Blog posts tagged ‘collaboration’

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Plastic parts of diagnostic devices are placed on a blue background.
14 Jul 2026

Toxic Asepsis at AAHM 2026

In June 2026, Eloïse Richard and Bruno Strasser presented ‘Toxic Asepsis: Chemical Sterilization and the Rise of Disposable Medical Devices in the 20th Century’ at AAHM.
A lively workshop over a table with infographics in the background. One participant is smiling and listening intently to another participant talking.

Visualising Research for Impact

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Alice Street joined a University of Edinburgh Impact Festival panel exploring how data visualisation can support clearer, more careful and more accessible research communication.
Different parts of plastic medical devices are strewn on a blue background.

Reducing single-use plastics in Scottish healthcare

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Dani Farrow presented After the Single Use research at a national NHS Scotland Sustainable Delivery Group meeting, contributing to discussions on reducing single-use plastics across Scottish healthcare.
A large wall of waste is being moved around by an orange forklift truck digger.
21 May 2026

Plastics Research Forum at the University of Edinburgh

The first Plastics Research Forum brings together researchers from across the University of Edinburgh to share work on plastics, sustainability, health, design, engineering, and society, while exploring opportunities for future interdisciplinary collaboration.
A group of researchers stand on some steps with a building behind.
31 Mar 2026

CRCF convenes first National Advisory Committee meeting in Senegal

Researchers and stakeholders gathered for CRCF’s first National Advisory Committee meeting to review early findings on single-use medical plastics, biomedical waste management, and future directions for research in Senegal.
Four people in hi-vis jackets stand in the foreground with large sacks of plastic waste in a warehouse space.
06 Feb 2026

"Waste & wasting”: Mapping research on waste at the University of Edinburgh

After the Single Use co-organised a University of Edinburgh workshop bringing together researchers from across disciplines to explore waste, waste work, and waste landscapes. The event highlighted shared concerns around value, labour, plastics, pollution, and the infrastructures that shape how waste is understood and managed.
Researchers and representatives stand outside the School of Public Health and Social Sciences in Muhimbli. The building has a marigold plaster exterior with decorative metal work on the windows.

Building Research Partnerships in Tanzania: Early Engagements for After the Single Use

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The Tanzania research team recently conducted a series of stakeholder visits in Dar es Salaam, establishing collaborations with academic and environmental partners and exploring the challenges and opportunities surrounding single-use medical plastics in healthcare.
A pair of hands hold plastic parts of an IV catheter against a green background with subtitles from the video.

Deconstructing Devices: unpacking the hidden material complexity of an IV catheter

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A new Deconstructing Devices video explores the material composition of a single IV catheter, revealing the multiple plastic components and hidden infrastructures embedded within everyday medical devices.
Green and blue plastic materials from medical devices and PPE and laid out on a white table.

The risks of single-use medical plastics on human and environmental health at the EDCMA SoMA 2026

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Millie Marriott Webb presented research on the human and environmental impacts of single-use medical plastics at the student-led SoMA 2026 Medical Anthropology and the Technocene conference.
A researcher lays out the different white and blue materials found in a gown and mask on a grey floor.
12 May 2026

After the Single Use partners with NOBA on international artist residencies

After the Single Use is collaborating with NOBA, Norway’s first permanent BioArt platform, to develop a series of international artist residencies exploring healthcare plastics, waste, and circular healthcare systems.
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