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National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) Innovation Secondments are now available (FTMA 3)

Apply by 14 November 2021 – full details HERE NBIC has been successful in an application to the BBSRC for Flexible Talent Mobility Accounts (FTMA3) and have been awarded £180k. Accordingly:• NBIC will extend the current FTMA3 application stage by two weeks. Applications must be submitted by 23:59 UK time …

BSI hosted event: Industrial Biotechnology and Net Zero – the Role of Standards and Innovation

This event, hosted by the British Standards Institution (BSI) and part of the Scottish Government’s Climate Ambition Zone at CoP 26, is being held on Wednesday 3rd November, between 09:00 – 11:00 (either live at The Lighthouse, Glasgow or by online Livestream). Discussion will focus on how industrial biotechnology is …

PostDoc Researcher wanted: Pre-treatment and Valorisation of Dairy Industry Waste Streams

This position is available at the University of Limerick to undertake research in the area of pre-treatment and valorisation of waste streams of Irish dairy industry. The goal is to enhance existing effluent treatment plants using efficient pre-treatment and post-treatment modular technologies as well as to convert waste sludge [secondary …

New position available within the Bioscience for Renewable Resources and Clean Growth team at BBSRC

BBSRC is looking for a Portfolio Manager that is ready to provide innovative strategic advise through cross council activities. Supporting the advisory panels, presenting items such as future strategic directions while being an ambassador for BBSRC. The tasks to be undertaken are essential for the smooth running of (i) the …

Post-Grad Opportunity – join the BBSRC People and Talent Strategy Advisory Panel (PATSAP) Researcher Subgroup

BBSRC are looking to appoint up to 9 individuals to the Researcher Subgroup of its People and Talent Strategy Advisory Panel to focus on issues related to researcher careers and development. They are seeking researchers from across academia, industry, enterprise, and policy to contribute to and influence change and are …

POSTGRAD Awards 2021

4 April 2021 Nominations are open for the FindAMasters & FindAPhD POSTGRAD Awards 2021, here. Deadline: 4 April 2021. Student winners are awarded a cash prize of £500. Award categories:– Masters Student of the Year– PhD Student of the Year– Masters Teacher of the Year– PhD Supervisor of the Year– …

NBIC: Priority questions exercise for microbial biofilms

The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC), together with the Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE), Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), COST AMiCI Consortium and the ESCMID Study Group for Biofilms (ESGB) are calling on the international biofilms community to help identify priority questions that, if answered, will make a …

EBRI: Biomass Policy Fellow

Closing date for applications: Thursday, 8 April 2021. Based at Aston University, University of Nottingham or York . Fixed term (18 months), Full Time. The Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute seeks applications for a full time Biomass Policy Fellow to bridge between the bioenergy research community and policy makers developing …

EBNet Webinar: “FOG/Fatberg Mitigation and Societal Behaviour – Aspects of Environmental Biotech”

Tuesday, 9th February 2021 at 12:00 – 1:30 pm This event is now over. View the summary here. The presentation by Dr Mar Batista is available here; Natalia Jawiarczyk’s presentation is currently embargoed. In place of our Research Colloquium 2021, EBNet are hosting a series of specialist webinars to support …

Biomethane from AD – Cost Review Survey

Can you help with this survey? NNFCC have been contracted by BEIS to conduct an evidence gathering exercise on costs associated with anaerobic digestion (AD) plants. The aim of this research is to establish the current costs of deploying and running an anaerobic digester to produce biomethane for injection into the grid, in Great Britain.   NNFCC are contacting operators, developers …