Environmental Biotechnology Network

Workshop: Biotechnology for Metals – 20 January 2025, University of Surrey

This interactive workshop held on 20th January on Biotechnology for Metals will be held at the University of Surrey to discuss the successes and challenges learnt from the BBSRC Biotech Boost, brainstorm the next big ideas and develop collaboration. Speakers and participants are expected from the groups undertaking BBSRC funded …

Modela webinar: Industrial Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics: Opening a Realm of Possibilities

Date: 23 January 2025, 4 pm UTCComputational Fluid Dynamics has revolutionised how industries approach fluid dynamics problems, offering powerful tools for simulation and analysis. But what can CFD truly achieve in real-world industrial scenarios? This webinar delves into the practical applications of CFD, highlighting success stories, common challenges, and the …

3 x PhD Studentships on Exploring Economic Viability and Market Development of Products from Anaerobic Digestion. Deadline: 24 January 2025

The University College Cork, Ireland has 3 PhD Studentships in MaREI’s Circular Economy Energy and Environmental Systems Research Group available – apply by 24th January 2025. PhD 1: Optimal pathways for valorisation of digestate derived from agricultural feedstocks PhD 2: : Optimal pathways for biogenic CO2 conversion to biochemicals or …

BBNet and EBNet joint workshop exploring the integration of conversion technologies

BBNet and EBNet are delighted to announce that registration is now open for a workshop exploring how thermal, thermochemical, and biological conversion technologies may be integrated to improve environmental and economic outcomes of waste and biomass valorisation processes. This two day in-person workshop will be led by the EBNet biochars …

Bio-based Materials Regulatory Science and Innovation Network Launch – 9 December 2024

9 December 2024, 15:00 – 16:00. Join the BBIA, in partnership with University of Sheffield, NNFCC, Perspective Economics, Higginson Strategy and Resource Media, for the launch of the ÂŁ500,000 Innovate UK project, creating a UK Bio-based and biodegradable materials regulatory science and innovation network (BB-REG-NET). BB-REG-NET implementation will establish a …

New EBNet videos!

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 …

IBioIC: 11th Annual Conference, 12/13 March 2025, Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow

The conference attracts over 400 delegates from across the biotechnology sector and beyond. Conference attendees are made up of predominantly C-suite or senior level industry representatives from both large, established companies and emerging and start-up enterprises, as well as senior academics, researchers in industry or academia, students and recent graduates, …

London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Programme (LIDo). Application deadline: 11 December 2024

The BBSRC-funded London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Programme (LIDo) is an exciting collaboration between eight of London’s world-class universities and specialist institutions, working closely with a constellation of external partners from industry, government, and charities. Since 2012, LIDo has been providing fully-funded PhD studentships to pursue innovative interdisciplinary research projects. Research opportunities …

IEA Bioenergy: Lowering Hinders for Maritime Biofuels – Identifying means to increase the use of biofuels in the marine sector

3 December, 2024, 16:00-17:30 CETThe maritime shipping sector is coming under increasing pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While biofuels are uniquely positioned to answer the call to decarbonize shipping, there are a number of barriers to introduction in larger quantities, limiting its use for propulsion in shipping …

New Green Stories Book – Stories from the Microbial World

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 ‘Microbes to the Rescue’, sponsored by the Environmental Biotechnology Network and the ‘Clean vs Green’ competition, …

New EBNet webinar! BEC Systems – a talk by Dr Deepak Pant, VITO

13.00-14.00, Monday, 13 January 2025, online.This webinar series is brought to you by the “Bioelectrochemical Development for Environmental Technology” Working Group. Dr Deepak Pant is a senior scientist at the Flemish Institute for Technological Research, currently working on electrosynthesis and resource recovery, specifically, the design and optimization of bio/electrochemical cells for …

Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership – multiple PhD opportunities. Deadline: 25 November 2025

The Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (NRPDTP) offers fully funded PhD studentships at one of the largest, successful centres for biological and biotechnological research and training in Europe. The NRPDTP is unique in bringing together the resources of five world-class research institutions on a single site – the …

PhD position – “Bio-engineering of biochar for enhanced remediation of contaminated environments”, apply by 15 January, 2025.

This PhD position is available at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, to start next year either in May/June or Sep/Oct 2025. The project is on “Bio-engineering of biochar for enhanced remediation of contaminated environments”. This project proposes an innovative systematic approach that will marry specific physicochemical properties of biochar with selected bacterial …

Exciting opportunity for early career researchers working in biomass biorefining!

BBNet is pleased to announce that expressions of interest are now open to non-members for a collaboration workshop aimed at early career researchers, focusing on building stronger applications and relationships! Submit your expression of interest by 24 November 2024. Deadline extended: 1 December 2025. Workshop details: 4-5 February 2025, The …

UP-TO-ME project: take the methanol production questionnaire

The UP-TO-ME project is an EU-funded initiative aimed at transforming decentralised power-to-methanol production for applications such as marine vessels. UP-TO-ME focuses on tackling the challenge of converting CO₂ emissions from hard-to-electrify sectors into renewable fuels. The goal is to drive forward the EU’s transition to a net-zero economy by creating …