A recent study in Water Research examining microbiomes in water filtration is central to the theme of our Water Biofilms WG, and to EBNet’s ongoing interest in complex microbial ecosystems that prevent or remediate pollution and protect public health. Prof Cindy Smith, a key figure in the University of Glasgow …
The 14th IWA Micropol & Ecohazard conference takes place on 31 May – 4 June 2026 in Toronto, Canada. The call for abstracts is open until 15 Dec 2025. Conference themes include: Occurrence and fate of micropollutants in the environment Effects and impacts of micropollutants on organisms, populations and communities. …
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is inviting applications for funding to support excellent investigator-led research across the breadth of its scientific remit.  Applicants are encouraged to consider the relevance of the proposed work in line with the long-term research and innovation priorities set out in BBSRC’s strategic …
Date: 18 Nov or 8 Dec 2025, online The Biofilm Alliance is funding a free training course on Fundamentals of Metrology. The course is intended for those involved in biofilm analysis and control who want a deeper understanding of how to ensure the quality, reliability, and comparability of measurement data. …
On the topic of What is Environmental Biotechnology?, some EBNet members will know that when our Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue book first came out we had some faulty copies. Rather than throwing them away, we decided they were still useful as outreach and to raise public awareness of …
A recurring request from our ECRs is for workshops, webinars and other forms of guidance on writing – whether it is research proposals, reports or journal papers. The same is true in other NIBBs. We sometimes manage to put on something topic-specific, but we also remind people there is a …
Technically this isn’t a Biotechnology PhD, but we are including it due to the wastewater link  – and the strong need for integrated thinking across disciplines if we are to achieve more sustainable systems: The Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Green Industrial Futures is now recruiting its third cohort …
Application deadline: 27 Nov 2025 Start date: Oct 2026 This is fully-funded ( 4-year) opportunity to work on Examination of intermediate compounds in anaerobic digestate and their effect on phosphorous removal using electrocoagulation. The work will extend current research on industrial biotechnology to investigate nutrient removal and recovery from anaerobic …
The National Conference of the UK Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) takes place on 10 Dec 2025 in London. The theme is Biogas: delivering sustainable growth, energy security and a circular economy. This year’s agenda has been developed in collaboration with a Content Steering Committee, made up of leading …
Don’t miss this wonderful short presentation by Angela Bywater, originally prepared for the 2024 Trade Show of the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA). Angie, who is an ADBA Board Member, was asked to give a talk on Women in Biogas.  This is a subject on which she has wide …
A BBC News item reports that seven UK water companies have been issued with enforcement notices requiring them to take action on potentially harmful concentrations of PFAS ‘Forever chemicals’ in water supplies to an estimated 6 million people. The cases were identified through analysis of Freedom of Information requests to …
The National Biofilm Innovation Centre (NBIC) is holding this year’s Biofilm Week from 18-24 Nov 2025, to coincide with World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW), and highlight the relationship between Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and biofilms. BiofilmWeek is a great opportunity to share biofilm research or technology with the world through images, …
Closing date: 20 Jan 2026 16:00 UK The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is inviting applications for funding to purchase mid-range equipment for research in areas across its scientific remit through ALERT 2025. The funding is intended to provide: equipment that will be widely used and underpins capability …
In a valuable and promising initiative, a joint Biorefinery and Biomethane event was held on 22 Oct 2025 at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. The event was organised by IEA Bioenergy’s Task 42 Biorefining in a circular economy and Task 37 Energy from Biogas as part of a two-day joint …
Date and time: 2 Dec 2025, 09:30-18:30 UK Venue: 30 Euston Square, London The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) is running a conference on A Fresh Water Future (AFWF) as a continuation of its ongoing work on this important area. CIWEM has also published an update to …
