Environmental Biotechnology Network

EBNet sponsors the Early Career Women in Water (ECWW20) Conference, 17th March 2020, Cranfield

To celebrate and make Women in STEM more visible, Cranfield University is organising the Early Career Women in Water (ECWW20) conference to be held on 17 March 2020. The event will provide a platform for female early career researchers and young water professionals to promote their work and research, thereby …

JAN 20 Funding Roundup

Energy for Business scheme 28th February 2020 Are you a Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) and located in the Derbyshire or Nottinghamshire region? Delivered by the Energy Innovation and Collaboration team and funded by the European Regional Development Fund, this low-carbon innovation project offers product research and development, business support …

JAN 20 Events Roundup

Introduction to EMBL-EBI Resources 22 January 2020 The EMBL-EBI is the home of the world’s most comprehensive range of freely available molecular databases and resources. This webinar is free to attend, but you need to register for a place. HVB: Enterprise Fellowship workshop 12 February 2020, University of York Please …

EBNet presents at ADBA National Conference – 11 Dec 19

The theme of this year’s Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association’s National Conference was ‘There’s no net zero without biogas’. EBNet’s Angie Bywater gave a presentation on how research is working to help achieve this ambition. Also included in this panel session were Dr Keith Simons (SHV Energy), Andy Griffiths (Nestle) …

EBNet takes part in Dragonfly Day – 3 Dec 19

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 …

Joint M3B Net/EBNet Metal Biorecovery and Bioremediation: 28-29 Nov 19, Manchester

There are a number of cross-over areas between the NIBB and the area of bio-remediation is one of them. Manchester hosted some were fascinating talks on this topic, including some on engineering cell vesicles for nanoparticle production, using phyto- remediation for metal recovery, deploying microbes to treat e-waste and mine …

POSTPONED: Early Career Women in Water Conference, 17 Mar 20, Cranfield

UPDATE 11/03/20 – This event has been postponed to a date yet to be confirmed. We will post the updated details here when we know them. The next Early Career Women in Water (ECWW20) conference has been announced and the website is now live. Keynote speakers include: Prof Elise Cartmell, …

EB Network at European Biosolids and Organic Resources, 19-20 Nov 19 – Poster winner and session

EBNet were proud to sponsor the “Student and Young Professionals’ Poster Award” at this year’s AquaEnviro European Biosolids & Organic Resources Conference & Exhibition,19-20 November 2019 in Manchester. Network co-manager Angie Bywater offered the top prize of £250 to Hamed Ghazisaidi, University of Toronto for his winning poster on “Exploring …