innovations in Chemistry Teaching and Learning

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGESCANTERBURY COLLEGE - A New Veterinary Nursing Laboratory

HALESOWEN COLLEGE - New, Flexible and Smart Science Laboratories

KENDRICK SCHOOL - Flexibility and Innovation in the New Faraday Laboratories

OLDHAM SIXTH FORM COLLEGE - Innovation and Outreach Through a New Regional Science Centre

TRURO AND PENWITH COLLEGE (PENWITH CAMPUS) - A New, Flexible and Green Science Laboratory

S-LABAWARDS

2012

The S-Lab Awards scheme recognises excellence in laboratory design, operation and management in all sectors, and in laboratory-based teaching and learning innovation within educational institutions, that creates improved performance whilst enhancing safety and sustainability.

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YOUR CONFERENCE NOTES:

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S-Lab (Safe, Successful and Sustainable Laboratories) helps laboratories to respond effectively to financial, customer, user, regulatory and other pressures. The initiative is based at the University of Bradford and originated with support from the four UK HE funding bodies but has growing commercial and public sector involvement. It has three streams of work - design (working in partnership with owners and suppliers, and in collaboration with the US Labs 21 initiative); operation (working closely with lab managers and technicians); and users (working closely with staff and students). All of these emphasise the synergies between safety, organisational success and sustainability rather than compartmentalising and/or seeing them as competing with each other. See www.goodcampus.org for more information.

Working across the higher education sector with a particular focus upon the disciplines of Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematics and Physics, the National HE STEM Programme supports higher education institutions in encouraging the exploration of new approaches to recruiting students and delivering programmes of study. It enables the transfer of best practice, facilitates its wider adoption and encourages innovation. Through collaboration and shared working, the Programme focuses upon sustainable activities to achieve long-term impact within the higher education sector. See www.hestem.ac.uk for more information.