Two years ago algal blooms in Lough Neagh, the UKâs largest freshwater lake, were so severe they caught international attention. Plans were drawn up and debated, but now it looks like the issue is firmly back in the news. Dr Les Gornall, an expert in Anaerobic Digestion and animal slurries …
Date: Mon 6 Oct 2025 16-17:00 UK, online A new episode in the Happy Scientist Live podcast series looks at When Experiments Donât Go as Planned: How to Stay Curious Instead of Frustrated Bitesize Bio, the makers of the series, note that in science, things rarely go exactly as planned. An …
A recent piece in the Insights section of CIWMâs Circular Online journal has the intriguing title, Does the Circular Economy give you the ick? The article, by Trewin Restorick of Sizzle Innovation, makes the point that while many sources talk up public enthusiasm for the circular economy, there is genuine …
EBNet loves learning about extremophiles, if only because they teach us humility with respect to the limits of our current understanding of individual organisms; never mind that of the complex microbial communities which we harness for environmental protection and remediation. In the present example, scientists from Spain and Germany have …
Abstract deadline: 31 Oct 2025 Conference: 24-27 May 2026 Bologna, Italy The International Conference on Biomass (ICONBM2026) is calling for abstracts for its next session. The conference is organised by the Italian Association of Chemical Engineering (AIDIC), and selected papers are published in the journal Chemical Engineering Transactions. Topics relevant …
Earlier this year EBNetâs PFAS WG presented a Position Statement identifying knowledge gaps and the need for development of cost-effective approaches able to degrade PFAS. Since then the WG has: run a successful international workshop co-sponsored by EBNet and the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) – see video playlist presented …
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) wants to speak with laboratory users and managers to learn more about current sustainability practices in laboratories. As part of this research, they wish to conduct 30â40 minute interviews to explore the topic in depth and get feedback on ideas that are still in …
Closing date: 23 Oct 2025 16:00 UK EPSRC is calling for grant applications to conduct research in nature-based engineering, defined in EPSRCâs Tomorrowâs Engineering Research Challenges report as developing systems and technologies inspired by nature. Teams must include two or more researchers from different areas and at least one early …
Two recent reports by IEA Bioenergyâs Task 43 add to the literature on assessing and tracking the availability of biomass feedstocks for production of bioenergy, biofuels and bioproducts. The Review of feedstock supply for bioenergy in selected IEA Bioenergy member countries aims to define and inform a structured framework for …
Date: Mon 8 Sept 2025 12-13:00 UK Venue: Online The Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) and the Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts (GCSB) are hosting a webinar on Bioplastics from Biomass: Innovative Pathways for Sustainable Conversion. Topics include: Global Center for Sustainable Bioproduct overview Biocomposites overview: Environmental drivers and policy incentives Integrated …
The latest webinar in our new BES series, from 4 Aug 2025, is now available here on the EBNet Youtube channel. The topic was Microbial electrolysis cells for H2 production and CO2 microbial electrosynthesis. The speakers were Dr Sovik Das, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the …
Date: Tues 21 October 2025, 09:00-17:00 Venue: Conference Aston, Birmingham The Biofilm Alliance Conference 2025 will bring together key stakeholders from academia, industry, regulatory bodies, and standards organisations to explore the interface between cutting-edge biofilm research and regulatory science. The Biofilm Alliance is a government-funded network from the National Biofilms …
Date:Â Wed 3 Sept 2025Â 12:30 – 13:30 UK Venue:Â Online The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) is hosting the next in its âHard to manage materialsâ Technical webinar series. The panel will consider food waste and organics, how to manage contamination and decarbonise bioprocessing. With net-zero targets and decarbonisation goals driving …
Congratulations to the Project Team and the AD WG for their new publication applying systems thinking to food waste reduction and recovery on a University campus. The paper, published in the Journal of the Operational Research Society, is one outcome from a small project supported by EBNet via our Anaerobic …
A team from the University of Sheffield is seeking feedback and information from the Anaerobic Digestion sector on three potential applications for microbubbles in recovery of CO2. The background to the survey can be found at Efficient carbon dioxide recovery using microbubbles | Commercialisation | The University of Sheffield The team …
