LAURELIN partner earns second-place poster award at “Inaugural Symposium: the role of Higher Education Institutes and Life Cycle Assessment in achieving sustainable futures”

On 26 March 2025, Piya Gosalvitr – representative of LAURELIN project partner University of Manchester (UoM) – recently participated in the “Inaugural Symposium: The Role of Higher Education Institutes and Life Cycle Assessment in Achieving Sustainable Futures,” held at Imperial College London (UK).

This event gathered 78 researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to discuss and explore how higher education institutions and life cycle assessment can shape sustainable futures.

Key themes of this symposium were:

1. role of higher education institutes in sustainability
2. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for sustainable development
3. Policy and Governance for Sustainable and net zero futures

More information on the Symposium can be found via this link: Inaugural Symposium: The Role of Higher Education Institutes and Life Cycle Assessment in Achieving Sustainable Futures | Events | Imperial College London

During this symposium, Piya presented his research findings with a poster presentation highlighting the use of a life cycle approach as a design tool, garnered significant attention. The poster underlined the outcomes of the LAURELIN project, where a life cycle approach was utilized as an early design tool to guide the development of a catalytic non-thermal plasma reactor for methanol production via CO2 hydrogenation.

The poster presentation attracted considerable attention from a diverse audience across academia and industry, leading to engaging discussions and ultimately earning a second-place poster award.

More information on the role of the University of Manchester under the LAURELIN framework can be found via this link: Interview with our partner University of Manchester (UoM) – Laurelin

Media contact or for any further information: Cécile Fouquet – Aliénor: cecile.fouquet@alienor.eu