BioResources and Technology Division - BRT

🔍 Beyond Keywords: Rethinking How We Explore Scientific Knowledge

📚 As scientific output continues to grow, accessing relevant knowledge is becoming increasingly complex. BRT PhD student Antoine Bercy presents an innovative scientific database designed to improve how literature is explored, classified, and accessed, particularly within anaerobic digestion and biogas research.

💡 Moving beyond traditional keyword-based searches, his approach highlights how structured data, clearer classification, and interactive tools can help researchers navigate vast amounts of information more efficiently, while addressing key challenges such as inconsistent terminology and the reproducibility crisis.

🔬 This work closely aligns with BRT’s involvement in the OSIRIS project, where we contribute to advancing research transparency and reproducibility across the scientific community.

🌍 As science faces increasing pressure to remain transparent, accessible, and reliable, modernising how we search and share knowledge is not just an upgrade, it’s essential for tackling global challenges.

🔗 Read the full blog here: https://biogas.czu.cz/en/r-19017-team-news/beyond-keywords-improving-how-we-explore-scientific-knowledg.html

🌍 BRT Around the World | OSIRIS

The OSIRIS project brings together partners across Europe to address a key challenge in research and innovation: improving reproducibility. By promoting Open Science practices and evidence-based approaches, the project works to strengthen research quality, reliability, and trust in scientific outcomes.

🔬 OSIRIS focuses on understanding the underlying causes of low reproducibility and testing practical solutions in real research environments. By working with researchers, institutions, and stakeholders, the project aims to support a broader shift towards more transparent and robust research systems.

📢 Within the project, BRT, representing the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, leads Work Package 6 on Dissemination and Communication. This includes raising awareness of OSIRIS activities and results, engaging stakeholders, and supporting the long-term visibility and impact of the project’s outputs including the OSIRIS policy briefs and the Ten Tales of Reproducibility.

⚙ This work supports a broader transition towards more transparent, reliable, and impactful research systems.

🔗 Learn more: https://biogas.czu.cz/en/r-19036-projekty-brt-bezici/osiris-open-science-to-increase-reproducibility-in-science.html

🌍 Shaping the future of bioeconomy in Central & Eastern Europe

Recently, BRT Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík and postdoctoral researcher Dr. Adam Hruška joined the final conference of the CEE2ACT Project in Budapest. The event brought together policymakers, researchers, and industry actors to reflect on progress and explore the next steps for circular bioeconomy strategies across the region.

🤝 The conference included presentations on national bioeconomy roadmaps and engaging in dynamic discussions with partners and stakeholders - highlighting the power of knowledge exchange in driving sustainable innovation.

🌱 While the event marked the closing of CEE2ACT, it also opened the door to new partnerships and ideas that will continue shaping the bioeconomy landscape in Europe.

🔗 Read Adam’s reflections: https://biogas.czu.cz/en/r-19017-team-news/brt-at-the-cee-2-act-final-conference-reflections-on-the-fut.html

🌱 Biogas and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Beyond Clean Energy

In a new think piece, BRT PhD student and junior researcher Phiona Jackline Mukisa explores how biogas goes far beyond energy, acting as a catalyst for health, agriculture, gender equality, and climate resilience across multiple SDGs.

🔍 From rural Uganda to global sustainability debates, her research highlights both the synergies and trade-offs of biogas systems, showing how real impact depends on inclusive design, financing, and local context.

🧠 Read the full think piece to learn how one simple technology can drive systemic change, and why a systems approach is key to unlocking its full potential.

🔗 Find it here: https://biogas.czu.cz/en/r-19017-team-news/biogas-and-the-sdgs-synergies-trade-offs-and-pathways-to-sus.html

🌍 BRT Around the World | BIO-CAPITAL

🌱 The BIO-CAPITAL project brings together partners across Europe to address a key global challenge: how to effectively finance biodiversity protection and restoration. By combining biodiversity research, sustainable finance, and geospatial technologies, the project explores ways to mobilise private investment for environmental sustainability.

👥 Through an interdisciplinary approach, BIO-CAPITAL works with stakeholders across sectors to develop and test solutions in real-world contexts, strengthening understanding of how financial systems can support biodiversity protection, restoration, and sustainable resource use.

🔬 Within the project, the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, serves as the project coordinator, led by BRT Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík. In this role, BRT oversees overall implementation and strategic direction, supporting coordination across partners and contributing to the integration of research, policy, and financial approaches.

🤝 In 2025, the BIO-CAPITAL consortium met in Prague, hosted by the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, bringing partners together to align on progress and next steps. The meeting highlighted the collaborative effort behind translating research into practical and scalable solutions.

⚙ This work contributes to bridging the gap between biodiversity science and finance, supporting more effective and accessible pathways for investment in nature.

🔗 Learn more: https://biogas.czu.cz/en/r-19036-projekty-brt-bezici/bio-capital.html

📢 Meet our intern - Ksh*tij Agrawal! 🌟

Joining us from India, Ksh*tij holds an MA in International Relations from the Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE) and a BA in Mass Media from the University of Mumbai.

💡 Ksh*tij brings his experience in creative communication, and policy analysis to his work. Previously, he has explored topics such as digital disinformation in India and the global implications of the EU Green Deal, alongside broader interests in how digital systems shape society. He is particularly interested in how clear communication can support policy development and implementation in sustainability and technology-driven contexts.

🌍 At BRT, Ksh*tij supports the Communication and Project Management teams. He is excited to collaborate, learn, and contribute to interdisciplinary research with a global perspective!

🔗 Read more here: https://biogas.czu.cz/en/r-19017-team-news/meet-our-new-intern-ksh*tij-agrawal.html

🌍 Introducing BRT Around the World - a new series highlighting our work across the globe!

First up, merging Europe and Latin America: COMUNIDAD

🌱 The COMUNIDAD project brings together partners across Europe and Latin America to support climate adaptation and sustainable development through data, digital tools, and cross-regional collaboration. The project focuses on Chile and Colombia, developing solutions for local stakeholders using Copernicus and other Earth observation data.

🔬 Within the project, BRT leads Work Packages 5 and 6, focusing on the development of the COMUNIDAD platform and the project’s dissemination. This includes supporting the platform’s design, testing, and refinement based on stakeholder input, as well as contributing to outreach, knowledge exchange, and engagement activities.

👥 Through collaboration with partners and stakeholders, these activities contribute to building a platform that is both technically robust and accessible for real-world use.

🤝 BRT has also been actively involved in pilot visits, workshops, and the project’s final event, supporting exchange between partners and stakeholders and contributing to the practical implementation of project activities. While the COMUNIDAD project has officially come to an end, its outputs continue to be shared—explore the project website for results, tools, and resources.

🔗 Learn more here: https://biogas.czu.cz/en/r-19036-projekty-brt-bezici/comunidad.html