In April 2026, BBSRC’s Sparking Innovation conference will return for its fourth consecutive year. The event will be held in Leicester, with registration opening in January. The conference will include dedicated panel sessions discussing a range of topics: commercialisation: from lab to the market building sustainable models for translation What …
Abstract deadline: 31 Dec 2025 Date and venue: 24-27 June 2026, Kos, Greece The 13th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management is open for in-person and online participation. Topics include: Anaerobic Digestion Biotechnology & Biorefineries, Symbiosis & Circular Economy Recycling & Resources Recovery The conference is preceded by two …
Date: 25 March 2026, 09:30-16:00 Early Bird Tickets now available! Venue: Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground, Cardiff Resource Conference Cymru 2026 will shine a light on the current status of the resource and waste sector in Wales, from top-level policy updates to the practicalities impacting local authorities today. Across the agenda, …
Deadline:Â Fri 9 Jan 2026 at 23:00 UKÂ The Better Water 4 All Network+ is inviting members to propose Working Groups (WG) on focused topics within the broad scope of the Network (https://water4allnet.ac.uk/technical-themes). WG activities include: developing partnerships and joint programmes/events with various stakeholders, co-developing strategic roadmaps, horizon scanning, organizing …
UK Research and Innovation‘s third annual survey seeking stakeholder views is open until 31 Dec 2025Â –Â just the thing if you finally have a little time over the Xmas-New Year break! The survey welcomes responses from research and academia, the civil service, the business community and beyond, from UK …
A new project in cooperation between the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna (Werner Fuchs, Markus Neureiter) and the BEST Competence Center (Bernhard Drosg, Katharina Ludwig) will start in April 2026. The topic of the COMET module ELF4Green is ‘Electrofermentation as an advanced tool for targeted bioproduction’. …
Huge thanks to Angela Bywater for her timely and thorough update from the 2025 ADBA National Conference – she is a major motivating force in this area, both within and well beyond EBNet. Another excellent Summary of Key Insights from the event is now available from the ADBA team on …
Angela Bywater from the Global Centre for Sustainable Bioproducts (GCSB), who is also our former EBNet Network Co-Manager and a pillar of the AD WG, reports on some highlights of ADBA‘s recent National Conference: “With a packed house and a long waiting list, the 2025 ADBA National Conference had a buzz …
UKRI has now announced the successful bids for two flagship doctoral training initiatives designed to strengthen the UKâs talent pipeline. On behalf of our colleagues at the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC), one of EBNet’s successor organisations, we are delighted to share its new programme in Engineering Biology for Environmental …
Date: Thur 29 Jan 2026, 12-13:00 UK The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst (IBIC) is a ÂŁ5 million EPSRC place-based initiative that brings together north-west England’s industrial biotechnology community to accelerate knowledge exchange, skills development, and innovation. IBIC is led by Prof Aline Miller at the University of Manchester’s Institute of …
Another post picking out what we hope are some interesting points from the recent paper on âWhat is Environmental Biotechnology?â. The motive is in part that itâs very long, and we donât believe many people will persevere through the whole thing: one reader kindly but accurately compared the literature review …
Closing Date: 15 Jan 2026 EPSRC is inviting applications to develop a NetworkPlus which builds new capacity, strengthens community and enhances research to innovation capabilities focused on the circular economy in built environment, textiles or data and metrics. The âPlusâ element should be used imaginatively to accelerate impact in your …
Date: 12 Jan 20266, 18-19:30 UK This technical session explores the potential of Sludge Drying Reed Beds (SDRBs) as a nature-based, sustainable alternative for biosolid management within wastewater treatment facilities. Drawing on a case study, lifecycle assessments, and design criteria, the session will evaluate how SDRBs can reduce operational costs …
Closing date:Â 31 Dec 2025 A quick reminder about the Special Edition of Water Environment Journal on Environmental Biotechnology, with Guest Editors Dr Tao Lyu of Cranfield University and Dr Anjali Jayakumar of Newcastle University. Topics include but are not restricted to: Pollutants and media, covering both traditional and emerging …
The 12th and final International Conference on Renewable Energy Gas Technology REGATEC 2026 will take place from 19-20 May 2026 in Lund, Sweden. The conference is open for both in-person and online participation. The conference is directly relevant to several EBNet working Groups, including AD, AF, BES and PISA, and …
