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Kevin Paine
@kevinpaine.bsky.social
Director of Centre for Climate Adaptation and Environment Research, University of Bath, UK.
Concrete technologist | Trail runner | Rather dubious chess player. Let’s talk sustainability and resilience — in research, on the trails, and over the board.
We believe it's probably my 15th time doing this. Makes for a long weekend but always good fun.
May 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Crazy! Certainly looks like I won't be getting any invites to the US anytime soon. Nevertheless, I'll continue to support colleagues as we seek to understand climate change, and develop mitigation and adaptation for the natural and built environment. Brace! Brace!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Outcry as Trump withdraws support for research that mentions ‘climate’
US government stripping funds from domestic and overseas research amid warnings for health and public safety
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Job advert! An opportunity to transform the future of wastewater infrastructure by working with Northumbrian Water Group (NWG), Dana Ofiteru at Newcastle University, and me at Bath to advance self-healing concrete solutions. 🌱💧 #KTP #Innovation
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLI637/k...
KTP Associate in Advancing Self-Healing Concrete Solutions for Wastewater Infrastructure at Newcastle University
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January 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Beautiful conditions for a trail run this afternoon. So great to be out and about.
January 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Reposted by Kevin Paine
Do you want to come and do a PhD in beautiful Bath with @kevinpaine.bsky.social and me? Come and help us understand how to use bacteria to make bioconcrete. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
December 19, 2024 at 7:34 AM
A nice article that explores the potential of recycling building materials to mitigate the environmental impact of concrete. It includes some thoughts and quotes from me. Not sure whether I sound too negative, but I'll stick by the quote that it's not easy! www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/202...
Can concrete's climate impact be cut by recycling building materials? | The National
Producing concrete generates huge quantities of carbon dioxide and, researchers say, there are no quick fixes
www.thenationalnews.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Looking for an innovative PhD? Join us at Bath to explore smart vascular networks and phase change materials for energy-efficient buildings. Fully funded, cutting-edge research with real-world impact. Details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #PhDOpportunity #Sustainability #Research
University of Bath URSA Project: Smart Vascular Networks: Enhancing Building Efficiency with Phase Change Materials at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - University of Bath URSA Project: Smart Vascular Networks: Enhancing Building Efficiency with Phase Change Materials at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:22 AM
It was fascinating chairing this session. The difference in opinion on how long a journal peer review should take was quite stark. Anything from 1 hour to over a day! I'm not sure I left any the wiser on how long I ought to take.
We held a recent panel Q+A session about journal peer reviews and explored the key topics:
✅ How many reviews to take on
✅ What makes a thorough review
✅ What editors want
✅ Tips for early-career researchers
Big thanks to our experts, Stephen Emmitt, Susan Bernal, Cath Borwick and David Stacey.
November 16, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Reposted by Kevin Paine
New preprint from the team, looking at the links between carbon metabolism, calcium detoxificatin and bacterial biomineralisation! As always a fun collaboration with Kevin Paine and many other wonderful people.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Metabolic insights into microbially induced calcite formation by Bacillaceae for application in bio-based construction materials
Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) offers promising solutions for sustainable, low-cement infrastructure materials. While it is known how urea catabolism leads to biomineralization, the ...
www.biorxiv.org
November 13, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Well, I've tried threads, mastodon. No real success. I hope that this is the one!
November 15, 2024 at 6:53 PM
#PhDPosition: Join us at Bath to explore novel bio-mineral precipitation using lab-on-chip tech. Work with experts in sustainable construction and drive impactful, research in civil engineering, materials science, or microbiology. #ResearchInnovation
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
University of Bath URSA project: Revolutionizing Bio-Concrete Durability: Exploring Micro-Scale Precipitation Dynamics in Sand and Aggregate Matrices at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - University of Bath URSA project: Revolutionizing Bio-Concrete Durability: Exploring Micro-Scale Precipitation Dynamics in Sand and Aggregate Matrices at University of Bath, listed on Fin...
www.findaphd.com
November 15, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Great that Susanne and her team have put out this preprint looking at the links between carbon metabolism, calcium detoxificatin and bacterial biomineralisation! Paves the way for further exploration and use of bacteria in future infrastructure materials. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Metabolic insights into microbially induced calcite formation by Bacillaceae for application in bio-based construction materials
Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) offers promising solutions for sustainable, low-cement infrastructure materials. While it is known how urea catabolism leads to biomineralization, the ...
www.biorxiv.org
November 15, 2024 at 2:13 PM