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 attend summer schools, joint-nature conferences, and demonstrations, as well as practical skills and secondments and masterclassesthrough hands-on exercises. They also offer showcasing frontier thinking.networking opportunities for students with other PhD researchers, biofilm experts and representatives It is a world-class integrated pipeline of interdisciplinaryfrom industry. Initially designed for PhD students training, involving a partnership between NBICs fourenrolled in the NBIC Doctoral Training Centre, the core universities: Edinburgh, Liverpool, Nottinghamtraining is also accessible to industry partners and and Southampton, alongside international institutesindustry members within the NBIC consortium.and industry partners. It is the UKs first graduate training centre to address the skills and knowledgeNBIC delivers two technical modules annually, rotating gaps in the biofilm field. We currently have 45between the four core universities. Each university students enrolled in 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: University of Edinburgh Soft and Active Matter BiologicalFrom Cell 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;The University of Edinburgh: Thinking Imaging; Omics and Bioinformatics; Microbiorefinery;About Biofilms Like a Physicist. Infection Control; Modelling for Healthcare. The University of Liverpool: Surfaces University of Nottingham Quorum Sensing andand Materials Meet 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 Ecologybreadth and depth required to deliver an and Evolution; AMR; Hybrid Biodevices;ambitious training programme in biofilm Nanoelectronic and Photonic Devices; Bioenergy. science, engineering and technology. 44'