Environmental Biotechnology Network
EBNet Events, Webinar, Working Groups

Mass Spectrometry in Wastewater-based Epidemiology (WBE) for the Determination of Small and Large Molecules as Biomarkers of Exposure – Needs for COVID-19 Testing with Environmental Proteomics (EP-WBE)

 

Webinar: Thu 11 Nov, 11.00 am-noon This talk is by Professor Damia Barcelo – IDAEA-CSIC, Spain. Registration is now closed. View the talk on YouTube here. View Professor Barcelo’s presentation here and download the related paper here. The Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Studies (IDAEA) is an environmental science …

Event, Event Roundup, NIBB Events, Roundup

OCTOBER 2021 Events Roundup

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Anaerobic Digestion, Quo vadis?21 October 2021 The Carbon Recycling Network: Policy Engagement Workshop27 October 2021 UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)1–12 November 2021, Glasgow E3BNet: Cleaning Up Biocatalysis with Hydrogen: from recycling NADH and flavin cofactors for biotechnology to spin-out of HydRegen Ltd and beyond18 November 2021 BioVale: …

Funding, Funding Roundup, Roundup

OCTOBER 2021 Funding Roundup

Joint Algae-UK/BBNet/IBioIC PoC Call: Biorefining Marine BiomassExpression of interest: 15 October 2021. Deadline for full application: 26 November 2021 E3BNet POC/BIV Call – Australia/Canada collaboration27 October 2021 JSPS London: Call for the Short-Term Pre-/Post-doctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan29 November 2021 The Sanger Prize Competition 202111 December 2020

EBNet Events, Webinar, Working Groups

Developing the Next-Generation of Monitoring for Human and Env Protection

 

Webinar: Wed 29 Sep 2021 12-13:00   This talk is by Dr Andrew Singer, who is a Principal Scientist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH). He is a pollution scientist with an interest in understanding its effects on microbial ecology and ecosystem function in soil and water …

Awards, NIBB, POC Funding, Working Groups

EBNet POC 2021 Call – Funded Projects

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The following projects were awarded funding in our EBNet POC2021 Call. Publicly available summaries from the POC project applications are available here. Faecal pollution source tracking and quantitative microbial risk assessment methods for a suitcase laboratory – EBNet POC202101 Dr David Werner, Newcastle University (and see the Environmental Sensors and …

Funding, Funding Roundup, Roundup

SEPTEMBER 2021 Funding Roundup

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DEFRA Blue Planet FundTBC – Future engineering for oceans Help to Grow – Management/DigitalVarious – these SME support programmes are 90% funded by government. ICE: R&D Enabling FundOpen IBioIC: Spin Out Support ProgrammeOpen Algae-UK, BBNet and IBioIC: Marine Biomass event16 September 2021 (register by 9 September 2021) NERC: Embedded digital …

Event, Event Roundup, NIBB Events, Roundup

SEPTEMBER 2021 Events Roundup

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UKRI: The Net Zero series – Sustainable Supply Chains/Materials/Energy21 September/ 19 October/ 16 November 2021 Policy engagement for Early Career Researchers: The biomass strategy and beyond7 October 2021 E3BNet: The London Metallomics Facility12 October 2021 9th IWA Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering Specialist Conference: Microbial Ecology Data & Principles for …

Jobs

IDRIC – various positions available

The Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) works with academia, industry, government and other stakeholders to deliver the multidisciplinary research and innovation agenda needed to decarbonise the UK’s industrial clusters. IDRIC’s research and innovation programme is delivered through a range of activities that enable industry-led, multidisciplinary research in cross-cutting …

Other Events

Agri-TechE: 2021 VOYAGE offers soft introduction to the North American agri-food ecosystem

Apply by 30th August 2021 VOYAGE offers funding for travel to Saskatchewan and discounted enrolment in the Global Agri-food Advancement Partnership (GAAP) incubator. GAAP brings together the resources of the Global Institute for Food Security, the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre and Innovation Place. The three-month incubator program supplies greenhouses, …

Funding, Funding Roundup, Roundup

AUGUST 2021 Funding Roundup

Agri-TechE: 2021 VOYAGE offers soft introduction to the North American agri-food ecosystem 30th August 2021 MERCK: Research Grants31 August 2021 UKRI: Developing engineering biology breakthrough ideas2 September 2021 JSPS: Multilateral Research Funding: Core-to-Core ProgrammeApply between 3 September – 1 October 2021 BBSRC: Collaborating for healthy, resilient and sustainable agricultural soils7 …

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AUGUST 2021 Events Roundup

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NBIC: #BiofilmWeek16-22 August 2021 ISWA: Young Professionals Group Online Conference10–11 September 2021 RSC: Chemical Science Symposium 2021: Biohybrid Approaches to Sustainable Energy Conversion13-15 September 2021 Algae-UK, BBNet and IBioIC: Marine Biomass Event16 September 2021 (register by 9 September 2021) Contamination & Geotech Expo 202122-23 September 2021, NEC, Birmingham HVB Annual …

Conferences, Other Events

Microbial Cycling of Volatile Organic Compounds: Biogeochemistry to Biotechnology

07-08 Feb 22, Norwich, Abstract deadline: 4 Oct 21 Microbes are the organisms primarily responsible for degrading, modifying and producing Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (BVOCs), which are: Responsible for altering the climate and atmosphere Sources of energy, carbon, nitrogen and sulfur Signalling molecules Stress protectants Biomarkers Valuable for biotechnology This …