The 2026 Coccus Pocus story competition is now open for entries. This year’s theme is microbial therapeutics against pathogens and AMR microbes and their biofilms, so plenty to interest EBNet members. Participants must submit a short story of 500 to 2000 words. The deadline is 31 October 2026 (Halloween), and …
Webinar: 30 June 2026, 10-12:00 UK Closing date: 19 August 2026 The Royal Society‘s Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) scheme, aims to increase knowledge and awareness in UK universities of cutting-edge industrial science, research and innovation. The scheme provides opportunities for enthusiastic, highly-experienced industrial scientists and entrepreneurs to spend one day …
The Green Stories Project has published winning stories from its flash fiction competition in an anthology The Last Plastic Fork and Other Green Epiphanies. Copies of paper and ebook versions are available from Habitat Press. For more information on the Green Stories competition see here. Meanwhile Habitat Press author Laura …
The journal Environments is inviting applications for its Best PhD Thesis Award. This award aims to recognize ECRs producing outstanding PhD theses in the field of environmental sciences. Eligibility and Requirements The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced an outstanding PhD thesis The …
Closing date: 31 July 2026 The journal Processes is inviting applications for its Best PhD Thesis Award. This award aims to recognize early career researchers for outstanding PhD theses in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, biology, materials, or related process/systems engineering research. Applications will be assessed by an evaluation committee …
Deadline: 30 Dec 2025 The Processes Young Investigator Award was established in 2020 to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of processes/systems in chemistry, biology, material, energy, environment, food, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, automation control, catalysis, separation, particle and allied engineering. Nominations are accepted from June to December every …
Deadline for entries: 20 Feb 2026 The next round of the annual Dance Your PhD competition is open for entries. This is a fabulous chance for current (and former?) PhD researchers to think about your work in a completely different way – and if you take part, to disseminate your …
The Supergen Bioenergy Hub has issued a call for Business Interaction Voucher (BIV) proposals. The call invites new academic and industrial collaborations to explore specific activities within the scope of the Hub. The aim is to extend the existing portfolio of work that accelerates sustainable UK bioenergy and bioproduct development. …
Green Stories has a new Epiphanies – Flash Fiction competition which is open for entries until 27 August 2025. The remit of the Green Stories project is different from EBNet’s, but there is plenty of overlap – so surely scope for some entries inspired by Environmental Biotechnology. Start writing now! …
Deadline: 17 October 2025 This year’s Photography and Art competition run by the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) is now open for entries. The competition forms part of NBIC’s #BiofilmAware campaign, which works to raise awareness NBIC’s activities and research, and the many societal and economic impacts of biofilms.The cometition …
Are you a student completing research on climate change or carbon reduction solutions? Would you like to win £1,000 and gain access to career boosting opportunities? Privilege Finance is currently running an award for students whose research project or dissertation is focused on a solution to climate change. The award …
The webinar is over, but the recording is here. A virtual green story writing workshop (free to attend) for aspiring entrants will be held at 6-7pm Monday, 31st July where you can ask questions of experts in the field to help develop your story. We’ve allowed an hour but if …
Could you record a 60-second pitch video on your phone? If you are 16-25, that’s all it takes to enter the The Young Entrepreneurs Challenge. This annual competition provides a £10,000 / €11,000 grant, a mentorship package and pro-bono support to accelerate their business idea or start-up. All shortlisted finalists …
Open to all university students – deadline 1 May 2022 The University of West London has an international student competition on “Impacts of IOT in Water Systems” for university students in the UK, Malaysia, Nigeria, South Africa and Mexico. This student competition is based on three steps: a preliminary stage …
Are you a student completing research on climate change or carbon reduction solutions? Would you like to win £1,000 and gain access to career boosting opportunities? Privilege Finance is currently running an award for students whose research project or dissertation is focused on a solution to climate change. The work could …
