ELEMENTAL Engineering Biology Mission Hub
@elementalengbio.bsky.social
The ELEMENTAL Hub is a BBSRC funded Engineering Biology Mission Hub addressing environmental challenges around metal waste, scarcity, and sustainable recovery.
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Join @alastair-droop.bsky.social & @sallyjamesyork.bsky.social for our Transcriptomics Analysis Pipeline Workshop on 10 February 2026 designed for Elemental PDRAs & PhD researchers, but if you are a member of #ElementalHub, you can also attend at a registration fee of £100. See below for details.
Avoid disappointment & book your place now to attend the Transcriptomics Analysis Pipeline Workshop on Tuesday 10 February. Available to members of the #ElementalHub at just £100 for a full session on the key concepts & led by Alastair Droop & Sally James. Email alastair.droop@york.ac.uk to book.
Join @alastair-droop.bsky.social & @sallyjamesyork.bsky.social for our Transcriptomics Analysis Pipeline Workshop on 10 February 2026 designed for Elemental PDRAs & PhD researchers, but if you are a member of #ElementalHub, you can also attend at a registration fee of £100. See below for details.
January 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Avoid disappointment & book your place now to attend the Transcriptomics Analysis Pipeline Workshop on Tuesday 10 February. Available to members of the #ElementalHub at just £100 for a full session on the key concepts & led by Alastair Droop & Sally James. Email alastair.droop@york.ac.uk to book.
Warm wishes to all for a Happy New Year during this cold spell! Our activity is heating up kicking off 2026 with monthly events for #Collaboration & February brings our #ElementalHub Annual Meeting. Watch socials for our daily updates. 2026 funding opportunities launching soon. elementalhub.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Warm wishes to all for a Happy New Year during this cold spell! Our activity is heating up kicking off 2026 with monthly events for #Collaboration & February brings our #ElementalHub Annual Meeting. Watch socials for our daily updates. 2026 funding opportunities launching soon. elementalhub.org
As we close out an exciting year our #ElementalHub Winter newsletter features a reflection by Martin Warren, Chair, highlighting how our work is reshaping thinking around #EngineeringBiology. We re-open on 5th January so catch up on our 2025 achievements:
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Winter Newsletter 2025 - ELEMENTAL
As national policy shifts toward sustainable and secure critical-mineral supply chains, our bio-based, circular-economy research is more relevant than ever. These developments open up new opportunitie...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
As we close out an exciting year our #ElementalHub Winter newsletter features a reflection by Martin Warren, Chair, highlighting how our work is reshaping thinking around #EngineeringBiology. We re-open on 5th January so catch up on our 2025 achievements:
elementalhub.org/2025/12/03/w...
elementalhub.org/2025/12/03/w...
Welcome to all our new followers of the BBSRC #ElementalHub this year. 2026 will bring more #FundingOpportunities & new online seminars. Be first to find out about 2026 funding available & keep up to date with latest research developments by joining now at elementalhub.org/home/join-us
Join us - ELEMENTAL
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December 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Welcome to all our new followers of the BBSRC #ElementalHub this year. 2026 will bring more #FundingOpportunities & new online seminars. Be first to find out about 2026 funding available & keep up to date with latest research developments by joining now at elementalhub.org/home/join-us
ELEMENTAL brings cutting-edge #EngineeringBiology to reinvent how metals are extracted, recovered, sensed & remediated. Across six coordinated work packages, the #ElementalHub spans the full metal lifecycle. Read more about each of these at elementalhub.org/work-packages
Work Packages - ELEMENTAL
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December 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
ELEMENTAL brings cutting-edge #EngineeringBiology to reinvent how metals are extracted, recovered, sensed & remediated. Across six coordinated work packages, the #ElementalHub spans the full metal lifecycle. Read more about each of these at elementalhub.org/work-packages
Look out for our #Elemental ‘Facilities Finder’ in the New Year. It is a centralised digital platform designed to help our partners & #Collaborators easily discover the laboratories, equipment & specialist skills across our membership. Find out more & take part at elementalhub.org/facilities-f...
