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📣 Calling all early career researchers: abstract submissions now open for our Engineering Biology for Environmental Solutions conference!

Submit your abstract today and take the next step in your research career 🚀

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🚀 Exciting News from EBIC

We're thrilled to announce the four innovative projects that have been awarded funding as part of EBIC's Flexible Funding Program!

Want to learn more about the Flexible Funding Program? 👉 ebicentre.co.uk/ebic-flexibl...

📆 Mark your calendars for #EBES26
Whether you’re developing bio-based solutions for pollution, waste & resource recovery, or sustainable systems, this is your platform to connect, present, and grow with fellow researchers.
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We’re thrilled to announce our Early Career Researcher Conference - Engineering Biology for Environmental Solutions, is taking place 16-17 September in Southampton, UK.

📣 Present your research
🚀 Hear from leaders in the field
🤝 Build meaningful collaborations

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Interested in how engineering biology tackles oil pollution? Tune into our latest podcast! EBIC experts Boyd McKew & Hannah Adams discuss everything from current oil spill strategies to their use in post-spill monitoring.

Listen now: youtu.be/sKvchIvvv60?...

i2i – Ideas to Innovation Explore entrepreneurship as an option for corporate innovation and new venture creation (for PhD students only).

As part of our targeted training and professional development opportunities some of the EBIC team will be attending the upcoming Ideas to Innovation (i2i)sessions at Cranfield! Ideal for PhD and post-doctoral researchers to unlock their potential 🚀

🔗 www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/events/i2i

📆21-23 Jan

We are delighted to be featured in Volume 12 of STEM Dorado Science magazine where we explore how microorganisms can be used to help clean up the environment 🦠 🌍

Read the magazine here: online.fliphtml5.com/dqwze/SD_Sci...

Lyuboslava celebrating setting up our stand at New Scientist Live.

EBIC are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Lyuboslava Harkova as our Early Career Researcher Representative!

Lyuboslava is fantastically placed to take on the role, having been involved in all EBIC outreach activities to date. Congratulations Lyuboslava!

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New year, new career?

Check out these fantastic opportunities: a PhD (Development of origami-paper eDNA sensors for real-time surveillance of freshwater ecosystems) & a Research Fellow in Sensing Wastewater - both @ Cranfield University!

Check them out here: ebicentre.co.uk/careers/

EBIC Newsletter 5 It's been a busy few months here at EBIC, with the launch of our webinar series, our researchers speaking at various conferences, papers being published and of course planning for an exciting line-up...

Back in the office and want to catch-up on all things environmental biotech & engineering biology? We've got you covered with our Winter newsletter:

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As part of the UKRI Engineering Biology Mission Hubs, EBIC showcased how synthetic biology and biotechnologies can create sustainable environmental solutions - from waste management to biosensing!

Watch the webinar replay: youtu.be/ts7Z-lXmYAI?...

✨ Podcast episode 3 - available now ✨

Curious about how engineering biology can tackle oil pollution?

Listen now: ebicentre.co.uk/engbio-tech-...

Happy birthday to our Director Fred Coulon! 50 years young today! We hope you have a wonderful day, from us all here at EBIC🎉

As we head into 2026 we wanted to take a look back and celebrate the fantastic year that was 2025!

Take a look below at our highlights of 2025 – as we look forward to 2026

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📣 Our most recent newsletter is out now! Featuring reflections from conference, exciting new research papers, a fantastic PhD opportunity and much more.

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🚀 New doctoral training programme set to tackle environmental challenges through engineering biology. Set for launch next year, welcoming the first cohort in October 2026, this new programme will train will train 52 doctoral candidates to make a real-world impact!

🔗 ebicentre.co.uk/engbio4env-l...

We have an exciting PhD project opportunity on “Use of microbes in the bioremediation of environments contaminated with plastics, petrochemicals or PFAS” at Heriot-Watt University!

📆 Apply by: 30th Dec. 2025
🔗 ebicentre.co.uk/careers/

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📣 Calling all University students, researchers & academics who are passionate about water!

Don’t miss this Webinar on the International Water Association World Water Congress & Exhibition:
📆 26th Nov 2025
🕒 10am – 11:30am (UK)
🌐 MS Teams

Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b7bbd0...

Microbial Engineering: Tools & Genetic Modification Techniques - featuring our EBIC experts David Lea-Smith, Associate Professor of Microbiology at the University of East Anglia, and Kawinharsun… Microbial Engineering: Tools & Genetic Modification Techniques

We had a fantastic first episode in our Engineering Biology in Action webinar series. If you missed it, you can watch the recording now! Our experts discuss Microbial Engineering: Tools & Genetic Modification Techniques, plus a Q&A session.

Watch here: youtu.be/iK2LO6bC_5A?...

✨ Today's the day! ✨

We look forward to seeing you for our webinar today at 13:30 GMT!

Don't miss out, register here: cranfield.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📣 New paper alert!

An in-depth overview of how #PFAS persists in the environment and the emerging methods to eliminate them.

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Join our upcoming webinar, Microbial Engineering: Tools & Genetic Modification Techniques

Register to join us on November 14, 2025, from 13:30 to 14:30 (GMT) and explore the latest innovations in engineering biology!

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📢 One week to go!

Don't miss our webinar on Microbial Engineering: Tools & Genetic Modification Techniques.

Explore cutting-edge tools, practical insights, and real-world examples, plus an interactive Q&A session with our experts.

Register now:🔗 cranfield.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Have questions about microbial or genetic engineering?
🔬 Ask the experts!
Join our EBIC webinar, on Nov 14 (13:30–14:30 GMT) with David Lea-Smith & Kawinharsun Dhodduraj. Submit your questions below and register here:
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Engineering Biology in Action begins! Join the launch of the EBIC webinar series, where top researchers explore the topic of - Microbial Engineering: Tools & Genetic Modification Techniques.
📅 November 14, 2025
🕐 13:30–14:30 GMT
🔗 Reserve your place: cranfield.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new webinar series, Engineering Biology in Action! Our first session - Microbial Engineering: Tools & Genetic Modification Techniques - features our EBIC experts Dr. David Lea-Smith, & Kawinharsun Dhodduraj
Register here: ebicentre.co.uk/engineering-...

Day 2 at New Scientist Live was incredible! Engaging with so many about engineering bio & the role of microorganisms in our work was fantastic. A big shoutout to our team for their efforts. Excited for the schools day tomorrow! 👏

Wow! The first day at New Scientist Live was fantastic! Our games and activities were a hit, and engaging with visitors was incredibly positive and enthusiastic. Excited for what day 2 will bring tomorrow 🚀

We're all set up & so excited for New Scientist Live this weekend!

Come and see us at stand N27 for all things engineering biology 🦠💧🔬

Nicola Heaven & Kristell Le Corre Pidou sit on the sofa at Cranfield's Grenville Turner studio.

Flyer advertising the webinar series and containing a QR code to link to the sign-up page. EBIC logo and graphic of microbes at the top of the page, text: 'Engineering biology in action, webinar series'.

Hub manager Kristell and Comms Officer Nicola have been checking out the studio here at Cranfield in preparation for the launch of our upcoming webinar series - Engineering Biology in Action!

Click the link to be the first to hear when registration goes live!

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