Following with the recruitment of ESRs, University of Birmingham has just hired another NATURE fellow. Gabriela Garbonova (ESR3) completed her Master of Polymer Science at Stellenbosch University, after which she worked on projects targeted towards valorising spent coffee-grounds and developing bio-based materials for commercial shopping bags. She´s now joining UoB as ESR4 to develop nature-like […]

The NATURE family keeps growing! Claire Morand (ESR2) obtained her Master’s degree in Polymer Chemistry at ENSCBP Bordeaux (France) in 2020. She is driven by curiosity about the natural world and is passionate about the utilization of natural products for high performance material applications. She´s recently joined POLYKEY as ESR2, where her PhD project targets […]

We are thrilled to welcome the first of four Early Stage Researchers to our project! Flore Kilens (ESR1) obtained a double Master’s degree from the University of Strasbourg (France) and the University of the Basque Country (Spain) in Polymer Science. Guided by a deep concern for the current challenges facing the plastics industry, she aims […]

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) programme, funder of the NATURE project, will continue providing opportunities for researchers and organisations under Horizon Europe, the new EU Research and Innovation programme for the period 2021-2027. Researchers and organisations are invited to an online event on 23/03/2021 at 9:00 – 12:30 CET to learn about MSCA under the […]

Members of POLYKEY, University of Birmingham and UPV/EHU are meeting today for the first time since the project started. The pandemic made NATURE kick-off go virtual, but it will not stop us from progressing… the planning of our first project activities is about to start 🙂