Facilities Finder - ELEMENTAL
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December 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Look out for our #Elemental ‘Facilities Finder’ in the New Year. It is a centralised digital platform designed to help our partners & #Collaborators easily discover the laboratories, equipment & specialist skills across our membership. Find out more & take part at elementalhub.org/facilities-f...
Still places left to attend Transcriptomics Analysis Pipeline Workshop on 10 February 2026. Available to members of the Elemental Hub at just £100 for a detailed session on key concepts, led by Alastair Droop & Sally James. Register by email to alastair.droop@york.ac.uk.
Join @alastair-droop.bsky.social & @sallyjamesyork.bsky.social for our Transcriptomics Analysis Pipeline Workshop on 10 February 2026 designed for Elemental PDRAs & PhD researchers, but if you are a member of #ElementalHub, you can also attend at a registration fee of £100. See below for details.
December 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Still places left to attend Transcriptomics Analysis Pipeline Workshop on 10 February 2026. Available to members of the Elemental Hub at just £100 for a detailed session on key concepts, led by Alastair Droop & Sally James. Register by email to alastair.droop@york.ac.uk.
What a busy year for #ElementalHub. Explore our latest newsletter with a review of 2025 & showcasing new #Collaborations, #FundingOpportunities, skills development activities, & strategic context shaping our work elementalhub.org/2025/12/03/w...
Winter Newsletter 2025 - ELEMENTAL
As national policy shifts toward sustainable and secure critical-mineral supply chains, our bio-based, circular-economy research is more relevant than ever. These developments open up new opportunitie...
elementalhub.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What a busy year for #ElementalHub. Explore our latest newsletter with a review of 2025 & showcasing new #Collaborations, #FundingOpportunities, skills development activities, & strategic context shaping our work elementalhub.org/2025/12/03/w...
For hubs like #Elemental the UK Government's new Critical Minerals Strategy is a #Gamechanger. It sets ambitious targets to boost domestic supply & recycle 20% of #CriticalMinerals by 2035. Read the strategy at www.gov.uk/government/p...
UK Critical Minerals Strategy
The government's new strategy sets the UK’s long-term ambition to ensure we have the critical minerals we need to drive economic growth and the clean energy transition.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
For hubs like #Elemental the UK Government's new Critical Minerals Strategy is a #Gamechanger. It sets ambitious targets to boost domestic supply & recycle 20% of #CriticalMinerals by 2035. Read the strategy at www.gov.uk/government/p...
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A little blog post about my research @quadraminstitute.bsky.social for the @elementalengbio.bsky.social chatting about my funky little bacteria
🆕 Blog! This #BiofilmsWeek we catch up with Dr Heather Felgate to discover how studying the biofilms of Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulfurreducens bacteria could help clean up metals from wastewater 🦠
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Researching the biology of bacterial biofilms to boost bioremediation - Quadram Institute
Research into how the biofilms of Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulfurreducens bacteria could help clean up metals from wastewater
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November 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A little blog post about my research @quadraminstitute.bsky.social for the @elementalengbio.bsky.social chatting about my funky little bacteria
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"It’s great to be doing this research as part of the @ukri.org funded @elementalengbio.bsky.social which applies engineering biology to address pressing environmental challenges around metal waste, scarcity, and sustainable recovery." ♻️
💬 @bluebirdsjunk.bsky.social
💬 @bluebirdsjunk.bsky.social
Researching the biology of bacterial biofilms to boost bioremediation - Quadram Institute
Research into how the biofilms of Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulfurreducens bacteria could help clean up metals from wastewater
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November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"It’s great to be doing this research as part of the @ukri.org funded @elementalengbio.bsky.social which applies engineering biology to address pressing environmental challenges around metal waste, scarcity, and sustainable recovery." ♻️
💬 @bluebirdsjunk.bsky.social
💬 @bluebirdsjunk.bsky.social
11 new partnerships launched to accelerate innovation in #EngineeringBiology for sustainable critical mineral supply chains. Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in partnership with UK Science & Technology Network, read more at elementalhub.org/2025/11/25/e...
