Posts Tagged ‘Ajay Menon’
Guide to Research Funding: From a SFI Centre Perspective
In 2021, the BiOrbic funding team joined forces with two other SFI Research Centres, I-Form and iCRAG, to develop a research funding training programme entitled, ‘Guide to Research Funding: From a SFI Centre Perspective’. This programme is a joint collaborative undertaking between BiOrbic, I-Form and iCRAG. All three centres have come together to develop a…
Read MoreInternational Webinar: Bio-Encounter Ireland – Costa Rica 2023
The Biomaterials Hub from Costa Rica and BiOrbic from Ireland hosted an International Webinar called Bio-Encounter Ireland – Costa Rica, which took place on February 28, 2023. The purpose of this webinar was to establish powerful research and industry partnerships between two nations by fostering cross-collaboration in the fields of bio and circular economy. With…
Read MoreAlejandro Vergara wins Top Young Bioeconomy Talent 2022
Huge congratulations to Alejandro Vergara on winning the Top Young Bioeconomy Talent 2022 at the All Island Bioeconomy Summit! In BiOrbic, Alejandro is a PhD student working with Prof. Kevin O’Connor and is an integral part of ‘Farm Zero C’, BiOrbic’s flagship project that aims to produce the world’s first carbon neutral dairy farm. Alejandro…
Read MoreSustainable Living Competition 2022
How can we as ordinary citizens live more sustainably? BiOrbic tried to help Dublin families answer this question at UCD festival this year. A team of 22 researchers and operations staff put together three separate exhibits, exploring the ‘Life of Plastics’, ‘Life of Food’ and ‘Life of Pets. Life of Plastics focused on our plastic…
Read MoreBiOrbic Welcomes Foróige to UCD
Young people are crucial to the continued development of the bioeconomy and we recognise they are an important stakeholder of our research. As part of a new partnership between BiOrbic and Foróige, Ireland’s leading youth organisation, BiOrbic staff welcomed four groups of young people to the centre. Participants travelled from Mahon, Glanmire, Beara and Nenagh…
Read MoreBiOrbic launches ‘No to Waste’ competition!
As of the 1st June, BiOrbic has launched a competition to encourage households to cut down their plastic and food waste. The competition asks participants to make efforts to reduce waste over the month of June and submit their progress in any format on social media with the hashtag ‘#biorbicpledge’. In each category, the prize…
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