Laura Newsome gave a talk on “Geomicrobiology – how microbes change the Earth” to the Royal Cornwall Geological Society on 19th May. The talk is […]
Author: Laura Newsome
Bursary success for Eliana
Eliana Molina Ramirez was successful in her application for a £500 bursary from the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland! She will use the […]
Metals and Radioactive Substance Bioremediation – a child centric microbiology education framework
There is an urgent need for microbiology literacy in society, see https://sfam.org.uk/knowledge/policy/applied-microbiology-matters/microbiology-literacy-knowledge-framework.html. I contributed a topic framework on “metals and radioactive substances bioremediation” (2021). This […]
Postdoc available LiFT: Lithium for Future Technology
We’re recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to participate in the NERC consortium project LiFT: Lithium for Future Technology (https://twitter.com/Li4FutureTech). This NERC funded post is available […]
Lithium for Future Technology
We have just been awarded a NERC highlight topic grant for ‘Lithium for Future Technology’. This is a consortium led by the British Geological Survey […]
PhD available – The influence of subsurface microbiology on geoenergy systems
A geoenergy renaissance is required for a low carbon economy and energy security of supply. Geoenergy systems that have been proposed include disused coal workings […]
PhD available – Natural biogeochemistry of lithium: resource formation, biorecovery and environmental impacts
Lithium will power our low-carbon future. It is essential for lightweight batteries used to store renewable energy and power electric cars. There are three main […]
Fungi and bacteria naturally cleaning up pollution from former mining activities
In a secluded corner of the Mendip Hills can be found a nature reserve with a surprising history of ancient Roman mining, an 1863 lawsuit […]
A potential sustainable Pb immobilisation technology for soils
Characteristics and mechanisms of Pb(II) sorption onto Fe-rich waste water treatment residue (WTR): A potential sustainable Pb immobilisation technology for soils A new paper co-authored […]
Magalí Vilariño
My name is Magalí Vilariño, I am a 23-year-old Argentinean, senior student of environmental engineering at University of Nacional San Martín (UNSAM), in Buenos Aires. […]