Bioeconomy and Renewable Resources – Online Sustainability Course

Who is the course for?

This course has been designed for anyone looking to learn about a more sustainable economy and solutions to climate change.

This will be of particular interest to students thinking about future study or a career in sustainability or the bioeconomy.

What topics will you cover?

What do we mean by the ‘bioeconomy’ and why is transitioning towards a bioeconomy important?

Value from agricultural waste – how agricultural technologies are helping sustainability and agricultural residues can be used as a resource.

Anaerobic digestion – turning waste materials into renewable energy and nutrient-rich fertiliser.

Unavoidable food waste – how we can use it to make new products.

High value chemicals from plants and microbes – solutions for the personal care, food, drink and pharma sectors.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…

Explore what the bioeconomy is and which sectors it includes.

Debate why the move away from a fossil-fuel economy is important.

Identify some of the skills needed to pursue a career in the bioeconomy and some of the bioeconomy career paths available.

Explain how natural resources such as plants and microbes can be used to produce high value chemicals.

Assess how waste can be used as a resource to produce energy and products.