Team news
BRT Wins First Place at the Anthropocene Case Competition 2026
BRT participated in the Anthropocene Case Competition 2026, an international student challenge organised by the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE) in cooperation with Bonafarm Csoport. The team brought together mentor and Assistant Professor Dr. Viktoriia Chubur, PhD students Antoine Bercy and AbdulAzeez Shobajo, and Master’s student Paula A. Castro M. This year’s case focused on developing innovative and practical solutions for the utilisation of by-products generated within Bonafarm Csoport’s poultry business, challenging participants to combine sustainability, circular economy thinking, and applied innovation in response to real agrifood industry needs. In this first-hand account, the BRT team shares their journey through the competition, from the first case brief to the final pitch and their first-place win.
When we first saw the call for the Anthropocene Case Competition 2026, the brief seemed straightforward: solve a real sustainability challenge in the agrifood sector. What we didn't know was that the next four months would push us through four elimination rounds, force us to become experts in everything from poultry blood coagulation to EU animal by-product regulation, and ultimately bring us face-to-face with a 48-hour live case challenge in Gödöllő, Hungary.
This is the story of how we got there.
BRT Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík Serves on the Scientific Committee for IOCE 2027
BRT Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík is serving on the Scientific Committee for the 2nd International Online Conference on Environments (IOCE 2027), an international event bringing together researchers working on today’s most pressing environmental challenges.
IOCE 2027, titled Resources, Ecosystem services, Quality of life for humans and all species, will take place online from 2–4 March 2027, with all sessions held in Central European Time. The conference aims to support international dialogue and research exchange on environmental systems, ecosystem services, sustainability, and nature-based pathways for human activities.
The programme will cover a broad range of themes across six sessions, including cities and their surroundings, ecosystem diversity and human pressures across land and sea, sustainable farming and food systems, resource recovery, mineral resources, and global transport systems and environmental sustainability. Through these sessions, the conference will provide a platform for researchers to share conceptual and applied studies addressing environmental, technological, economic, and social dimensions of sustainability.
Visiting Internship Insights – Kshitij Agrawal
BRT offers internship opportunities for visiting students and early-career professionals who wish to expand their scientific networks, gain international and cultural experience, and contribute to a collaborative research environment. These internships support professional growth, encourage the exchange of ideas, and help build meaningful connections across disciplines and backgrounds.
Recently, we hosted Kshitij Agrawal, a student from India. Read his introductory blog HERE.
Enjoy reading about his experience with BRT!
As my internship at BRT concludes, I'm grateful for an immersive work environment and the invaluable experience I've gained over the duration of my internship. I'd like to take this opportunity to detail my involvement in a range of work across design, communication and content writing, the value they bring to young professionals, and finally the gratitude of receiving the opportunity to join the robust learning environment that Dr. Hynek Roubik and the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) provide.
New Paper Published! The effect of pretreatment on VFA production from tofu and tempeh wastewater through anaerobic digestion batch
Researchers from the Faculty of Tropical Agrisciences (FTZ) at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), including BRT Postdctoral Researcher Dr. Lydia Mawar Ningsih and Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík, recently published an article in Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining (Biofpr).
The growing popularity of tofu and tempeh around the world has increased the demand for soybean-based food production. However, behind these nutritious foods lies a major environmental challenge: the generation of large amounts of nutrient-rich wastewater. Instead of viewing this wastewater as a disposal problem, this study explored its potential as a valuable resource for producing volatile fatty acids (VFAs) through anaerobic digestion. Tofu and tempeh production generates substantial volumes of was
COMUNIDAD Project Successfully Completed and Recognised Among Horizon Europe Success Stories
The COMUNIDAD project has reached an important milestone, successfully completing its final review and closing its activities with strong recognition at European level. As a Horizon Europe project dedicated to strengthening the use of Copernicus and European satellite-based services in Latin America, COMUNIDAD brought together partners from Europe, Chile, and Colombia to support the development of digital tools, capacity-building activities, and applied solutions for agriculture, forestry, and rural development.
Throughout its implementation, COMUNIDAD focused on making Earth Observation data more accessible, practical, and useful for end users in Chile and Colombia. By combining Copernicus data, geospatial tools, training activities, stakeholder engagement, and platform development, the project contributed to improving how satellite-based information can support decision-making in sectors that are directly affected by environmental, productive, and territorial challenges.
Visiting Internship Insights – Katie Jacobs
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.
Recently, we hosted Katie Jacobs, a student from the United States. Read her introductory blog HERE.
Enjoy reading about her experience with BRT!
