What’s in the water? Measuring the impact of plastic pollutionSchool of Biological and Behavioural SciencesPlastics are useful materials, but they now pollute our world − on land, and in oceans, rivers and lakes. There are great concerns about the damage they might be doing to the environment. While traditional plastics are non-degradable, strides have been made in developing alternative biodegradable polymers. How can we accurately measure the impact of all plastics? Where are they coming from, how do they degrade, what effects do they have, and can we stop the flow of pollution?Marina ResminiProfessor of Materials Chemistry
Working beyond the border − supporting labour rights in European Union trade policySchool of Business and ManagementLiam CamplingProfessor of International Business and Development
The 100,000 Genomes Project: holding the key to 21st-century healthcare?William Harvey Research instituteProfessor Sir Mark CaulfieldVice Principal for Health for Queen Mary’s Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology
Cloud computing – how should it be regulated?School of LawChristopher MillardProfessor of Privacy and Information Law
Keir Starmer’s conference speech offered a clearer ideological position – even more ambition will now be needed