Environmental Biotechnology Network

Have your say on a fresh future for UK water management – Survey deadline 26 September 2023

Share your own views on the UK’s water industry: HERE A Fresh Water Future is an independently-funded project, delivered by CIWEM but overseen by a range of environmental NGOs, experts and practitioners. It aims to understand where consensus may be built on how water should be managed better in the …

Blended Event: Nanobiotechnology Enabled Sensing of Current and Emerging Pandemic Threats

21 September 2023, 11.30-12.30: Cranfield University (Stafford Cripps SC2) and on Teams. This event is brought to you by the EBNet Working Group on Environmental Sensors and Wastewater Surveillance. Join Professor Peter J. Vikesland, Virginia Tech, USA for a fascinating exploration of Nanobiotechnology Enabled Sensing. Dr. Vikesland is the Nick …

RECLAIM Network Plus Conference 2023

10:00-16:00, Monday, 11 September 2023, University Of Surrey RECLAIM (Reclaiming Forgotten Cities – Turning cities from vulnerable spaces to healthy spaces for people) is a £1.2m EPSRC-funded Network Plus grant. It is led by the University of Surrey’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) in collaboration with the UK …

Innovate UK: Rapidly find innovative solutions to tangible materials and manufacturing challenges

Expressions of Interest by: 30 September 2023 Open innovation is the practice of organisations sourcing ideas from external sources as well as internal ones. This means sharing knowledge and information about problems and looking outside the organisation for solutions and suggestions. Innovate UK KTN are launching an open innovation offering …

Net Zero Chemical Manufacturing – Unlocking the power of biotechnology to transform the UK chemicals industry webinar

10.00-12.30, Thursday, 14th September 2023 Innovate UK KTN, The Bioeconomy Cluster Builder and Chemical Industries Association will host this webinar dedicated to exchanging knowledge and building connections between the chemical manufacturing and industrial biotechnology (IB) communities. The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) is running a dedicated feasibility funding call to …

KTN Competition Briefing Webinar: UK – Germany Bilateral: Collaborative R&D Round 2KTN Competition Briefing Webinar:

10.00-12.00, Wednesday 13th September 2023 Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with The Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK – The Federal Ministry For Economic Affairs And Climate Action), to invest up to £4 million in innovation projects. This investment will be open, but encouraging applications …

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for the EBNet Industrial AD Community-Goal and Scope Definition

30 October 2023, 9:30 – 16:00, Oak Suite 1-2, University of Surrey (see map)**, registration here, agenda here This in-person workshop aims to establish the Goal and Scope Definition of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) following the ISO14040-44 principles for the UK anaerobic digestion systems. Key players in the field will …

NBIC Showcase – 12 September, Nottingham

Interested in biofilms? The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) Showcase will take place on Tuesday 12 September 2023 from 09:00 – 17:30 at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham. Featuring talks from partner research institutions, researchers, industry/end-user partners etc., making this a great networking and knowledge exchange event. Register …

SEPTEMBER 2023: Events Roundup

CIWEM: Trials at the Resource Recovery and Innovation Centre – 18 September 2023CIWEM: Resilience planning in the water industry – 26 September 2023UKWIR 4th annual conference – 30 November 2023, Hilton London Tower Bridge, LondonIWA: International Conference On Wider- Uptake Of Water Resource Recovery From Wastewater Treatment – 18-21 June 2024, Palermo, Italy19th IWA Leading …

SEPTEMBER 2023: Funding Roundup

The Royal Society: International Exchanges – 27 September 2023BBSRC: follow-on fund – 4 October 2023NERC: Independent Research Fellowship – 8 November 2023 NERC: Large grant to tackle big environmental science questions – 16 November 2023Innovate UK: UK-Singapore collaborative R&D call sustainability and net zero – 6 December 2023BridgeAI: Innovation Vouchers – 31 December 2024BBSRC: Pre-announcement: Sustainable Aquaculture Partnerships for …

BBNet, HVB, EBNet and Supergen Bioenergy Hub ECR Workshop: Realising the potential of your ideas through partnership and funding

10-11 October 2023, Sheffield The Edge, University of Sheffield, The Endcliffe Village, 34 Endcliffe Crescent, Sheffield S10 3ED This free in-person interactive workshop is for early career researchers* (ECR) who want to learn more about winning funding – from research proposals to investment pitches. Through a series of talks, facilitated …

AUGUST 2023: Funding Roundup

EPSRC: Network Pluses in Energy to form next generation Supergen Hubs – 21 August 2023FCDO-UKRI Senior Research Fellowships 2023 – 29 August 2023Innovate UK: Improving observation capabilities of biodiversity in UK waters phase two – 6 September 2023Innovate UK Unlocking Potential Award 2023: begin – 6 September 2023Innovate UK Unlocking Potential Award 2023: build – 6 …

AUGUST 2023: Events Roundup

Innovate UK/KTN: Net Zero Chemical Manufacturing – Unlocking the power of biotechnology to transform the UK chemicals industry webinar – 14 September 2023KTN: Future of the Ofwat Innovation Fund webinar – 19 September 2023AquaEnviro: Wastewater Treatment Of The Future – 18 October 2023, CoventryKTN: Overview of the UK’s Net Zero Strategy for Public Sector – …