Deadline: 29 May 2026 Round 2 of the ELEMENTAL Hub’s Business Interaction Vouchers (BIVs) is now open for applications. These vouchers offer up to £50k to support collaborative projects between UK-based companies and academic researchers working in engineering biology for metal recovery. Contributions from industry (20-50%, cash or in-kind) are required. …
Date: 16 March 2026 12-13:00 UK The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) is hosting a live, interactive webinar on Biosurfactants for Oil Spill Response, with two leading experts in the field. Tony Gutierrez is Professor of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology at Heriot-Watt University, and Boyd McKew is Senior Lecturer in …
Reactions to Dirty Business, the new Channel 4 Docudrama on sewage pollution, suggest the UK water industry is in for another heavy battering. After the 3-episode series aired on 23 Feb 2026 it has received extensive coverage on all major press and media outlets, from BBC News to Woman and …
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 …
Deadline: 16 June 2026 This funding opportunity aims to: develop, retain, attract and sustain research and innovation talent in the UK foster new research and innovation career paths including those at the academic, business and interdisciplinary boundaries, and facilitate movement of people between sectors provide sustained funding and resources for …
Date: 16 April 2026, 10-13:30 UK Venue: Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow This in-person event, hosted by IBioIC in collaboration with BE-ST, offers an opportunity to connect with researchers, innovators, manufacturers and construction-sector stakeholders who are developing or adopting bio-based materials. The session will explore current activity across …
Abstract deadline: 31 May 2026 Date: 2-5 Sept 2026 Venue: Rethymno, Greece The 5th International Conference on Sustainable Chemical and Environmental Engineering (SUSTENG 2026) is organized by the Design of Environmental Processes Laboratory of the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete. The Conference offers both in-person and online participation. For more …
Deadline: 18 March 2026 This Postdoctoral Fellowship provides the opportunity for researchers to conduct collaborative research activities with leading research groups at Japanese universities and research institutions for visits of between 12 to 24 months. Applicants should be UK residents currently based at a UK university or research institution. Applicants …
Deadline: 22 April 2026 This fellowship provides support for researchers wishing to undertake independent research within a host laboratory and gain leadership skills as part of the transition to fully independent research leaders. Applicants must provide strong evidence of working towards this goal, demonstrating an upward trajectory to pursuing independent …
Date: 26 Feb 2026 10:30-12:00 Venue: Online Contracts for Innovation is a competitive UK government programme that enables innovators to work directly with the public sector to develop new technologies and processes, providing funding for R&D and a route to market. This webinar is the first of a two-stage engagement …
Abstract deadline: 11 March 2026 Date and venue: 8-12 Sept 2026 Lisbon, Portugal, The 11th IUPAC International Conference on Green Chemistry on Advancing Green Chemistry for a Sustainable Future Future is organised by the IUPAC International Committee on Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development, in partnership with the Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ), NOVA University of …
Work programmes for the EU’s key research and innovation funding Calls in 2026 are available on the Horizon Europe webpages. Most of the single-stage calls opening in early 2026 have deadlines in September or October 2026, but some calls in Clusters 1, 4, 5 and 6 have deadlines in March …
The Better Water 4 All Network+ has announced it is offering Early Career Researcher (ECR) travel bursaries for secondments or placements with another partner, and for presenting at international conferences. To be considered an Early Career Researcher, you must be an academic/postgrad/postdoc in a UK institution, with no more than three years’ …
Deadline: 31 March 2026 The Follow-on Fund aims to help researchers maximise the commercial, economic and societal benefits of their work. Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funding. Projects must: draw on current or previous BBSRC-supported research, or …
In March 2024, EBNet supported Prof Tom Curtis and Angela Bywater to attend a meeting on anaerobic digestion (AD) in remote and off-grid applications, hosted by the US National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and funded by NATO Science for Peace and Security (NATO SPS): see here for more details of …
