Dr. Pooja Basnett
@pooja_basnett
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Senior Lecturer & co-course leader for Biological Sciences, Project Lead - Cavendish Living Lab, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London
London, England
Joined September 2019
🎥✨ Exciting news! Our food documentary, "Our Roots and Recipes," has just been released. Watch now and savor the stories behind the dishes! 🍽️🌍 #Recipes Here is the link - https://t.co/YkPAt1h4bZ
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Our paper on the development of a molecular tool to detect & classify biopolymer-producing genes (Pha C) in bacteria is now published in *Microbial Cell Factories* by Springer Nature!
link.springer.com
Microbial Cell Factories - Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase (phaC) gene encodes for PHA synthase enzyme which plays a key role in PHA polymerisation. To screen, unknown bacterial strains for their...
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The University of Westminster and the Fitzrovia Partnership co-hosted the Fitzrovia Sustainability Summit during #LCAW2025, highlighting student-led climate action and a shared vision for a greener urban future. 🌱🌍 Check out the full article: https://t.co/ugtmdaYUdy
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Our 2025 EDI Open Forum marked 5 years of progress! 🌍 From inclusive teaching to student-led empowerment, we explored how equity is lived, not just stated. 📣Read More: https://t.co/PePd6zIfY3
#WeAreWestminster
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🌍 Share a Recipe, Share Your Culture! 🍲 Your story can be part of a Sustainable Recipe Book l! ✅ Seasonal/local ingredients ✅ Reduces waste ✅ Traditional methods ✅ Family story Send recipe + photo + story 📩 m.selim@westminster.ac.uk / w1975210@westminster.ac.uk
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"The University of Westminster has been ranked among the top 13% of over 2,300 universities worldwide for its contributions to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking 2025."
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Many congratulations @soumyasharma576 for passing your transfer viva - APR 2! Very well done! Testament to your hard work 🫶🏻@mccormickadele1 @NobleResearcher
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On 11 June, we joined the #QHTCelebration at @UniWestminster to showcase a year of sustainability initiatives & events, creative exhibitions, and student-led workshops.🎉 Grateful to Quintin Hogg Trust for supporting student-powered impact and real change.💛 #UoW
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Multidisciplinary research is the way forward for real innovation! Time to broaden our vision - well done @CavendishLab 👏
📢 We’ve been featured! 🎉 We’re excited to share that Cavendish Living Lab students have been featured for their innovative work in sustainable fashion—turning food waste into garments! 🍎👗 👉 Read the full article here: https://t.co/wgTVqwTPkW
#universityofwestminster
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🌱 Last Tuesday, we had the honour of joining the Meet the Charity event hosted by Baker Street Quarter Partnership! 🌍 We connected with incredible organisations tackling food waste and homelessness in London, exploring collaboration opportunities for our Living Lab project.🍃
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We are excited to announce our new MSc in Environmental Sustainability and Data Science starting this September! Applications are open now! Learn more and apply here: https://t.co/A0tlyKvaXn
@Dipankarsg31 @LifeSciWestmin
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🌿 Throwback to the 'Zero Waste' Fashion Exhibition on 24th February! 🌍 Our Living Lab Innovators showcased textiles made from organic waste, proving that sustainable fashion is the future. ♻️👗 #zerowastefashion #cavendishlivinglab
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Excited to have shared our @CavendishLab journey at the Universities Sustainability and Climate Emergency 2025 conference last week! It was inspiring to hear incredible talks from fellow academic leaders. #Sustainability #ClimateEmergency
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Throwback to the inspiring 'Nutrition for Fruition' event last December! 🌱💡 Together, we explored innovative ways to shape nutrition interventions in secondary schools. Thank you to everyone who joined! 💚 #NutritionForFruition #Sustainability #Education
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🎉 We’ve Been Featured! Through our sustainability initiative, we’re working with Fitzrovia businesses to repurpose food waste like coffee grounds, eggshells, and orange peels into solutions for a greener future. 🌱 Thank you, Fitzrovia community, for supporting our mission!
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Yayyy 🎉🥳 So happy for you! Well done! You have made the team so proud 👏 Many congratulations .
Happy to share that I won the Best Presentation Award and the VC Award at the SLS Conference! 🎉 Huge thanks to @pooja_basnett @mccormickadele1 for their unwavering support, to @LifeSciWestmin for organizing the conference and @peter_bonfield for the motivating words.
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As we prepare for an exciting 2025, we’re reflecting on an incredible 2024 - a year of hard work, growth, and meaningful achievements!🌱✨ Thank you to our team, partners, and community for making it all possible. Here’s to another impactful year!💚 #Sustainability #2024Recap
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