Environmental Biotechnology Network

Joint EBNet/Institute of Water event – The Next Wave: Skills Development for Emerging Professionals

Friday, 25 October 2024, at the Manufacturing Technology Centre, Ansty Park, Coventry, CV7 9JU This event is FREE to the first 25 EBNet Early Career Researcher members who register through our EBNet Eventbrite page – HERE. We have EBNet ECR Travel bursaries worth up to £250 towards travel/accommodation. Join the group for an informal gathering …

KTN: Mission Innovation webinar – 23 September 12:00 – 14:00 BST

The objectives of the Mission Innovation: Integrated Biorefineries Webinar 2 are: · To bring together the communities interested in biorefineries research and innovation and who may be interested in developing consortia and in applying to the EC programme, covering interests in biofuels, chemicals and materials manufacturing. · To promote awareness …

NBIC Collaborative Training Partnership Project Proposals: Call Now Open

The NBIC Industrial Advisory Board Collaborative Training Partnership (CTP) PhD programme is a doctoral training programme directed at industrial research challenges and delivered by NBIC industry partners in collaboration with NBIC member research organisations. The proposed PhD projects will be assessed against criteria related to how well they address NBIC’s interventional themes of …

The 6th Annual EBNet Early Career Researcher Conference (ECR24) – 24-26 July 2024.

Thank you to everyone who attended our 6th Annual Environmental Biotechnology Network at Newcastle University. Big congratulations go to Hannah Bird, Newcastle University and Albert Woodward-Rowe, University of Surrey for jointly winning our presentation prize. The level of competition was exceptionally high this year, so well done to all our …

The European Biosolids & Bioresources Conference, 19 -20 November 2024, Manchester – Poster abstracts open

The European Biosolids & Bioresources Conference are still accepting abstracts for poster presentations right up to the event. Do you have any work to share with the people who can best make use of it? Share your best practice, ground-breaking technology or pioneering research at Europe’s premier event for biosolids …

Call for Applications – Position of IEA Bioenergy Technical Coordinator

The IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme (IEA Bioenergy TCP) is seeking applications for the position of Technical Coordinator of the IEA Bioenergy TCP. Applicants would need a strong technical background in bioenergy technologies and systems. The contract would commence on the 1st January 2025 and the period for the service …

Biomass Policy Fellow job vacancy

The Supergen Bioenergy Hub and the Biomass Biorefinery Network (BBNet) undertake a range of policy engagement activities, with the goal of providing independent scientific evidence and informing policy development in areas relating to sustainable biomass and bioenergy. The Biomass Policy Fellow is a link between the Supergen Bioenergy Hub, BBNet …

EPSRC: Engineering Early Career Forum – 10 positions available

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is seeking applications from early career researchers to join the Engineering Early Career Forum (ECF) for a two-year term. This opportunity is open to full-time and part-time academic staff, fellowship holders and early career professionals from industry. Forum members will have the …

Joint EBNet/Carbon Recycling Network Report on Gas Fermentation

At the recent joint EBNet/Carbon Recycling Network Gas Fermentation Workshop in Cheshire this March, we gathered top experts from across the world to discuss priorities for gas fermentation research. The overall goal was to develop our understanding of gas fermentation systems to allow optimisation of operational strategies and conversion efficiencies. Key areas …

The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre website is now live!

Why not bookmark the EBIC website now to keep on top of the latest developments in the sector? This BBSRC-funded hub brings together scientists to advance the abilities of micro-organisms to monitor the environment and remove pollutants in a new centre. Benefiting from £13 million of funding from the Technology …

CIWEM: Water and Environment Journal – Call for Papers -Environmental Biotechnology

Submission deadline: Friday, 31 January 2025The guest editors are Dr Tao Lyu, Cranfield University and Dr Anjali Jayakumar, Newcastle University – heads of our PFAs and ECR Working Groups respectively. This special issue is open for participants of the EBNet ECR24 conference AND also the whole EBNet community. Take a look and get involved …

The BBSRC Network Grant: responsive mode 2024 round 3 is NOW OPEN!

If you like the activities and communities generated by EBNet and the other NIBBs, and think that your topic area deserves some similar attention, take a look at this opportunity from BBSRC… Deadline: 25 September 2024. Total fund: £5,000,000. Award range: £100,000 – £650,000. This funding opportunity aims to establish …