Welcome to week three

Welcome to week three of our course looking at how the bioeconomy offers solutions to some of our challenges. This week we are going to be looking at high-value chemicals from plants and microbes, meeting some bioeconomy entrepreneurs and thinking about what a career in the bioeconomy could look like. We are going to start off by thinking about bio-based chemicals and why we should use them. We will take a close look at what’s in an orange and you can have a go at making your own bio-based cleaning product using orange peel.

We will also look at how one company has turned an environmental problem into a commercial opportunity and we will finish off the course by hearing from some entrepreneurs who are turning bio-based ideas into commercial reality and thinking about what a career in the bioeconomy could look like.