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Where are you from?

By Jan Starke

Doing your PhD means getting to know a lot of people. Actually, that’s one of the best parts of it. Doing your PhD in an International Training Network means getting…

Blog, Communications, ESR, PhD Life, travelagrefine, blogging, Europe, travel

We went to Ireland! Part 3

By Xavier Gabet

This is the third part of my blog series on our AgRefine Ireland trip. In the first part, I explained how travelling is a political statement and how this trip…

Blog, Communications, Sustainability, travelagrefine, blogging, Europe, sustainability, travel

We went to Ireland ! Part 2

By Xavier Gabet

We went to Ireland! Part 2 In the previous blog, I told the story of our trip to Ireland. I shared the reasons for our going, what we learned there,…

BioEconomy, Blog, Sustainabilityagrefine, blogging, lifecycleassessment, sustainability

Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment: A Decision-Making Tool for Everyday Choices

By Charlene Vance

You’re standing in the supermarket, in the chocolate aisle. You are looking at all the different chocolates and trying to decide which one to purchase. You want to get something…

Biorefinery, Blog, Circular economy, Communications, ESR, MSCA ITN, PhD Lifeagrefine, Bioscience Engineering, Chemical Engineer, Europe, PhD, UGent, Work-life balance

PhD work-life balance – a challenging path

By Srija Balachandran

There will be several questions popping up in your minds when you hear about a PhD, like, is it hard? Is it stressful? How long is a PhD study? Is…

BioEconomy, Biomass, Blog, BlueBioeconomy, Communications, ESR, MSCA, MSCA ITN, Strategy, Sustainable Supply Chains, Twitteragrefine, aquaculture, BECHANGE, bioeconomy, bluebioeconomy, change, diversity, Europe, macroalgae, MSCA, PhD, phdlife, Seaweed, socialsustainability, supplychainmanagement, supplychains, UCD

Embracing Bio-based Supply Chains, Diversity and Change

By Mariana Cerca

One famous quote from the Dublin-born writer, George Bernard Shaw, states that “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything”. Have you ever…

BioEconomy, Biorefinery, ESR, MSCA ITN, Twitteragrefine, Biorefinery, biotechnolgy, blogging, challenges, GMOs

Trust me, I’m a Biotechnologist

By Anna Visentin

After high school, the moment arrived for me to choose a university. During the university orientation days, I realised I was drawn to science subjects and among them, I was…

BioEconomy, ESR, MSCA ITNagrefine, bioeconomy, Europe, European Commission, strategy, sustainability

Bioeconomy revolution: a mission to the Moon and beyond

By Francesca Magnolo

It can be easy to feel overwhelmed looking at the challenges that a “bioeconomy revolution” entails. However, all these challenges stem from the fact that the bioeconomy aims to ensure…