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The Carbon Recycling Network's Early Career Researchers Feature in New Scientist Magazine

Early Career Researchers from The Carbon Recycling Network wrote a one-page article for New Scientist Magazine. 

FIND OUT MORE: Early Career Researchers write for New Scientist

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Case Study for The University of Nottingham COP26 Series

The UoN did a case study on the following subject: Microbial gas fermentation: A carbon-negative, sustainable route to biofuels, bioplastics and industrial chemicals at scale.

FIND OUT MORE: Case Study for the UoN COP26 Series

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The Carbon Recycling Network - Policy Engagment Workshop

On 27 October 2021, the Carbon Recycling Network are hosting a policy engagement workshop. Register Now.

FIND OUT MORE: Policy Engagement Workshop with The Carbon Recycling Network.

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School Outreach with SBRC's Dr Andrew Dempster

On 23 and 25 June SBRC's Dr Andrew Dempster presented an online talk on "Careering into Science" to 160 Year 9 pupils at the English Martyrs' Cathlic School, Leicester.

FIND OUT MORE: School Outreach with Dr Andrew Dempster

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SBRC's Francois Seys presents at U3A

On 16 June SBRC PhD student, Francois Seys presented an online talk on Bioenergy to University of the Third Age (U3A) of Edwalton and Gamston. 

FIND OUT MORE: Francois Seys Talks at U3A

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The Carbon Recycling Network - Conference 2

The SBRC-Nottingham's associated BBSRC NIBB, The Carbon Recycling Network took place 27-28 April.  This FREE, two-day ONLINE conference brought together academic and industrial partners to identify and address key challenges in this area of Carbon Recycling.

FIND OUT MORE: The Carbon Recycling Network - Conference 2 

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Deep Branch Secures €8M Investment

SBRC-Nottingham is delighted that Deep Branch Biotechnology Ltd., with whom the SBRC has a strong collaborative relationship, has secured €8M investment to support its CO2-to-protein technology.

FIND OUT MORE: Deep Branch €8M Investment

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SBRC at the UoN Diversity Festival

From Monday 8 to Friday 19 March 2020, the University of Nottingham held its first ever virtual diversity festival.

The festival focused on 'embracing and celebrating difference' with more than 30 virtual events open to staff, students and alumni, which aimed to promote understanding and awareness of diversity and inclusion in our community...read more.

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SBRC at the Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity

SBRC's very own Shelly Kelly takes science to the kitchen in The Festival of Science and Curiosity from 8-17 February 2021...read more.

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Towards a "Net Zero" Future - New EraCoBioTech2018 (BBSRC) Project Unveiled at SBRC-Nottingham

Developing sustainable fuels and platform chemicals from greenhouse gases is the focus of Senior Researcher Dr Chris Humphreys at the SBRC-Nottingham. Based in the University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, Chris’ new research project "SynConsor4Butanol" is funded by ERACoBioTech (BBSRC) and makes use of his expertise with Acetogenic bacteria to recycle waste Carbon gases....read more.

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Deep Branch Biotech-led REACT-FIRST Consortium

In October 2020, Deep Branch, a carbon recycling biotech company funded by former SBRC Nottingham researchers, achieved a remarkable success by securing £3M funding from Innovate UK...read more.

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Exciting New BBSRC Funded Project Announced at SBRC-Nottingham

The project, “ABSCICS: Applied Bacterial Spore Control in Industrial and Clinical Settings”, is Dr Rodrigues' new research project...read more.

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SBRC-Nottingham iGEM Team 2020 - THIRD TIME GOLD!!!

Against all odds, iGEM (international Genetically Engineered Machine) did happen 'virtually' this year and SBRC-Nottingham led their team to GOLD!! ...read more.

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Dr Ruth Griffin is Featured on BCB Radio 106.6 FM

Ruth Griffin gave a 10 minute radio interview with Helen Seymour about getting women into STEM...read more.

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Deep Branch Press Release - Animal Feed made from Recycled Carbon Secures €2.5M Funding

UK biotech company, Deep Branch, has secured further investment to scale up the sustainable generation of protein that could transform food production and supply chains...read more.

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SBRC Featured in New Scientist Magazine

SBRC were invited to write an article for the prestigious New Scientist Magazine, which receives nearly 1 Million weekly readers... read more.

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Students design award-winning superbug 'eater'

The concept of a new bacteria-eating virus designed to fight the modern-day superbug Clostridium difficile, has been developed by a team of University of Nottingham students in a global competition.

The ‘bacteriophage’ was devised by the team as part of their synthetic biology project that recently won a prestigious Gold Medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition in Boston, USA...read more.

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SBRC - Nottingham returns to New Scientist Live 2018

For the second year in a row, The Synthetic Biology Research Centre – Nottingham (SBRC) and its associated BBSRC NIBB - C1net hosted an exhibition stand which highlighted the great research we do here at the centre...read more.

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RCUK Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Hub

The topic for this RCUK Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) hub is Industrial Biotechnology for Sustainable Development, and we were awarded an RCUK GCRF travel grant for a trip to meet with partners and stakeholders in India and work on developing the bid...read more.

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Robots in the Synthetic Biology Research Centre - Nottingham

A state of the art robotics suite has been installed at the Synthetic Biology Research Centre (SBRC) Nottingham. The equipment, worth over £1.1m will enable world leading synthetic biology research. Scientists will use the robots to engineer large numbers of bacterial strains to turbo-charge their work towards creating chemicals for industry and transport fuels from waste materials...read more.