Environmental Biotechnology Network

Green Stories/EBNet Competition: Short story – Theme: Microbes. Briefing Webinar

The webinar is over, but the recording is here. A virtual green story writing workshop (free to attend) for aspiring entrants will be held at 6-7pm Monday, 31st July where you can ask questions of experts in the field to help develop your story. We’ve allowed an hour but if …

MEWE 2025/2027…

A call for proposals is open to organize the next IWA Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering Conference. Past MEWE conferences have been held in the following locations: Paris, France (1993), Berkeley, California, USA (1997), Rome, Italy (2001), Queensland, Australia (2005), Aalborg, Denmark (2009), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (2013), Copenhagen, Denmark …

In Conversation with Environmental Biotechnologists Career Talk #1: Journeys of Academic Pursuits, 14 Aug 23, 13:00-14:15

Registration now closed. Recording will be posted here soon. We invite you to be a part of the inaugural event of our EBNet Early Career Researcher Working Group, https://ebnet.ac.uk/about/wg-details/ebnet-wg-ecr/. We are excited to kick-off our activities through our online launch and career talk series ‘In Conversation with Environmental Biotechnologists’ on …

High Valuable Biorenewables Final Business Interaction Voucher Round

Applications are now open for business interaction vouchers for academic HVB members to work with an industry partner on a project focussed on industrial biotechnology and relevant to HVB’s scope.  HVB encourages applications to this round that are focused on the personal care sector, however projects falling outside of this area will …

BASF Funding Opportunity for Start-ups/Early Stage – deadline 13 Aug 23

BASF are running an event to foster partnerships with innovators and the local start-up community working for a sustainable future, and are looking for start-ups and early-stage companies developing innovative and sustainable solutions to attend. Themes include: 1. Carbon Capture and Utilisation 2. Green Energy Solutions 3. Agro Innovation 4. …

EBNet Webinar: Bioelectrochemical Systems – from fundamentals in robotics to real world applications

Webinar: Thursday 20 July 2023, 10.00-11.00 (BST). Registration is now closed. The webinar video can be found here. Invited Speaker: Title: Bioelectrochemical Systems – from fundamentals in robotics to real world applications Professor Yannis Ieropoulos is Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Southampton. Yannis has a background in electrical …

ADBA: Biogenic CO2 from anaerobic digestion – storage, use and credits

Tuesday, 4 July 202310:30-12:00 (BST). Online. Marking the launch of ADBA’s fourth Biogas Insight pamphlet ‘Biogenic CO2 from AD’, this webinar will examine fossil versus natural carbon cycles, their impact on global warming and the role of AD in producing carbon-neutral, biogenic CO2 as an alternative to environmentally harmful fossil …

Job Opportunity: Future Biogas Ltd – Renewable/Bioenergy Graduate (Graduate Scheme; 4 years)

Applications Close: 17 July 2023. This is a 4-year programme where a STEM graduate will work multiple areas of the Future Biogas Ltd. business. Upon successful completion, there will be a high likelihood of transitioning into a permanent position. The first year will focus on assisting the Bioprocess and Optimisation …

Algae-UK 8th Business Interaction Voucher (BIV) call now open

Deadline: 14 July 2023. Up to £20,000 per BIV. Purpose: to encourage and support collaboration between academia and industry. The collaboration can be any defined piece of work by the academic partner to support the industrial partner and which is intended to facilitate small, confidence-building measures between the partners with …

JULY 2023: Funding Roundup

Algae-UK: 8th Business Interaction Voucher call – 14 July 2023Royal Society of Chemistry: Researcher Development and Travel Grant – rolling monthlyInnovate UK: Engineering biology collaborative R&D round two  – 26 July 2023BBSRC: Partner with international researchers on AI for Bioscience – 24 August 2023BBSRC: Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) – 28 August 2023Innovate …

July 2023: Events Roundup

IBioIC: Careers Day – Exhibit from Industry – 26 July 2023, GlasgowCircularChem: Circular Chemical Economy Summer School 2023 – 5-7 September 2023, Newcastle upon Tyne The Resource and Waste Management Expo – 13/14 September 2023, NEC, BirminghamBCB: Net Zero Chemical Manufacturing – Unlocking the power of biotechnology to transform the UK chemicals industry webinar – 14 …

New EBNet report: Reflections on the move to a double-blind Proof of Concept Call

Reflections on the move to a double-blind Proof of Concept Call. Recent criticisms within academia and a strong focus on EDI initiatives have highlighted anxieties about inequalities in the workplace. Our diverse research community needs to be assured that we take inclusion seriously and aim to safeguard the quality of …

Green Stories: Short Story competition – sponsored by EBNet

The recording of the briefing webinar can be found here. Deadline: 21 September 2023. £500 prize (or local currency equivalent) plus runners up prizes of £200 for 2nd place and £100 for 3rd place Green Stories writing competitions are a series of free writing competitions across various formats to solicit …

Microbial Reduction of Nitrous Oxide – Online 26 May 2023, 12.00-13.00

Organised by the EBNet Working Group on N2O Emissions from EB Join the latest webinar brought to you by the N2O Emissions from Environmental Biotechnologies Working Group. Microbial reduction of nitrous oxide: a decade of ecophysiological investigation and development into a viable greenhouse-gas removal technology. By Dr Sukhwan Yoon, Department …