Abstracts & Registration deadline: 12 Aug 2025 Date: 12 Sept 2025 Venue: University of Strathclyde, Glasgow The Microbial Genomics of Eukaryotes meeting is hosted by Microbial Genomics Deputy Editor-in-Chief Dr Eva Heinz. Microbial Genomics covers the breadth of microbial life including viruses, bacteria, archaea and microbial eukaryotes. Topics range from comparative and …
A recent News item mentioned the potential for process intensification based on aerobic granular sludge (AGS) as a means of increasing the treatment capacity of wastewater facilities – a very hot topic given the poor performance of the UK water sector in this area. The main advantage of process intensification …
A recent UKWIR Report on options for charging UK food service establishments based on the fats, oils and grease (FOG) content of their wastewater raises many fascinating questions. Alongside the practical and economic challenges of implementation, it notes our limited understanding of how these materials pose a risk to sewerage …
Date: 31 Aug – 2 Sept 2025 Venue: Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne Electrochem 2025, the UK’s largest electrochemistry conference, is sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Society of Chemical Industry. The event features a series of high-profile plenary lectures and is also dedicated to fostering ECR …
A flying start for the new series of webinars organised by the Bioelectrochemical Systems WG. Two excellent talks, by Dr Eduard Borràs giving an overview of the full breadth of LEITAT’s activities in this area; and Dr Daniele Molognoni on some recent and current projects. All very ably chaired by …
According to a BBC New item, a recent study by the Oxford Rivers Improvement Campaign (ORIC) indicates that more than half of the 351 wastewater treatment works operated by Thames Water could not handle the amount of sewage arriving. Thames Water sewage treatment works ‘cannot handle’ demand – BBC News …
Congratulations to Dr Hannah Bird and her colleagues at Newcastle University on their recent paper: Understanding the limitations of substrate degradation in bioelectrochemical systems. Bird, H., Velasquez-Orta, S. and Heidrich, E., 2025. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, p.1511142. Dr Sharon Velasquez-Orta, EBNet’s WG Lead on Bioelectrochemical systems, said: “This study forms …
The Bioelectrochemical Systems WG led by Dr Sharon Velasquez-Orta is running a new series of monthly webinars. The first is on Mon 14 July 12-13:00 UK. Two speakers from the LEITAT Technological Center with extensive expertise in this area will talk about Bioelectrochemical technologies initiatives in LEITAT and their role …
A quick reminder on the Second International Symposium on Microfluidics for Single Cell Sensing and Sequencing (ISM3S): Environment and Health. This event takes place on 29-30 July 2025 in Oxford, UK with support from EBNet’s ESWS WG. Meanwhile look out for some recent publications by Prof Zhugen Yang, who leads …
Key dates: Abstract deadline 7 July 2025 (Don’t Miss!) Event 26-27 November 2025 in Liverpool, UK For full details including registration see here. This meeting is intended to strengthen links between researchers across the whole field of microbial evolution, in the UK and elsewhere. There will be invited talks on …
Presentations from our webinar on Mixed-Culture Anaerobic Fermentation in the EU: Updates from HORIZON 2020 projects on the biowaste-derived volatile fatty acid platform are now available HERE The speakers cover the HORIZON 2020 projects VOLATILE/CAFIPLA, developments in standardisation, and insights from pilot-scale research. Talks Volatile Fatty Acid Platform – from biowaste …
Abstract deadline: 25 July 2025 Date: 1-2 September 2025 Venue: Loughborough University The InterPore UK Chapter is inviting participants to its 8th Conference on Porous Media. The event will bring together researchers, practitioners, and industry professionals from across engineering and science disciplines to discuss advances in the theory, computation, experimentation …
A recent BBC News item highlights growing awareness of the threat from emerging pollutants: ‘Forever chemical’ TFA found in all but one of tested UK rivers – BBC News Prof Frederic Coulon of EBNet’s PFAS WG said, “The appearance of these chemicals in drinking water sources, particularly trifluoroacetic acid or …
Key dates Abstract deadline: 23:59 on 30 June 2025 Abstract notification: 4 July 2025 Conference: 25 July 2025 Venue: Northumbria University Business and Law School, Newcastle, UK Postgraduate rersearch students and postdoctoral researchers from across the UK and elsewhere are invited to participate in this annual conference, which aims to …
The sessions from the joint EBNet/EBIC workshop on Environmental Biotechnology for the management of PFAS and beyond held on 6 June 2025 at Cranfield University are now available via EBNet’s and EBIC’s YouTube channels: see the workshop Playlist Speakers include Prof Peter Jaffé and Prof Joshua Atkinson from Princeton University. …
