Environmental Biotechnology Network

EBNet 2020 ECR Conference Winners – 25 June 2020

Our first online conference gathered more than 80 ECR members to share their research and network with peers. We managed to entice people (on the hottest day of the year!) for a packed schedule of 17 featured research presentations and numerous posters, with a lively side chat too. Talks ranged widely. In addition …

JULY 2020 Events Roundup

AquaEnviro – multiple FREE: Water Resources – Securing Long-term Resilience (virtual conference)30 July 2020 FREE Webinars: Ask the ExpertTroubleshooting Wastewater Treatment Systems – 5 August 2020Microscopic Examination of Activated Sludge – 27 August 2020 Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference (virtual conference)1-3 September 2020 (Finland) European Waste Water Management Conference13-14 October …

JUNE 2020 Funding Roundup

Leverhulme International Professorships 19 June 2020 BBSRC: Strategic Longer and Larger grants: Frontier bioscience 2020/21 30 July 2020 KTN/UK Seafood Innovation Fund 26 June 2020 Knowledge Transfer Partnerships – July-Oct 2020 7 October 2020 The National Lottery Various – by region incl. “Communities and Groups” Horizon 2020: Fast Track to …

BBSRC Survey on Utilising Models in Research

BBSRC has launched a survey looking at the use of models in research. The breadth of the survey includes researchers using whole animals, cells, tissues, and computational models. Visit: https://bbsrc.ukri.org/about/reviews/consultations/survey-on-the-use-of-models-in-research/ The overall purpose of this consultation is to gain a better understanding of this complex area, examine the use of models …

MAY 2020 Funding Roundup

Royal Geographical SocietyVarious grants and dates – incl. up to 3 annual awards of ÂŁ15,000 for early career researchers Algae-UK: Secondment Bursaries: 29 May 2020Conference and Training support: apply no less than 6 weeks before conference HVB: POC Call: 14 September 2020Training Fund: always open E3B: POC Call 2: 29 May …

Working Group – Interested in a topic and want to form a group?

Are you interested in forming a Working Group in EB? EBNet would like to hear from you if you are passionate about your topic and want to get active by forming a Working Group of like-minded people. Whether your deliverables include a topic-specific workshop/forum, putting together a funding bid, work …

APRIL 2020 Funding Roundup

E3B Network Proof of Concept Call – ÂŁ25KDeadline: 29 May 2020 Supergen Energy Storage Network Call 2020 (Round 1)Deadline: 1 June 2020 HVB: Proof of Concept Call 2020 Deadline: 14 September 2020Two targeted calls: High value biorenewable products or processes for industry – projects require industrial partners.  (Joint funding call with …