Date and venue: 24 Nov 2026 10:00 UK online, or in person 10-14:00 at Cranfield University with additional discussions and visit Microbubbles and their even smaller relatives nanobubbles are a hot topic in Environmental Biotechnology at present due to their many potential applications in conjunction with biochemical treatment and remediation …
For those who couldn’t make it on the day, the big-ticket webinar by Prof Bruce Rittmann is now available on Better Water 4 All’s YouTube channel. Highlights include an inspirational description of how the partnership between microbes and human ingenuity lies at the heart of Environmental Biotech. Some favourite take-out …
Dr Maira Anam of Newcastle University has had a busy few weeks. Early last month she attended the Better Water 4 All Network+ ECR conference, where she won a prize for her poster on Impact of hydrodynamics on pilot scale Microbial Electrolysis Cells. And in mid-September she was at the …
Date: 16 Oct 2026, 16:00 UK Don’t miss this much-anticipated webinar on Environmental Biotechnology: How to Partner with Microbial Communities; a topic at the heart of EBNet’s Theme 2, and central to many of the processes and systems that we work on. The speaker is the internationally-renowned Prof Bruce Rittmann …
Last week saw the first Better Water 4 All Network+ ECR Conference hosted by the University of Surrey. The event was attended by lots of EBNet members, as the two Networks have many topics in common: EBNet’s emphasis is on biotech and its remit also covers solid waste and contaminated …
As part of its Policy to Practice initiative, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) is hosting a pair of webinars on PFAS: From Source to Solution. These will take place on 21 and 29 Sept 2026 from 12-13:00 UK. They will explore the topic of poly- and perfluoroalkyl …
Date: 4 August 2026 16:00 UK, online The Better Water for All Network+ invites participants to a webinar on Biotransformation of Emerging Organic Contaminants. The speaker is Dr Yaochun Yu of Stanford University. His talk will describe the biological processes behind contaminant removal, and how these processes can improve our …
A warm welcome for two new papers related to the work of EBNet’s Water Biofilms WG and to wider aspects of Theme 2. The first is a review of factors affecting removal of Cryptosporidium and other protozoal oocysts in slow sand filtration (SSF). Removal rates vary widely, and the review …
Date: 30 June 2026, 12-13:00 Register HERE or scan the QR code The BetterWater4All Network+ is hosting a webinar on Microbial Ecology of Free-Living Amoebae in Water Supply Systems: Community Assembly, Driving Factors and Control Strategies. The speaker is Dr Hong Wang: see below for biography. Free-living amoebae (FLA) are …
Date: 3-4 Sept 2026 Location: University of Surrey Registration is now open for the first annual BetterWater4All Network+ Early Career Researcher & Professional Conference 2026. This event will showcase the latest research and innovation, with a wide range of presentations and posters, opportunities to network across disciplines, and a chance …
Missed this? A recorded version of the webinar isnow available HERE. Date: 27 May 2026 14:00 UK, online The BetterWater4All Network+ is hosting a webinar on water quality in the UK and the challenges it faces – including the role of industry, policy, and local communities. Topic: Broadening the View: …
The Better Water 4 All Network+ is offering travel bursaries to support early-career researchers (ECRs) and engineers/professionals presenting at international conferences. A limited number of ECR Conference Travel Bursaries will be available on a competitive basis to ECR members presenting work at prestigious international events. Applicants must have been accepted …
A recent review paper seeks to consolidate and summarise current knowledge on the sources and distribution of PFAS, their environmental impacts, and the challenges associated with remediation. The authors, who include members of the PFAS WG, emphasize that detection and characterisation remains problematic. Regulatory control is complicated by the diversity …
Deadline: 1 May 2026 The Better Water for All Network+ (BW4A) Is calling for collaborative, cross-disciplinary research proposals to be submitted to its first Flexible Fund Call. The Network’s themes are: Theme 1: Systems Approaches for Water Engineering Theme 2: Pollutant Measurement, Monitoring and Risks Theme 3: Engineering innovation and …
This working group was originally set up with a focus on the underlying microbiology and the quantification of N2O emissions; its remit then broadened to include methane as another major GHG from sanitation systems. The two areas provide an interesting contrast in terms of where emissions arise (primarily in aerobic …
