ECR Challenge
We’ve set our ECR a challenge – and they’ve chosen to accept it! Learn more about this exciting project with real-world impacts and follow their progress.
Podcast – Listen Now
Curious about life as an early career researcher? Listen to our podcast with EBIC’s Yasmin Meeda and James Croxford on successes, challenges, tips for academia.
New Article
EBIC Director, Professor Frederic Coulon, explores viewing water as part of a continuous, closed-loop system to enhance water management.
Funding Update
EBIC are thrilled to announce the four innovative projects that have been awarded funding as part of EBIC’s Flexible Funding Program.
EBES26
EBIC are excited to announce Engineering Biology for Environmental Solutions, our early career researcher conference for 2026. Join us this September in Southampton.
New ECR Rep
EBIC are delighted to announce the appointment of Lyuboslava Harkova as our new early career researcher representative for 2026. Congratulations Lyuboslava!
2025 Highlights
Join us to celebrate the fantastic year that was 2025. With thanks to all the team at EBIC, as well as our partners & collaborators for the hard work and dedication.
Blog: Paul Jeffrey
Crossing Disciplines: Reflections from a Synthetic Biology Conference. Professor Paul Jeffrey on presenting at the Synthetic Biology UK conference.
Innovate UK
The Engineering Biology in Canada report covers outcomes from the 2025 Global Expert Mission on engineering biology between the UK and Canada.
BBC Future
Francis Hassard, Cranfield University, discusses the bacteria commonly found in shower heads, if they should be a cause for concern and what you can do to mitigate any potential risks.
Registration Open
Register now for our Webinar – Microbial Engineering: Tools & Genetic Modification Techniques…
Post-conference round up
July 2025 saw the launch of our inaugural Early Career Researcher conference – Engineering Biology for Environmental Sustainability (EBES2025).
A Successful
SymposiumGlobal Experts Converge at Oxford for ISM2S 2025: Microfluidics Advancing Health and Environmental Solutions. The 2nd International Symposium…
Seedcorn Fund – Applications Open!
EBIC’s Seed Corn Fund, made possible by a funding injection from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will accelerate the commercialisation of new engineering…
International Women
in Engineering 2025This is the 12th year of celebrating International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED25), brought about by Women’s Engineering Society. This year the theme is #TogetherWeEngineer with a focus on giving women engineers a spotlight and raising their profile, as women are under-represented in engineering. In fact, according to figures in 2021, only 16.5% of engineers in the UK are women.
Watch PFAS workshops
We were delighted to host such a successful one-day workshop at Cranfield bringing together researchers, early-career scientists, and industry stakeholders to share the latest advances in PFAS detection, degradation, and biotechnological solutions. The event, supported by the Environmental Biotechnoly Network (EBNet) and the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC), (more…)
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