Category: <span>Working Groups</span>

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 …

Carbon Recycling Network Conference 2025

Date: 9-12 March 2025  Registration closes 31 January! Venue:  Shrigley Hall, Cheshire UK Organised by the Carbon Recycling Network (a BBSRC NIBB), this free 3-day event brings together academic and industrial partners to identify and address key challenges in this field. The programme includes talks from invited speakers from academia, industry, …

PhD Opportunity: Continuous-flow Dark Fermentation of Wheat Straw by Anaerobic Fungi to Produce Hydrogen Gas and Organic Acids

Deadline: 3 February 2025. This is a competition funded PhD Project (UK Students Only). Based at the Department of Biology, University of York. Supervisors: Dr. Matthew Reilly (Biology), Prof. James Chong (Biology) and Prof. Alison Parkin (Chemistry). Based in the internationally recognised Centre of Excellence for Anaerobic Digestion (CEAD) the …

Last Chance! PhD opportunity on Bio-engineering of Biochar. Deadline: 15 January 2025

PhD opportunity: Bio-engineering of biochar for enhanced remediation of contaminated environments, Heriot-Watt University. Deadline: Wednesday, January 15, 2025. This is a funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only) based in the School of Engineering & Physical Sciences at Heriot-Watt University with Dr Tony Gutierrez. This project proposes an innovative systematic approach …

BBNet and EBNet joint workshop exploring the integration of conversion technologies

BBNet and EBNet are delighted to announce that registration is now open for a workshop exploring how thermal, thermochemical, and biological conversion technologies may be integrated to improve environmental and economic outcomes of waste and biomass valorisation processes. This two day in-person workshop will be led by the EBNet biochars …

New EBNet videos!

Following our summer call for animation ideas to illustrate EBNet’s Microbiology/Engineering Interactions Theme, we now have 3 new videos to enjoy on YouTube. Our thanks to Dr Hemaka Bandulasena, Loughborough University, Dr Francis Hassard, Cranfield University and Dr Yue Zhang, University of Southampton for working with Senate Media to create these. Want …

New EBNet webinar! BEC Systems – a talk by Dr Deepak Pant, VITO

13-14:00 Monday 13 January 2025, online.This webinar series is brought to you by our Bioelectrochemical Development for Environmental Technology Working Group. Dr Deepak Pant is a senior scientist at the Flemish Institute for Technological Research, currently working on electrosynthesis and resource recovery, specifically, the design and optimization of bio/electrochemical cells for …

PhD position – “Bio-engineering of biochar for enhanced remediation of contaminated environments”, apply by 15 January, 2025.

This PhD position is available at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, to start next year either in May/June or Sep/Oct 2025. The project is on “Bio-engineering of biochar for enhanced remediation of contaminated environments”. This project proposes an innovative systematic approach that will marry specific physicochemical properties of biochar with selected bacterial …

Exciting PhD project opportunity on “Bio-engineering of biochar for enhanced remediation of contaminated environments” at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Application deadline: 15th January 2025 (17:00 UK time) This PhD opportunity will be in the Gutierrez Lab research group at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland. All applications must include a CV and the names and contact details of 2-3 referees.  About the project: Based on a 2016 House of Commons report, there are …

EBNet 2nd Bioelectrochemical Systems Workshop: 12-13 December 2024, Newcastle University.

A workshop of knowledge and interaction for researchers working or interested in bioelectrochemical systems for the environment. This training event will strengthen your knowledge on bioelectrochemical systems and give you tools to improve the impact of your research. Find the agenda HERE. We will contact people by email to offer …

AGS and AS microbiome research – projects publication

A new paper comparing microbial communities in aerobic granular sludge (AGS) and conventional activated sludge (AS) builds on work carried out in a highly successful Business Interaction Voucher  (BIV) funded by EBNet, and a Proof-of-Concept grant from the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC).  Findings included a more diverse microbiome with …

Joint EBNet/Institute of Water event – The Next Wave: Skills Development for Emerging Professionals

Friday, 25 October 2024, at the Manufacturing Technology Centre, Ansty Park, Coventry, CV7 9JU This event is FREE to the first 25 EBNet Early Career Researcher members who register through our EBNet Eventbrite page – HERE. We have EBNet ECR Travel bursaries worth up to ÂŁ250 towards travel/accommodation. Join the group for an informal gathering …

Joint EBNet/Carbon Recycling Network Report on Gas Fermentation

At the recent joint EBNet/Carbon Recycling Network Gas Fermentation Workshop in Cheshire this March, we gathered top experts from across the world to discuss priorities for gas fermentation research. The overall goal was to develop our understanding of gas fermentation systems to allow optimisation of operational strategies and conversion efficiencies. Key areas …

CIWEM: Water and Environment Journal – Call for Papers -Environmental Biotechnology

Submission deadline: Friday, 31 January 2025. Extended to 30 June 2025.The guest editors are Dr Tao Lyu, Cranfield University and Dr Anjali Jayakumar, Newcastle University – heads of our PFAs and ECR Working Groups respectively. This special issue is open for participants of the EBNet ECR24 conference AND also the whole EBNet community. Take …