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Looking Back on 2025: BRT Newsletter
With 2025 now behind us, the BioResources & Technology (BRT) Division reflects on a year defined by collaboration, innovation, and global engagement. From new research outputs and international projects to academic milestones and community-building events, 2025 marked a period of steady progress across BRT’s research, education, and outreach activities.
Beyond Keywords: Improving How We Explore Scientific Knowledge
Accessing scientific knowledge efficiently remains a major challenge as research output continues to grow. In this blog, BRT PhD student Antoine Bercy from the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) introduces a scientific database he developed as part of his doctoral research. Designed to improve how literature can be explored and filtered, the database demonstrates how structured data, clearer classification, and interactive tools can help researchers navigate complex scientific information more effectively, particularly in the field of anaerobic digestion and biogas technologies. Enjoy reading!
Recently, I had the honour to represent the Department of Food and BioResource Technology at Faculty Day at the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (FTZ) at the Czech Unversity of Life Sciences, Prague (CZU). The presentation outlined the progress of my PhD thesis, which focuses on modernising scientific publication, particularly in the areas of data collection and sharing, under the title: “Implementation of an Innovative Approach for Data Search and Reporting with Special Focus on Anaerobic Digestion.?s”
Biogas and the SDGs: Synergies, Trade-offs, and Pathways to Sustainable Impact
BRT PhD student and junior researcher Phiona Jackline Mukisa recently wrote a think piece about the role of biogas in the future of clean energy. Enjoy reading!
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Biogas and the SDGs. Where Do the Connections Begin and End?
Biogas is more than clean energy; it’s a quiet revolution. In rural Uganda, small-scale digesters turn waste into fuel, but their impact stretches far beyond the kitchen. They reshape health, agriculture, gender equality, climate resilience, and income generation, showing how one simple technology can spark progress across multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Meet our new intern - Kshitij Agrawal
To broaden and develop our teams’ collaborative skills while offering visiting students the chance to expand their scientific networks and gain cultural experiences, BRT encourages students to join our team for internship opportunities. These internships aim to facilitate idea exchange, foster professional growth, and create opportunities for collaboration. Meet the new intern joining our team from India, Kshitij Agrawal!
Abstract Submissions Now Open for MCYR 2026
Early-career researchers and young scientists are invited to submit their abstracts for the 7th International Multidisciplinary Conference for Young Researchers (MCYR 2026), organised by the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU).
The conference provides an international platform for students, PhD candidates, and emerging researchers to present their work, exchange ideas, and engage in interdisciplinary discussions with peers and experts from around the world.
“Research Innovation to Action: Pathways Toward Resilience in a Risk-Prone World.”
The theme highlights the importance of transforming research findings into practical solutions that address global challenges such as environmental change, technological transformation, and societal resilience.
Meet our new intern - Aissa Neyra
To broaden and develop our teams’ collaborative skills while offering visiting students the chance to expand their scientific networks and gain cultural experiences, BRT encourages students to join our team for internship opportunities. These internships aim to facilitate idea exchange, foster professional growth, and create opportunities for collaboration. Meet the new intern joining our team from Peru, Aissa Neyra!
