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Don’t miss the two new animations in our series on Microbiology/Engineering Interactions, which came out during #EnvBiotechAware week. Prof Tom Curtis has already shown his Microbes in Wastewater Treatment as part of a presentation to the Royal Academy of Engineering, while Aerobic Granules captures some key themes of the AG …
Our Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue anthology is now available as a free audiobook, as well as a free eBook on the Resources page. Each month we are highlighting 2-3 stories, equivalent to about 30 mins listening in total. Let us know what you think about them! This month’s …
Wednesday 9 April 2025, 19-21:00 UK time – Online This event features a panel discussion on the Stories from the Microbial World anthology with the editor and two contributing authors. Stories from the Microbial World contains 23 stories in which microbes and microbiology play a prominent role. It was …
Don’t miss the new Soil Matters podcast from the British Society of Soil Science. Episode 1 features Prof Fred Coulon and Prof Tony Gutierrez talking about new bioremediation techniques that are completely changing our approaches to reclaiming contaminated land. The podcast is available free on the BSSS Soil Matters webpage, …
Following our summer call for animation ideas to illustrate EBNet’s Microbiology/Engineering Interactions Theme, we now have 3 new videos to enjoy on YouTube. Our thanks to Dr Hemaka Bandulasena, Loughborough University, Dr Francis Hassard, Cranfield University and Dr Yue Zhang, University of Southampton for working with Senate Media to create these. Want …
A new anthology ‘Stories from the Microbial World‘ resulting from previous Green Stories competitions is available this week here. The anthology presents 23 short stories selected from winning stories from the Green Stories competition âMicrobes to the Rescueâ, sponsored by the Environmental Biotechnology Network and the âClean vs Greenâ competition, …
Performances: 17-22 September 2024. Discounted performance + Q&A (ÂŁ10): Sunday 22nd September, Southampton as it is being filmed. Audiences can receive a ÂŁ10 voucher for giving feedback.. The Maskers are staging the play by Professor Denise Baden of the University of Southampton. âMurder in the Citizensâ Juryâ which was inspired …
As part of EBNet’s Engineering/Biology theme we intend to commission some short animations that illustrate interactions between the system microbiology and its engineering envelope in Environmental Biotechnology. This EBNet resource â a collection of publicly available videos â will showcase EB in an accessible way to promote a better understanding …
The recording of the briefing webinar can be found here. Deadline: 21 September 2023. ÂŁ500 prize (or local currency equivalent) plus runners up prizes of ÂŁ200 for 2nd place and ÂŁ100 for 3rd place Green Stories writing competitions are a series of free writing competitions across various formats to solicit …
The Environmental Biotechnology Network (EBNet), based at the University of Southampton, is pleased to announce that the abstract for one of their co-sponsored âFarm of the Futureâ reports on âDecarbonising Farm Vehicles and Future Fuelsâ has won first place in the Best Scientific Abstracts from the Union of European Academies …
The initiative aims to provide new materials for the teaching of microbiology in schools in order to create a society that is literate in key aspects of microbiology that are important for knowledge-based everyday family decisions, as well and regional, national and global policy decisions affecting everyone and the planet. …
The University of Southampton’s Science and Engineering Day will be held on 14 Mar 20, as part of a week-long festival from 6-15 March. There will be all kinds of amazing events including our Circular Bioeconomy Roadshow which includes our solar-powered anaerobic digester, Rubens Tube, VFA ‘Show and smell’, pH …
A number of our outreach volunteers were recognised at this year’s Public Engagement with Research Unit (PERu) awards on 10 Dec this year. Marty Climenhaga, Angie Bywater and Kai Ming Chang were given awards for Outstanding Commitment and Ana Perdomo Marin was awarded Best Social Media Support for building up …
The EBNet outreach team put some of their Circular Bio-economy activities on offer at the University of Southampton’s Dragonfly Day. Dragonfly Day is an on-campus day designed for Year 9 female students to encourage young women to consider the benefits of further study and careers in science and engineering. Dragonfly Days are a popular …
There was stiff competition at the University of Sheffield’s biodigester hackathon, organised by Helen Wright and sponsored by RS Components, Grass Roots and the Alumni Association. Each team consisted of cross-disciplinary first and second year engineering students, mentored by a third year student. The students were challenged to build a …
