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Annual Event

The Network’s annual event is held at Imperial College London and provides a networking platform for the UK and international life cycle communities. Speakers from a range of sectors present on the application and relevance of life cycle approaches. The event also includes a showcase of academic research within the life cycle field through poster presentations.

Launch event

8 May 2019 - view a detailed summary of the Network’s 2019 annual event, including pictures and presentations.

Seminar Series

The Imperial Life Cycle Network’s Seminar Series provides a platform to present and discuss topics relevant to the life cycle field. The format consists of a 30-40 minute presentation, followed by Q&A and discussion. The seminars are free and open to all. Upcoming seminars are listed below - please register via the Eventbrite page and a link for the online meeting will be sent to you shortly before the seminar (all events are currently virtual).

Journal Club

The Imperial Life Cycle Network’s Journal Club brings together Imperial researchers (staff and students) working with, and/or interested in, life cycle approaches to discuss relevant topics, facilitate knowledge sharing, network and build collaborations. The Journal Club is open to all members of the Imperial community. To register please email the Network using your Imperial College email address. You will then receive further information, including the link for the online meeting, shortly before the date of the Journal Club (all events are currently virtual). Upcoming Journal Club meetings are listed below.

2025 Inagual Symposium

The Inaugual Symposim hosted by the Imperial Life Cycle Network on 26th March 2025. The event was attended by over 80 attendees from academia and industry, from the UK and Europe. Slides and photos from the event can be found below:

Keynotes

Marcelle McManus 'Industrial Decarbonisation: From linear to circular: a life cycle lesson'

Marcelle-keynote

Harriet Wallace 'How can universities contribute towards sustainable futures?'

Harriet-Wallace-Keynote

Richard Murphy 'Filling knowledge gaps with LCA: an example of progress and challenges'

Richard-Murphy-Keynote

Carly Whittaker 'Comparing the life cycle carbon balances of different land use systems: Wind, solar or forests'

Carly-keynote

Paper presentations

Annette Davis, School of Architecture La Salle, Ramon Llull University
'The Impact of Lifespan Assumptions in LCA: Comparing the Replacement of Building Parts Versus Building Layers—A Housing Case Study'

Annette-paper

Akita Bansal, University of Surrey
'Governance and systemic challenges faced by sustainable Food and Beverage (F&B) Small & Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the UK'

Akita-paper

Evelina Nyqvist, Chalmers University of Technology
'Life cycle assessment during early-stage technology development: A focus on carbon utilisation'

Evelina-paper

Alessandro Vezzuto, Imperial College London
'A well-to-wake life cycle assessment of alternative marine fuels'

Alessandro-paper

Photo highlights from the day

Mirabelle Mulls (Associate Professor in Economics, co-Director of the School of Sustainability and co-Director of the Hitachi-Imperial Centre for Decarbonisation and Natural Climate Solutions, Imperial College London) delivered the welcoming speech to open the Symposium. Which was then followed by our amazing four keynote speakers: Marcelle McManus (Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Director Sustainable Energy Systems Research Centre, University of Bath), Harriet Wallace, the Director of Sustainability at Imperial College London, Richard Murphy (Professor of Life Cycle Assessment, University of Surrey) and Carly Whittaker (Senior Carbon Scientist, Forest Research).

A highlight for many at the Symposium was the panel session where Jem Woods (Professor of Sustainable Development, Imperial College London) and eight academic and industrial experts in the area of LCA discussed in depth the important of LCA for sustainable futures and what higher education institutes can do to support LCA and its use for sustainability.