All events of interest to members
Date: 30 June 2026, 12-13:00 Register HERE or scan the QR code The BetterWater4All Network+Â is hosting a webinar on Microbial Ecology of Free-Living Amoebae in Water Supply Systems: Community Assembly, Driving Factors and Control Strategies. The speaker is Dr Hong Wang:Â see below for biography. Free-living amoebae (FLA) are …
Date: 3-4 Sept 2026 Location: University of Surrey Registration is now open for the first annual BetterWater4All Network+ Early Career Researcher & Professional Conference 2026. This event will showcase the latest research and innovation, with a wide range of presentations and posters, opportunities to network across disciplines, and a chance …
Date and venue:Â 8-9 July 2026, NEC Birmingham The 2026 World Biogas Expo, organised by ADBA and the World Biogas Association, takes place in Birmingham early next month, with free registration. As always, the event will feature experts sharing the latest on global market trends, policy updates and technologial advances. …
The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Association has announced the details of 80 successful new COST Actions funded in the 2025 Open Call. More information on these Networks and how to join them is now available on the COST Actions webpage, with references for new Actions starting with …
 Date: 30 June 2026 12:00 UK  IEA Bioenergy’s Task 39 is hosting a webinar on Advanced Biofuels for Transport Decarbonization: Technology Pathways, Commercial Progress and Global Perspectives. This event may interest a range of EBNet members including those from the Anaerobic Digestion and Anaerobic Fermentation WGs. For speakers and further …
Date: 17-18 Sept 2026, London The Institute of Water (IoW) is holding its 2026 annual conference on the theme Powered by You: Collective Action for a Resilient Water Future. The conference organisers note that: “The demands on the water sector are significant. Expectations from customers, regulators and communities continue to …
Date: 26 June 2026 10:30 UK, online Don’t miss this month’s PhycoFriday talk, jointly hosted by PhycoClub and EBNet’s BES WG.  Dr Marin Sawa will give a presentation on Bioefficiency, in the context of her work on algal biotechnology: for more details of speaker and topic, see below. Marin’s talk …
Abstracts deadline: 20 July 2026 Date and location: 25-26 August 2026, Cambridge The 3rd International Symposium on Microfluidics for Sensing and Sequencing: Frontier Technology for Sustainability and Planetary Health (ISM2S 2026) is inviting abstract submissions. Following previous ISM2S in Cranfield 2024 and Oxford 2025, this two-day event covers the topic …
Date: 9 June 2026, 10-12:00 2026 Online Innovate UK’s Business Connect is inviting interested parties an interactive webinar exploring the Sustainable Chemicals Innovation Ecosystem. This event will see the launch of a new ecosystem directory and participants are invited to help shape the Network’s future direction. The session is relevant …
Abstract deadline: 8 June 2026 The 11th International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste will take place in Venice from 23-25 November 2026. Abstract submissions are invited on the following themes: FEEDSTOCKS – Amounts, quality, properties, monitoring, source segregation, sorting and collecting systems, energy potential evaluation etc. CONVERSION PROCESSES …
Date: 30 June 2026, 12:30-13:30 online The Institute of Water (IoW) is hosting an online Lunch & Learn session with Dr Tom Arnot on the intersection between water management and circular economy principles. The session will start with a concise overview of the ideas behind circular strategies, then move on …
Date: 3-5 Aug 2026 at 7 hubs including Manchester UK, and online. Research into microbial ecology and evolution is critical to many aspects of environmental biotechnology, and is advancing rapidly in countries all round the world. The MEEHubs 2026 conference will bring together field biologists, microbiologists, virologists, bioinformaticians, biophysicists, mathematicians …
Date: 24 June 2026 11-12:30, online This is the second webinar in this IBioIC series  – for the first, see here.  Biological systems hold enormous potential for resource recovery, water treatment, and sustainability. But moving from controlled laboratory success to reliable field deployment is rarely straightforward. This webinar will look …
Date and venue: 23 June 2026 10-16:30, University College London The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is organising a one-day conference to explore new developments in bioprocessing tools, technologies and strategies, with sustainability in mind. The event will cover a range of applications including biopharmaceuticals, foods, cosmetics, detergents and others. …
Missed this? A recorded version of the webinar isnow available HERE. Date: 27 May 2026 14:00 UK, online The BetterWater4All Network+ is hosting a webinar on water quality in the UK and the challenges it faces – including the role of industry, policy, and local communities. Topic: Broadening the View: …