Elemental Awards UK-US Critical Minerals Research Travel Grants - ELEMENTAL
Elemental is pleased to announce the successful award of funding through the Catalysing New UK-US Critical Minerals Research Partnerships scheme. Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Developmen...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
11 new partnerships launched to accelerate innovation in #EngineeringBiology for sustainable critical mineral supply chains. Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in partnership with UK Science & Technology Network, read more at elementalhub.org/2025/11/25/e...
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⏰ Applications closing soon!
The Norwich Research Park’s Doctoral Training Partnership @nrpdtp.bsky.social offers talented biosciences graduates an opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary research environment and join a vibrant student community.
📅 Apply by 2 December
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The Norwich Research Park’s Doctoral Training Partnership @nrpdtp.bsky.social offers talented biosciences graduates an opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary research environment and join a vibrant student community.
📅 Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/mO17avE
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
⏰ Applications closing soon!
The Norwich Research Park’s Doctoral Training Partnership @nrpdtp.bsky.social offers talented biosciences graduates an opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary research environment and join a vibrant student community.
📅 Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/mO17avE
The Norwich Research Park’s Doctoral Training Partnership @nrpdtp.bsky.social offers talented biosciences graduates an opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary research environment and join a vibrant student community.
📅 Apply by 2 December
➡️ buff.ly/mO17avE
We are pleased to share this post by Heather Felgate, whose research explores how the biofilms of Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulfurreducens could help remove metals from wastewater.
A little blog post about my research @quadraminstitute.bsky.social for the @elementalengbio.bsky.social chatting about my funky little bacteria
🆕 Blog! This #BiofilmsWeek we catch up with Dr Heather Felgate to discover how studying the biofilms of Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulfurreducens bacteria could help clean up metals from wastewater 🦠
buff.ly/q21zHkI
buff.ly/q21zHkI
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We are pleased to share this post by Heather Felgate, whose research explores how the biofilms of Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulfurreducens could help remove metals from wastewater.
Join @alastair-droop.bsky.social & @sallyjamesyork.bsky.social for our Transcriptomics Analysis Pipeline Workshop on 10 February 2026 designed for Elemental PDRAs & PhD researchers, but if you are a member of #ElementalHub, you can also attend at a registration fee of £100. See below for details.
November 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Join @alastair-droop.bsky.social & @sallyjamesyork.bsky.social for our Transcriptomics Analysis Pipeline Workshop on 10 February 2026 designed for Elemental PDRAs & PhD researchers, but if you are a member of #ElementalHub, you can also attend at a registration fee of £100. See below for details.
Trusted Research is about protecting & keeping sensitive research and intellectual property secure from theft, misuse, or exploitation. Guidance has been jointly published by NPSA & @ncsc.gov.uk For more on this and other helpful info visit our #ElementalHub website elementalhub.org/resources
Resources - ELEMENTAL
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November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Trusted Research is about protecting & keeping sensitive research and intellectual property secure from theft, misuse, or exploitation. Guidance has been jointly published by NPSA & @ncsc.gov.uk For more on this and other helpful info visit our #ElementalHub website elementalhub.org/resources
The #Elemental Hub has several ‘partner’ collaborators from UK-wide universities. Get to know our management team, co-investigators and research associates at elementalhub.org/home/people
People - ELEMENTAL
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November 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The #Elemental Hub has several ‘partner’ collaborators from UK-wide universities. Get to know our management team, co-investigators and research associates at elementalhub.org/home/people
We can share your #EngineeringBiology stories with the Hub membership in our Winter 2025 newsletter out early December. We can feature work on #MetalRecovery or #CircularEconomy. If we can support, please get in touch elementalhub.org/home/join-us
Join us - ELEMENTAL
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November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We can share your #EngineeringBiology stories with the Hub membership in our Winter 2025 newsletter out early December. We can feature work on #MetalRecovery or #CircularEconomy. If we can support, please get in touch elementalhub.org/home/join-us
