Date: 29 Jan 2026 14-15:00 UK, online The Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) and MiAlgae are hosting a webinar exploring how industrial by-products can be transformed into sustainable value through advanced microalgal cultivation. MiAlgae’s core platform harnesses heterotrophic microalgae, grown on nutrient-rich by-products from the whisky industry, to enable …
Organisations across the UK’s fermentation and biomanufacturing sectors are invited to contribute to a survey mapping existing fermentation and downstream processing infrastructure for non-health applications. The aim is to gather information on current capability, technical specifications, utilisation, and access models across the industrial biotechnology, food and feed, agriculture, materials, chemicals …
The Better Water 4 All Network+ is putting together its January 2026 newsletter, due to sail out by the end of this month. If you have any relevant news, events, conferences, job opportunities, updates etc that you’d like to share with the Network community, please email your contributions to them …
Date and venue:Â 4 March 2026, Edinburgh Site visit: 3 March 2026 Early bird rates end: 23 Jan 2026 The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) is proud to announce the official programme for its Scottish Conference 2026, on the theme of AD: Clean Fuel, Circular Farming, Secure Future. The …
Closing date: 6 Feb 2026 BBSRC is inviting applications for its 2026 Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) Explore programme. For full details see here. In order to apply, you must have completed BBSRC’s ICURe Discover. The programme provides funding to explore the potential market of your bioscience-based idea, …
The ELEMENTAL Hub has launched a Blog site with posts covering project updates, research breakthroughs, and insights from across the partnership. The first post is on the theme Researching the biology of bacterial biofilms to boost bioremediation. Dr Heather Felgate of the Quadram Institute shares some thoughts on her work …
Closing date: 15 March 2026 The Newton International Fellowship (NIF) programme provides support for outstanding non-UK ECR applicants to conduct research in the UK. The programme seeks to assist those who wish to make a first step towards developing an independent research career through gaining international experience. The fellowships enable …
Supergen Bioenergy is advertising two posts working on the wider economic development impact of sustainable bioenergy and bio products in the UK. Both posts offer opportunities for flexible types of employment including secondment, job share and part-time working. Economic Development Lead: Bioenergy and Bioproducts The post-holder will work with researchers …
A recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Delivering Sustainable Fuels: Pathways to 2035 highlights the benefits to the energy sector and to wider economic and environmental sustainability. Liquid biofuels, biogases, low-emissions hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels enable and support the energy transition. They are particularly important for sectors …
Closing date: 25 Mar 2026. See HERE for details. The aim of this competition is to accelerate the innovations needed to create new or improved clean energy access in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, the Indo-Pacific region and Latin America. This is to create a just and inclusive energy transition and …
In 2025 EBNet sponsored a workshop on measurement of residual biogas production (RBP) as a possible tool for estimating potential methane emissions from digestate storage. The workshop contributes to an ongoing programme of work by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) on Methane Emissions from AD, which …
Closing date: 16 Feb 2026 The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) Enterprise Fellowship is a twelve-month programme that supports talented researchers and graduates to transform innovations into disruptive spinouts and graduate startups. The programme is aimed at: University researchers wishing to spin out from UK universities and research institutes Recent …
EBNet’s official UKRI funding ends on 31 Jan 2026, but some of our activities will continue – directly, and in conjunction with EBIC, Better Water 4 All and others. We will: Continue to publish and promote forthcoming reports and papers based on EBNet’s work Keep updating the website pages, especially …
Date: Tue 10 Feb 2026, 13-17:00 Location: Spark York, 17–21 Piccadilly, York, YO1 9PB The ELEMENTAL Hub is running a hands-on introduction to RNA-sequencing data analysis, free to members and open to others at a cost of ÂŁ100. The session will provide a walk through the complete RNA-seq workflow, from …
Date and venue: 9-10 March 2026, Birmingham Conference and Events Centre This event, hosted by the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC)Â and supported by a wide range of organisations, brings together emerging academics to share cutting-edge research and build collaborative networks. The ECR NetZero Conference 2026 is a dedicated two …
