Our Funding Round-up has details of a number of funding opportunities, including the BBSRC Stand-alone LINK, New Investigator Scheme and Industrial Partnership Awards; GCRF Global Engagement Networks; Newton Fund and much more.
Got an interesting industry problem? Nottingham University want to hear it.
A three-day Study Group held at Nottingham University (29th April – 1st May 2019) will bring mathematical science researchers from across the UK to work on a number of industry problems from areas as diverse as agriculture, food production and biotechnology. The call is for companies large and small to indicate their interest in posing a problem to the Study Group.
It is fully funded by the University of Nottingham Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships programme with support from Innovate UK’s Knowledge Transfer Network; as such, there is no cost for industry to bring a problem to the Group. There will be a nominal registration fee of £30 for non-Nottingham participants. This fee will cover accommodation and meals for the three days.
Intrigued? See: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/events/third-agri-food-study-group
Round-up of Events
To save you time, we have rounded up the latest events. There is something of interest to everybody - or check out the full list in our calendar.
Notable events include:
European Biosolids & Organic Resources Conference & Exhibition, Royal Armouries, Leeds. 13/14th November 2018. There is still some space for poster presentations from students and ‘early career professionals’. If you want to showcase research to an industry-heavy audience, then this is a good opportunity. The conference includes both sewage sludge and other ‘organic’ materials, and subjects that range from dewatering to anaerobic digestion to land application and market risk. More information here: http://european-biosolids.com/call-for-papers/
Don't forget that the KTN also have a wide range of events of interest to members.
Secondment Applications still welcome
These are assessed on a case-by-case basis (details here) but time is running out to apply. Do let us know if you have something in mind – we welcome informal enquiries.
Previous recipients have benefited from:
• a technical visit - SEMT Korea
• a two week workshop on Quantitative Laws II in Italy
• learning additional methods for AD metagenomes analysis in Denmark (photo above: Dr Anna Alessi and Prof Mads Albertsen, visit documented here.)
• attending the OpenLB Spring School, Germany
• a training course on Microbial Diversity, USA
Just make a case for why you need the Secondment to further UK AD Research. Perhaps there is a specific skill you wish to learn so you can train others in your Faculty or Department? Is there a specialist course, essential to your research, in a particular topic area that you simply cannot access in your own University?
You will need to explain why you need to do this at another location and how it will benefit the wider skill base of AD research. Recipients are solely responsible for all arrangements (including Risk Assessments, Liability and Insurance) but we can reimburse up to £2000 towards a UK placement and up to £3000 towards an overseas placement. All Secondment awards must be complete (including final report and expenses claim) by the end of the Network (Feb 2019).We still have a number of Secondment Awards available for UK academics to access relevant training or placements in the UK or Overseas.
Assessment of mixing quality in full-scale, biogas-mixed anaerobic digestion using CFD
Bioresource Technology; Volume 265, October 2018, Pages 480-489; Davide Dapelo, John Bridgeman (Faculty of Engineering and Informatics, University of Bradford) See: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852418308150
A new article by International ADNet member Srinivas Kasulla is now available in the Biogas Directory 5th Edition. To access “Green Grass to Green Gas” see: www.icesn.com
The sustainable production of chemicals from C02 using Gas Fermentation and Systems/ Synthetic Biology approaches. University of Nottingham. Supervisors: Prof N Minton; Dr K Winzer. Deadline: 30th September 2018. Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
Mechanical Characterisation of Poly-Lactic Acid (PLA) bioplastic from Biomass and its digestibility in a Thermophilic anaerobic digestion (AD) process. Manchester Metropolitan University. Supervisor: Dr S Tedesco Application. Deadline: Applications accepted all year round. Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Organic wastes and food, energy and water provision in Sub-Saharan Africa
Aberdeen University. Supervisors: Dr J Smith and Prof P Hallett. Deadline:Applications accepted all year round. Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Biogas upgrading by means of cyclic adsorption processes. Aberdeen University
Supervisors: Dr C Fernandez-Martin and Prof J Anderson. Deadline:Applications accepted all year round. Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Development of an innovative techno-economic model for European biorefineries producing biofuels and chemicals. Aston University. Supervisor: Dr K Chong. Deadline:Applications accepted all year round. Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