Engineering Biology Mission Hub for Environmental Processing & Recovery of Metals #ELEMENTAL aims to address the need for critical minerals & metals in clean energy technologies & promote a #circulareconomy. Includes developing innovations in #bioleaching, #biorecovery & #bioremediation
November 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Engineering Biology Mission Hub for Environmental Processing & Recovery of Metals #ELEMENTAL aims to address the need for critical minerals & metals in clean energy technologies & promote a #circulareconomy. Includes developing innovations in #bioleaching, #biorecovery & #bioremediation
Need supporting information to assist with a grant application or funding opportunity? Letters of support can help strengthen and enhance your application. Elemental members can request a letter of support by sending us an email. Not a member? Join here. elementalhub.org/home/join-us #Elemental
Join us - ELEMENTAL
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November 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Need supporting information to assist with a grant application or funding opportunity? Letters of support can help strengthen and enhance your application. Elemental members can request a letter of support by sending us an email. Not a member? Join here. elementalhub.org/home/join-us #Elemental
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A long and productive day in Parliament with our excellent @quadraminstitute.bsky.social researchers talking to MPs, Peers and journalists about hidden hunger at @senseaboutsci.bsky.social Evidence Week quadram.ac.uk/blogs/what-i...
November 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A long and productive day in Parliament with our excellent @quadraminstitute.bsky.social researchers talking to MPs, Peers and journalists about hidden hunger at @senseaboutsci.bsky.social Evidence Week quadram.ac.uk/blogs/what-i...
Final Reminder Business Interaction Vouchers #BIVs Application Deadline Thursday 30 October 5 pm find out more here elementalhub.org/funding/busi...
Business Interaction Vouchers (Round 1) - ELEMENTAL
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October 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Final Reminder Business Interaction Vouchers #BIVs Application Deadline Thursday 30 October 5 pm find out more here elementalhub.org/funding/busi...
New to #ElementalHub? Watch our live webinar recording spotlighting #ElementalHub a @ukri.org series featuring the 6 UKRI-funded #EngineeringBiology Mission Hubs. Learn about our aim to contribute to a more circular resource-resilient economy, our research, & engagement elementalhub.org/home/events/
Events - ELEMENTAL
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October 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
New to #ElementalHub? Watch our live webinar recording spotlighting #ElementalHub a @ukri.org series featuring the 6 UKRI-funded #EngineeringBiology Mission Hubs. Learn about our aim to contribute to a more circular resource-resilient economy, our research, & engagement elementalhub.org/home/events/
Just over a week left to apply for #BIV funding to support innovative collaborations between academia & industry in engineering biology for environmental processing of metals. Deadline next week 30 October. More info below #TechnologyReadiness elementalhub.org/funding/busi...
Business Interaction Vouchers (Round 1) - ELEMENTAL
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October 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Just over a week left to apply for #BIV funding to support innovative collaborations between academia & industry in engineering biology for environmental processing of metals. Deadline next week 30 October. More info below #TechnologyReadiness elementalhub.org/funding/busi...
Via the #Elemental 2025 summer vacation studentship programme, we supported undergrad researchers to support innovation, strengthen industry collaboration & advance strategic priorities #ResearchInnovation
Two studentships were successfully completed. Read more elementalhub.org/2025/09/08/e...
Two studentships were successfully completed. Read more elementalhub.org/2025/09/08/e...
Elemental Metal Hub supports undergraduate research through funded summer studentships - ELEMENTAL
These competitive studentships provided funding for students to pursue projects that not only advance academic research but also hold potential to create meaningful connections with industry partners....
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October 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Via the #Elemental 2025 summer vacation studentship programme, we supported undergrad researchers to support innovation, strengthen industry collaboration & advance strategic priorities #ResearchInnovation
Two studentships were successfully completed. Read more elementalhub.org/2025/09/08/e...
Two studentships were successfully completed. Read more elementalhub.org/2025/09/08/e...