The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Hub (EBIC) led by Prof Frederic Coulon has launched a quarterly podcast series. The first episode on How can biofilms and bacteria be used to breakdown plastic? is presented by Prof Ronan McCarthy and Lyuboslava Harkova of Brunel University and was launched for World Environment Day …
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 Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) has arranged a site visit to Toton WWTW near Nottingham. The visit is on 24 June 2025 and is open to CIWEM members and to non-members. For details and to register for the visit see here. The guided tour, hosted by …
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 …
Green Stories has a new Epiphanies – Flash Fiction competition which is open for entries until 27 August 2025. The remit of the Green Stories project is different from EBNet’s, but there is plenty of overlap – so surely scope for some entries inspired by Environmental Biotechnology. Start writing now! …
A new book from the Royal Society of Chemistry contains a chapter on Respirometry of Organic Solid Wastes:Â Methods and relevance to understanding the composting process and end-product stability, authored by EBNet member Tom Aspray of Solid Sense Ltd. EBNet has done relatively little work to date on composting technologies, …
Each month we are highlighting 2-3 stories from our Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue anthology, equivalent to about 30 mins listening in the Audiobook version. The anthology is also available as a free eBook on the Resources page. This month’s selections are: Chapter 1: Up Shit’s Creek by Brian Adams, …
Conference date: 16-20 June 2025 Venue: Liège, Belgium Prof Frederic Coulon, co-Lead of EBNet’s Pollutants & Media theme and Chair of AquaConSoil 2025, has taken part in the pre-conference press event to outline the scope and ambitions of the conference, which will take place in Liège from 16-20 June 2025. …
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 …
Key dates: Abstract submission 16 June 2025 Early Bird registration 30 June 2025 Conference 24-27 Sept 2025 Venue:Â Harokopio University of Athens, Greece This year sees the fifth conference in the series RETASTE: Rethink Food Resources, Losses, and Waste. The conference covers a range of relevant topic areas: information on …
Opens: 02 June 2025 Closes: 09 July 2025 Engineering Biology SPARK Awards will fund UK academic institutions or Research & Technology Organisations (RTOs) to deliver an engineering biology project that addresses a challenge posed by a UK-registered Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME), or enhances the SME’s progress towards developing new products, …
As part of EBNet’s Working Group on PFAS, Dr Tao Lyu and Prof Frederic Coulon hosted a successful one-day workshop on 6 June bringing together researchers, early-career scientists and industry stakeholders to share the latest advances in PFAS detection, degradation and biotechnological solutions. The event, supported by EBNet and the …
Date: 1 July 2025, 10:30-16:30 Venue: The Milner, York Join the BB-REG-NET for a full-day interactive workshop on developing tools and standards to assess the impact and performance of bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable materials. The workshop, entitled Creating a favourable regulatory environment for bio-based materials, aims to help develop new tools, …
Presentation slides and information from the Task 37 webinar Manure to Biogas – Global Lessons and Challenges in Unlocking Farm-Based Potential are now available here. A recording of the webinar is available HERE. The webinar features Dr Bernhard Drosg – IEA Bioenergy Task 37 Lead, AustriaWelcome and introduction to Task …
