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A researcher lays out the many components of a seemingly simple single-use jacket.

26 Jun 2025

Deconstructing Devices: Uncovering the Plastics Behind Medical Innovation

Peeling back the layers of medical devices, this hands-on workshop revealed the hidden complexity - and environmental cost - of plastics in modern healthcare. What lies beneath matters.

An animated discussion about disposable plastics as part of the exhibition curation.

18 Jun 2025

A Guide to Sparking Cross-Disciplinary Conversations that Drive Meaningful Research

The After the Single Use team created a pop-up exhibition in less than 3 hours to showcase our research. How did we pull it off?

A researcher holds up one of several bottles containing parts of a Malaria RDT kit.

17 Jun 2025

Dissecting Disposable Medical Devices: Who do Single-Use Plastics Really Affect?

Are single-use medical plastics really safer - or just shifting harm elsewhere? This workshop unpacked the hidden risks, toxic legacies, and overlooked impacts of disposable healthcare devices.

Display case with Virustatic reusable face mask.

02 May 2025

Injecting Hope: The Race for a Covid-19 Vaccine, National Museums Scotland

The exhibition explored the rapid research, development, and delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine. For our team, it prompted reflection on vaccine inequity and the environmental impact of pandemic-related waste.

A range of autoinjector types: reusable, smart and single use.

28 Mar 2025

Inside Medical Technology UK 2025: Is Sustainability Back in the Basement?

Intelligent healthcare and realising the potential of the Internet of Medical Things take the top spots on the medtech industry’s agenda, but where does that leave sustainability?

An advertisement for a plastic glove called "White Knight". The saturated Norwegian advertisement shows a single hand in the glove with annotations about its benefits.

03 Dec 2024

Hand in glove: the history of the disposable glove at HSS 2024

Anne Kveim Lie presented new research on the history of the disposable glove at the History of Science Society Annual Meeting 2024.

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