Our Strength
INNOVATIVE TRAINING NETWORK
Enrolment of four PhD students in doctoral programmes
EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL DOCTORATE
Cross-sectoral secondments between academia & industry
MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Complementary knowledge for the development of new bio-sourced plastic materials
Our Project
NATURE is an EU-funded project that will provide training opportunities to early stage researchers to develop new biobased polymeric materials for packaging.
Our Consortium
News
After three years of PhD… ESR 4 Bige Bati
Let’s finish our introduction with ESR 4, Bige Batı. ⭐ Bige comes from Turkey and pursued her Master’s in Polymer Science and Technology at the Istanbul Technical University, collaborating with Huntsman IFS Polyurethanes Limited on developing advanced TPU bead foams. Before starting her PhD, she worked in the R&D department of SOCAR Türkiye, where she […]
After three years of PhD… ESR 3 Gabriela Garbonova
It is time to introduce you to ESR 3, Gabriela Garbonova! Born in Bulgaria and raised in South Africa, Gabriela completed her master’s degree in Polymer Science at Stellenbosch University. In November 2021, she joined the Dove Research Group at the University of Birmingham where she focused on advancing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) with improved thermal and mechanical properties. […]
After three years of PhD… ESR 2 Claire Morand
Let’s continue with the introduction of NATURE project’s PhD students. This week is Claire Morand’s turn’s turn! 🌟 Claire comes from France and holds a master’s degree in Materials and Chemistry from ENSMAC in Bordeaux. She started at POLYKEY in September 2021 a doctorate focused on the synthesis of fully bio-based unsaturated polyesters for additive […]
After three years of PhD… ESR1 Flore Kilens
As NATURE-ITN comes to an end, we wanted to take a moment to introduce you to our talented PhD students. Over the past three years, they’ve made remarkable achievements, and we’re excited to share their current work and future aspirations! Let’s start with ESR 1 Flore Kilens! Flore comes from France and did a double […]
Our students Gabriela Garbonova and Bige Bati participating in IUPAC Macro 2024
Last week, our phD students Bige Batı and Gabriela Garbonova participated in the Polymer conference organised by IUPAC at the University of Warwick. They both delivered a great talk on their projects focused on the synthesis of biobased polyesters for packaging applications, which have opened fruitful scientific discussions. Another beautiful event for the polymer science community! Bige and Gabby are part of […]
Claire Morand presented her work in the Polymers for Sustainable Future congress in Prague
In this first week of Summer, our ESR 2 Claire Morand participated in the Polymers for Sustainable Future 2024 conference organised by the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, in Prague, Czech Republic. She delivered a very nice presentation where she provided the most relevant results obtained during her PhD thesis […]