Hey there,

It’s been a while since my last Disrupt Dispatch. The good news is that progress is underway. I’ve had my second surgery to remove the hardware in my leg, and all the signs from working with the physiotherapy team are looking positive. As I recover and work with physiotherapy and the consultants, I’m hoping to be back to full-time work after t…

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Hello,

Another round of roles for you.

I’ve been looking at the jobs in industry and it comes down to having depth in one discipline, say materials science, combined with breadth across biology, systems thinking, and data analytics to reflect the competences that the job profiles that are published. I believe this is called a T-shaped profile.

So what’s yo…

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Hey there,

It’s the summer holidays with the schools out here in the UK. Time for work to slow down and spend time with the family. Running your venture doesn’t need to be a 365-day, 24/7 mission despite what the social media influencers would like you to believe. No silly biological metaphors from me here. Let’s save that for the marketers and managemen…

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Hello,

Since I’ve started posting about new roles within the nature-inspired solutions space there have been almost 500 positions that I’ve shared. That’s 158 in industry, 313 reseaerch roles, and 17 internships (which I started later).

The roles in industry cover diverse sectors including engineering + manufacturing, science and research, design + archit…

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Hey there,

Summer is almost here in the UK after some unseasonably warm weather throughout May. The rain is now very welcome, ensuring our farmland can produce its crops at this crucial time of the year.

This draws me back to a classic text on ecological engineering by William J. Mitsch and Sven Erik Jørgensen, Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Restor…

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Hello,

It’s good to be back with the latest roles from across the industry and research. Take your time to review these roles and let me know if you have been successful through our newsletter.

Want to know where to study? The places I recommend are the Master’s programmes at UCL, specifically the MSc. Nature-inspired Solutions, Rheine-Waal University of …

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Hey there,

It’s been a whirlwind start to the year, with work with global FMCG brands, scouting for the venture studio Anima, and developing new methane capture and equine tech solutions.

It’s great to see more startups and organisations developing nature-inspired solutions. We need to shift away from inspiration, which is 1% of the problem, to tackling t…

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Hello,

It’s been a while since I have pulled together this list. It’s good to see still a strong call for jobs in research and within industry.

Do share with your colleagues or anyone else interested in a new role in 2025.

All the best from a rather damp York…

Richard

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Hey there,

It’s been a while. For regular readers, the last publication was in August 2024. I’ve been busy managing my time as I’m still recovering from my major leg break in June 2024. Everything is a bit slower at present!

We’ve been busy working in the mobility sector, architecture, research, venture scouting, and agritech.

Welcome, new subscribers. I s…

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Hello,

In my previous Disrupt Dispatches I’ve looked into technical competencies and knowledge areas for work in the nature-inspired solutions space.

So what technical proficiencies are required based on the industrial roles?

Based on the data, you will require high levels of software skills (e.g. CAD software, data analysis tools, programming languages, …

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Hey there,

It’s back again with some interesting insights from around the world for this 25th Issue. Much change in the UK as we have a new government, with the hope that they will promote UK science, innovation and industry, and the environment.

In the last Disrupt Dispatch, I talked about the technical competencies for industry roles that have been anal…

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Hello,

It’s been a few weeks since I curated these jobs. Work commitments have taken up my time, alongside having surgery to insert composite supports, after breaking my leg playing football (soccer), which means I’m juggling rehab and working with existing clients.

These roles will be sent out every month for the next few months. I have been analysing al…

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Hello,

I was recently asked why there isn’t as much uptake of nature-inspired innovation within industry.

Just a small question! Having been in this field for around 15 years, I’ve seen the excitement of the child-like inquiry of exploring the living world. There’s the hype around articles shared and reshared (often with little scientific accuracy), and t…

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Hey there,

We’ve recently announced our strategic partnerships with Subcintus Consulting, ESAC Group, and Baretto Business Development to form a consortium to explore responsible, sustainable, and regenerative development in the Middle East in the manufacturing, agri-food and real estate sectors.

If you would more information on these strategic partnersh…

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Hello,

It’s that time again for a little piece of reflection. I’ve attended a number of local networking events where the discussions around developing innovation for market has come up. What are the challenges that need to be addressed? How complex to these become when you start to analyse the supply chain? Are you meeting the unmet needs of the market?…

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Hey there,

What if the solution to your most perplexing business challenge was hiding in plain sight - in the living world all around us?

After billions years of evolution, the living world has developed ingenious solutions to many of the same problems we face. Biomimicry provides a fascinating new lens to learn from the living world and apply these strat…

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Hey there,

I’ve had a break from putting these together will childcare, project commitments and both of my computers deciding to give up on the same day. So, thank you to Stuart Priest for the loan of a backup laptop. Sometimes its the little thing that help when being part of a business club co-working space.

I would also like to share my gratitude to my…

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Hello,

I’ve curated some more interesting roles from around the world, across multiple industries and research fields.

What skill do you require for these roles? Are these hard and soft skills that will give you the edge in finding your next role in nature-inspired innovation?

Over the coming months I’ll be delving into this to find out more what is requir…

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Hey there,

It’s been a busy few weeks in our offices as we’ve been putting together proposals for projects in various time zones around the world.

It’s great to be busy and productive again whilst sharing our knowledge, expertise and experience from across industries.

The school break is coming up, so we will have a break until April with the next newslett…

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Hello,

It’s been a busy few weeks so the jobs curation has taken a bit of a back seat. There are lots of roles worldwide for those with varying backgrounds.

If you would like to sponsor this newsletter or have promoted roles, do get in touch.

Happy job hunting!

Richard

PS - our e-learning course with 42Courses is launching soon!

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