b'The NBIC Doctoral Training CentreBRINGING TOGETHER RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIPThe NBIC Doctoral Training Centre in BiofilmsNBIC TECHNICAL MODULES Innovation, Technology and Engineering (BITE) wasNBICs four core universities have developed a established in early 2019 and provides a unique andbespoke training programme, providing an extensive diverse environment to students, with opportunitiesintroduction to biofilms and biofilm research from a to network with experts in other disciplines, engage invariety of angles within their areas of specialisation.peer-to-peer learning and participate in collaborative problem solving, as well as partake in studentThese technical modules feature a blend of exchanges with international centres of excellence,theoretical knowledge provided through lectures and attend summer schools, joint-nature conferences, demonstrations, as well as practical skills through and secondments and masterclasses showcasinghands-on exercises. The also offer networking frontier thinking.opportunities for students with other PhD researchers, biofilm experts and representatives from industry. It is a world-class integrated pipeline of interdisciplinaryInitially designed for PhD students enrolled in the NBIC training, involving a partnership between NBICs fourDoctoral Training Centre, the training will soon be core universities: Edinburgh, Liverpool, Nottingham andaccessible within the broad NBIC consortium, including Southampton, alongside international institutes andacademic organisations and industry members. industry partners. It is the UKs first graduate training centre to address the skills and knowledge gaps in theNBIC delivers two technical modules annually, rotating biofilm field. We currently have 64 students enrolled inbetween the four core universities. Each university the BITE programme. specialises in a particular aspect of biofilm research, reflected in the content of their respective modules: AREAS OF SPECIALISATION The University of Nottingham: Microbiology: From University of Edinburgh Soft and Active Matter BiologicalCell Biology to Biofilms. Physics; Complex Fluids and Rheology; HPC Modelling; Biofilms Architecture; Synthetic and Systems Biology. The University of Southampton: Omics Technologies for Biofilm Research. University of Liverpool Functional Surfaces; Materials; Smart Nanotechnology; Plasma Engineering; Imaging;The University of Edinburgh: Thinking About Omics and Bioinformatics; Microbiorefinery; InfectionBiofilms Like a Physicist. Control; Modelling for Healthcare. The University of Liverpool: Surfaces and Materials University of Nottingham Quorum Sensing andMeet Biofilms.Signalling; Molecular Recognition; Drug Discovery;By combining the expertise of four core Polymer Discovery; Biomedical Engineering; AMR;universities, the Doctoral Training CentreModelling; Synthetic Biology; Advanced Microscopy.provides the synergy, critical mass, and the University of Southampton Microbial Ecology andbreadth and depth required to deliver an Evolution; AMR; Hybrid Biodevices; Nanoelectronic andambitious training programme in biofilm science, Photonic Devices; Bioenergy. engineering and technology. 41'