Category: <span>News</span>

UKWIR Report – Efficient Algae Removal for water treatment

UKWIR has published a report on removal of algae during water treatment.  While many of the methods described are physico-chemical, e.g. covering or filtration, it includes operating strategies and also floating wetland systems, where macrophytes are assisted by root biofilm formation Title: Efficient Algae Removal during the water treatment process …

#EnvBiotechAware week

For information on our activities, see our #EnvBiotechAware week which ran from 3-7 March 2025 Celebrating our Network members and their work, with lunchtime webinars, reports, animations, case studies, outreach and more.   Friday contains some real treats. An Escape Room game to save our water supply, an audiobook, an upcoming podcast with the …

Stories from the Microbial World: Chalk Scribblers panel

  Wednesday 9 April 2025, 19-21:00 UK time  –  Online This event features a panel discussion on the Stories from the Microbial World anthology with the editor and two contributing authors. Stories from the Microbial World contains 23 stories in which microbes and microbiology play a prominent role. It was …

EBIC Early Career Researcher Event 2025

The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) is holding its first ECR conference on 8-9 July 2025 in Edinburgh. The event is open to everyone, and is free to EBIC partners with a registration fee of £250 for non-partners. Abstract submissions are invited on a range of topics, including Environmental biotechnology, …

Bioremediation Podcast – Tackling Soil Contamination

Don’t miss the new Soil Matters podcast from the British Society of Soil Science.  Episode 1 features Prof Fred Coulon and Prof Tony Gutierrez talking about new bioremediation techniques that are completely changing our approaches to reclaiming contaminated land. The podcast is available free on the BSSS Soil Matters webpage, …

Join us for 3 NEW lunchtime webinars #EnvBiotechAware week:

Join us from Monday to Wednesday for three lunchtime webinars covering various aspects of EB.  MONDAY WEBINAR: Current and future directions in Aerobic Granular Sludge systems, Monday, 3 March 2025 1-2 pm (UK) The webinar will include two presentations, the first covering technical developments for Nereda, experience of meeting current industry …

The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre website is now live!

Why not bookmark the EBIC website now to keep on top of the latest developments in the sector? This BBSRC-funded hub brings together scientists to advance the abilities of micro-organisms to monitor the environment and remove pollutants in a new centre. Benefiting from £13 million of funding from the Technology …

CircularChem: Techno-Economic Analysis and Lifecycle Assessment for Emerging Technology in a Circular Economy

Webinar: 8 May 2024, 12-13:00. Register HERE. The latest CircularChem webinar on 8th May with guest speakers Professor Thomas A. Adams II and Professor Benoit Chachuat as they present the latest research on eco-technoeconomic analyses. More from the National Interdisciplinary Centre for the Circular Chemical Economy here.

Webinar: Digestate Use and Nutrient Recovery Technologies

28 March 2024 at 1-2pm ET (+4 hrs for GMT) Join the Canadian Biogas Association to learn about CBA’s new digestate materials, get an introduction to a new resource on nutrient recovery and reuse technologies, and hear from members of the industry producing and using digestate. Register here.