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
New article from project NATURE released!
We are thrilled to share the very first article of ESR 2 Claire Morand about her work on fully biobased unsaturated polyester resins! 👏 This study is part of her PhD thesis, aiming at synthesising sustainable formulations for additive manufacturing. To learn about how benign bio-based catalysts can control the cis/trans content of 100% bio-based […]
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 […]
Our work in ChemCatChem is illustrated in a Cover feature! 👏 The recently published article led by Flore Kilens has been illustrated by the talented Marcos Heredero Iborra in a Cover emphasizing the judicious choice of base for building up a cost-effective and efficient acid-base catalyst in a Harry Potter tournament style! To read the […]
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 […]