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The summer heat crisis in Petch needs an urgent solution

The summer heat crisis in Petch needs an urgent solution

by Isobel Barlow-Busch | Jul 31, 2025 | Opinions

Heat waves are causing accessibility and workplace safety concerns in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology Summers are getting hotter. The Petch building isn’t air conditioned, and my cells are dying. I’m a third-year PhD student in the Department of...

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