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 Â 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 â 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 EBNetâs PFAS WG said, âThe 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 JaffĂ© and Prof Joshua Atkinson from Princeton University. …
Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge 5 has awarded almost ÂŁ2M to fund the SandSCAPE project which will trial robotic underwater skimming machines as a way to clean slow sand filters (SSF) without draining them of water. This novel approach preserves the unique biology of the system, improving performance and resilience, and …
Congratulations to Dr Meredith Barr for her presentation at the recent Biochar IV conference, covering some of the work done by her and her team for EBNet POC202409 Elucidating mechanisms of bacterial adsorption to biochar by 3D X-ray image analysis Meredith said, “The event went really well, and the presentation …
Congratulations to Dr Francis Hassard, the Water Biofilms WG Lead, and his colleagues on two recent papers describing novel advances in slow sand filtration (SSF). The technology also features in the WG’s animation Innovation in SSF: A sustainable solution for clean water. A subtitled version is available here. For an …
Dr Francis Hassard, the Lead of EBNetâs Water Biofilms Working Group, is keen to hear the sectorâs views on how slow sand filters (SSF) can keep pace with tomorrowâs drinking-water challenges. On 22 January 2025, EBNet brought together researchers, utilities and regulators at the Royal Society of Chemistry, London to …
Presentations from our webinar Opportunities in Biogas â an IEA Task 37 perspective are now available on EBNet’s YouTube channel. This webinar was jointly hosted by EBNet and the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), with the aim of making people more familiar with the vast array of information and …
Microbiologically-Influenced Corrosion or MIC is of interest to at least two of EBNet’s Working Groups – the Bioelectrochemical Systems and Anaerobic Fermentation WGs, which supported a forthcoming materials study. The full report is embargoed for now, but an outline is available here. Meanwhile a recently-published review by one of the …
Presentations from the webinar on Current and Future Directions in Aerobic Granular Sludge Systems are now available on EBNet’s YouTube channel – see here. The session includes two presentations, on Nereda‘s technical developments, experience of meeting current industry needs, and new developments regarding harvesting of biopolymers from granules; and on …
Date: 27-29 August 2025 Venue: Hersonissos, Crete Organised by the CarbonNeutralLNG project, this course looks at green fuels, including synthesis of methane from green H2 and biogenic CO, and innovative processes to convert biomass residues into bioLNG. Through lectures and interactive workshops participants will explore the role of green fuels …
