Open call: artist in residence
An open call for eight artists to join research teams across eight global locations to explore plastic, healthcare and the possibilities of a more circular future.
An open call for eight artists to join research teams across eight global locations to explore plastic, healthcare and the possibilities of a more circular future.
Developed collaboratively by After the Single Use and the Imploding Dialysis project, Deconstructing Dialysis brought patients, healthcare professionals, researchers, industry representatives and policymakers together to explore issues of equity and sustainability in the future of haemodialysis.
Researchers from the After the Single Use project recently convened in Tanzania for a series of engagements centred around MedExpo Africa. These activities highlighted the strong, ongoing partnership between the project's established Tanzania-based unit - including researchers at the Amani Medical Research Centre, NIMR-Tanzania, and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) — and colleagues from the U.K. and Norway.
Bruno Strasser joined the New Books Network podcast to discuss the history of respiratory masks and the changing ideas of health, risk and responsibility surrounding them.
After the Single Use researchers Alice Street and Millie Marriott Webb joined Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2026, using the Deconstructing Devices project and an Innovation Stage presentation to open up conversations around medical device lifecycles, sustainability, and material transparency.
Researchers from across the University of Edinburgh will come together this month for the first Plastics Research Forum, an interdisciplinary event designed to connect scholars working on plastics across a wide range of fields.
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.