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The Water Institute are offering four ‘How to Write a Better Research Abstract’ workshops

Heading to a conference? Want to write a better abstract? The Water Institute will be offering four ‘How to Write a Better Research Abstract’ workshops, designed to provide guidance and assistance in writing an abstract for the 2024 UNC Water and Health Conference. Co-hosted by senior researchers from the Water …

FEMS-JENSEN AWARD

Deadline: 1 March 2024 The FEMS-Jensen Award was established to support Early Career Scientists and microbiologists in particular. The award comprises a fellowship for spending at least half a year in an outstanding research laboratory chosen by the student. The maximum award amounts to EUR 10,000. See here.

Environmental Monitoring Innovation: Consortium Building Event and Funding Opportunity

Webinar: 31 January 2024, 10am-12pm. Funding competition deadline: 6 March 2024.UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million for collaborative projects to develop innovative solutions in environmental monitoring. If you have a project focused on developing biodiversity, soil health, water quality and emission reduction monitoring …

KTN: Industrial Gases to Chemicals (IG2C) – Defossilising the chemicals sector

11 January 2024, from 09:30 am to 12:30 pm, Brought to you by the Innovate UK Circular Economy Innovation Network, this webinar on Industrial Gases to Chemicals (IG2C) will explore industrial emissions, primarily carbon dioxide. Utilising captured industrial waste gases as an alternative feedstock for chemical manufacturing is a crucial …

ADBA National Conference

6 December 2023, Westminster, London ADBA is the UK Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association. Through lobbying activities, meetings with government officials, working groups, high profile industry events, educational material and more, ADBA aims to facilitate the anaerobic digestion industry’s growth. The ADBA National Conference 2023 will seek to shed light …

BBSRC: Food Loss & Waste and beyond: towards a Circular Economy – 29 Nov & 14 Dec ’23 (Register by 5 November)

This BBSRC community engagement event comprises two on-line workshops that will bring together stakeholders with an interest in tackling food loss and waste in its broadest sense, underpinning a circular economy. Your input, expertise, and insights are sought to shape BBSRC’s and UKRI’s strategic thinking that will enable investment in …

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. …