Deadline: Tues 23 Sept 2025 BBSRC has launched a new Engineering Biology ICURe Discover programme with Innovate UK Business Connect and The Helix Way. This is a part-time online market exploration programme for bioscience researchers and technicians in the field of Engineering Biology, with up to ÂŁ2,500 support for market …
The Environment Agency’s new Position Paper on Nature-Based Solutions is the starting point for an episode in the Planet Possible podcast series, featuring Helen Wakeham, the EA’s Director of Water, and Mark Lloyd, CEO of the Rivers Trust. A wide-ranging discussion includes the challenges presented by lack of performance data, …
Abstracts deadline: 15 Sept 2025 Event: 17-21 May 2026, Delft, Netherlands The call for abstracts for the next IWA Conference on Nutrient Removal and Recovery closes on 15 September 2025. The conference itself will take place after EBNet’s extended lifetime, and sadly we don’t [yet] have any additional funding to …
Date: Wed 20 Aug 2025, 12:30 – 13:15 UK The Foundation for Water Research (FWR) is hosting a webinar on Water Framework Directive economics 25 years on: From promise to practice – and the case for reform. The webinar will present a review of the economic provisions of the Water …
Each month we are highlighting selected stories from our Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue anthology, equivalent to about 30 mins in the Audiobook version. The anthology is also available as a free eBook on the Resources page. This month’s choices are: Chapter 5: What Any Fool Can Do by Vienna O’Shea, UK – a tale …
Researchers in Japan have discovered a species of bacteria that parasitises a methanogen with a key role in anaerobic digestion. This is the first time such bacterium-on-archaeon parasitism has been observed. The bacterium was isolated in a two-strain co-culture with host archaeon Methanospirillum hungatei. The source was digestate from a …
This scheme is for Bilateral Joint Projects supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and its UK Counterpart Funding Institution, the Royal Society. JSPS will cover the costs of the Japan team, and the Royal Society covers the UK team’s costs. The UK team leader must …
For some summer holiday entertainment, why not try this game on friends and family? Think you’ve got what it takes to save a city’s water supply from a major pollution event? Step into our virtual escape room, Contamination Crisis, and race against the clock to crack 10 water science and …
The TERC Better Water for All Network, led by Dr Bing Guo of the University of Surrey, is seeking two Network Managers. This new Network is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of its Tomorrow’s engineering research challenges initiative. It is one of six …
A recorded version of the webinar is available HERE. Date: Mon 8 Sept 12-13:00 UK, online Topic: Interfacial Bioelectrochemistry: Enzymatic NO and COâ‚‚ Reduction and Hâ‚‚ Evolution Don’t miss the next webinar in the outstanding new series from our Bioelectrochemical Systems WG, led by Dr Sharon Velasquez Orta of Newcastle …
Minworth WWTW on the outskirts of Birmingham and is operated by Severn Trent Water and is one of the UK’s largest, serving around 2 million people. The West Midlands branch of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) has arranged a site visit on 25 September 2025 which …
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published its first Outlook for Biogas and Biomethane: a global geospatial assessment. The report analyses the sector, reviewing current policies, business models, consumption patterns and supply trends. It examines potential environmental impacts, highlighting the importance of minimising associated methane emissions and responsibly managing organic …
Survey call-out! Can you support the Green Stories Project by answering a short impact survey? This kind of research helps the Project to get funding and makes all the difference to running new projects and competitions. If you have been influenced by reading any of the books, or as writer …
Prof Zhugen Yang of Cranfield University, who leads EBNet’s Environmental Sensors and Wastewater Surveillance Working Group (ESWS WG), reports here on a very successful international symposium: The 2nd International Symposium on Microfluidics for Sensing and Sequencing (ISM2S 2025), held in Oxford from 29–30 July, marked another milestone in advancing interdisciplinary …
An EBNet-funded POC awarded to Dr Tao Lyu, the PFAS WG Lead, looked at the use of molecular docking and dynamics simulations to investigate interactions between enzymes and PFAS compounds, with the goal of helping to elucidate potential mechanisms for PFAS biodegradation and providing tools to bridge the gap between …
