Environmental Biotechnology Network

IBioIC Process Scale-up: online session 15 Oct 2025

Date: 15 Oct 2025, 14-15:00 UK IBioIC is hosting an online session on Reducing Risk in Process Scale-up with Modelling and Simulation. Scaling up from lab to industrial production is one of the most challenging steps in process development. Equipment at industrial scale often behaves very differently to laboratory systems, …

Task 37 Webinar on Biogas systems and Sustainability available now

IEA Bioenergy Task 37’s webinar on The Role of Biogas Systems in Building a Sustainable Society is now available to view for those who missed the live event. The webinar included an introduction to Task 37 by the Task Lead Dr Bernhard Drosg, followed by technical presentations: Sustainability effects associated …

New EBIC podcast episode – and New Scientist Live event

Episode 2 of the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre‘s Podcast Series features Prof Natalio Krasnogor and Yasir Akbar of Newcastle University. In this episode, they discuss their pioneering work at the intersection of computer science and engineering biology, with a particular focus on the innovative use of barcodes in engineered microbes. From …

Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships – closing 6 Nov 2025

Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships are open to experienced researchers, particularly those who are or have been prevented by routine duties from completing a programme of original research. Priority will be given to applicants whose teaching and administrative duties have significantly impacted their ability to undertake research in the three years …

Prof Pathik Pathak

It is with great sorrow that we note the death on 9 Sept 2025 of Prof Pathik Pathak, Professor of Sociology in the School of Economic, Social & Political Sciences at the University of Southampton. Colleagues will know him as a higher education innovator, a champion of the power of …

Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship – closing 28 Oct 2025

The Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (DHF) programme aims to support outstanding early career scientists who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances, such as caring responsibilities and/or health-related conditions. The programme aims to enable the next generation of research leaders to: Build an independent research career at a UK …

New BES Webinar available – and don’t forget the next one!

The most recent webinar in our current BES series, from 8 Sept 2025, is now available HERE on EBNet’s YouTube channel. The topic was Interfacial Bioelectrochemistry  –  Enzymatic NO and CO₂ Reduction and H₂ Evolution. Our speaker was Dr Cristina M Cordas, from the NOVA School of Science and Technology …

Wastewater treatment – past and future perspectives

A recent perspective paper on wastewater treatment will please many readers while ruffling a few feathers for some others. The paper notes that over the last century wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) have essentially evolved in a piecemeal way to address a number of issues, rather than adopting holistic design approaches …

Microbiome-Net launched

Microbiome-Net, a new BBSRC-funded Network, officially launched  at the Microbiome Innovation One Health Conference on 15-16 Sept 2025. Its goal is to strengthen capacity, support innovation, and foster a more connected and collaborative national microbiome innovation ecosystem. Microbiome-Net brings together teams from NBIC, the University of Liverpool‘s Microbiome Innovation Centre, the …

Water in Industry – abstracts deadline 15 Dec

Abstracts deadline: 15 Dec 2025 Conference: 27 June – 3 July 2026, Delft, Netherlands The IWA Water in Industry 2026 (WIN2026) conference covers topics related to industrial water use, treatment, monitoring, recovery and policy. Abstracts based on original research or case studies and workshop proposals are invited on the following themes: …

Royal Society Short Industry Fellowship – closing 23 Oct 2025

Deadline: 23 Oct 2025 This scheme is part of the Royal Society’s Industry programme, and facilitates short dynamic engagements between scientists employed in industry or academia (including postdoctoral researchers), enabling the parties to collaborate on a mutually beneficial project. Awards can be held full time for 3-6 months, or 50% …

Tannery wastes – AD or AF?

A recent review paper looks at the application of anaerobic digestion (AD) for treatment of tannery wastes – including waste generated in leather production, and sludges from the treatment of tannery effluents. Leather production has historically been a notoriously polluting process, and despite technology improvements it continues to produce a …

Engineering Biology Scale-up Infrastructure – Preliminary Activity

Date: Thurs 16 Oct 2025 15-17:00 UK Register here BBSRC has announced its Engineering Biology Scale-up Infrastructure Preliminary Activity (EBSI PA) – a new initiative to scope and develop a plan for national scale-up infrastructure supporting researchers and innovators. This is envisioned as an 18-month community-led project that will investigate: Current …

BBIA webinars – introducing key bioeconomy concepts

The Bio-Based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) is hosting three free online sessions introducing key concepts in Bio-based and Biodegradable Materials for the circular bioeconomy. These sessions may be of interest to all EBNet members, especially ECRs and those interested in the activities of our Anaerobic Fermentation WG. Demystifying the …

Royal Society Career Development Fellowship 2026

Funder webinar: 7 Oct 2025 12-13:00 UK Register here Submission deadline: 19 Nov 2025 The Royal Society’s Career Development Fellowship scheme for 2026 is a 4-year programme that aims to support retention in STEM of researchers from underrepresented groups, particularly those making the transition from postgraduate to early postdoctoral stages.  …