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NBIC Showcase – 12 September, Nottingham

Interested in biofilms? The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) Showcase will take place on Tuesday 12 September 2023 from 09:00 – 17:30 at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham. Featuring talks from partner research institutions, researchers, industry/end-user partners etc., making this a great networking and knowledge exchange event. Register …

Algae-UK 8th Business Interaction Voucher (BIV) call now open

Deadline: 14 July 2023. Up to ÂŁ20,000 per BIV. Purpose: to encourage and support collaboration between academia and industry. The collaboration can be any defined piece of work by the academic partner to support the industrial partner and which is intended to facilitate small, confidence-building measures between the partners with …

New EBNet report: Reflections on the move to a double-blind Proof of Concept Call

Reflections on the move to a double-blind Proof of Concept Call. Recent criticisms within academia and a strong focus on EDI initiatives have highlighted anxieties about inequalities in the workplace. Our diverse research community needs to be assured that we take inclusion seriously and aim to safeguard the quality of …

Pre-announcement: UKRI cross research council responsive mode pilot scheme

Look sharp! Funding opportunity details for outline applications will be published on 25 May 2023 for this major funding opportunity for interdisciplinary ideas that transcend, combine or significantly span disciplines.This pilot scheme will support breakthrough or disruptive interdisciplinary ideas not routinely funded through existing UKRI responsive mode schemes. Awards will …

The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships – Fiji / South Africa / Sri Lanka – close: 24 May 2023

The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) offer a unique fully funded opportunity to study a two-year Master’s degree in a low or middle income Commonwealth country. This opportunity is open to citizens of a Commonwealth country who have graduated with an equivalent of a 2:1 at the time of application. …

Free Cloud-SPAN workshop on CORE R – 20 June 2023

This free online two-hour workshop is hosted by Cloud-SPAN. It provides an introduction to R for complete beginners. The workshop assumes no prior experience of coding. By the end of the course you will be able to; find your way around RStudio use the basic data types and structures in …

Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU): Call for project proposals 2023

Deadline: 20 September 2023 The CBE JU second call for project proposals is now live. A total of €215.5 million will be dedicated to advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe across 18 topics. Call topics: Innovation actions – flagship Optimised and integrated wood-based value chains – €17 million Expansion …

UKRI Engineering Biology Mission Hubs and Mission Awards – Pre-announcement

Engineering biology is the application of (rigorous) engineering principles to the design and fabrication of biological components and systems, from modifications of natural systems to new forms of artificial biology. It encompasses the entire innovation ecosystem, from breakthrough synthetic biology research to translation and application. UKRI is inviting applications for: …

New EBNet Working Group: Bioelectrochemical Systems Development for Environmental Technology

This new Working Group will promote education, collaboration and research by merging microbiology, engineering, material and biotechnology disciplines in the study of bioelectrochemical systems. Contact the lead, Dr Sharon Velasquez Orta, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering. Newcastle University to get involved.

ECFP Wastewater Treatment Event – 15/16 Nov 2022, University of Edinburgh

For details see the FLYER. This free Edinburgh Complex Fluids Partnership (ECFP) event brings together industry practitioners, interdisciplinary academics and regulatory professionals to discuss sectoral challenges and strategic objectives towards improving efficiency, minimising environmental impacts, and enhancing public perception. Current wastewater treatment research either focusses on the microscale (the microbiology …