Further to our recent item on this topic, Dr Maira Anam has kindly made a recorded version of her talk on Impact of fluid flow on microbial community development in pilot-scale MEC, presented at the EBIC EBES Conference 2026. The talk is now available here on EBNet’s YouTube Channel. She also …
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 …
A very successful ECR conference by the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) this week, with excellent presentations – and participants not just from the EBIC partner universities, but across the UK and around the world. Good to meet up with many EBNet members there too. See the EBIC LinkedIn page …
A piece in the latest issue of CIWEM’s The Environment magazine describes Scottish Water’s newly-upgraded Winchburg wastewater treatment works (WWTW). The upgrade was required both because the existing facility was reaching the end of its operational life, and as the local area is projected to experience significant growth over the …
Don’t miss the chance to participate in the public consultation on PAS 3500:2026 Engineered biological assets – Requirements for DNA bar coding, which is open for comments until 25 Sept 2025. As part of their work on standards, traceability and responsible engineering biology, colleagues from the EBIC Hub have been …
A reminder from some EBIC and EBNet ECRs – don’t miss the chance to register for EBIC’s 2nd Annual ECR Conference! The event is on the theme of Engineering Biology for Environmental Solutions and is open to all. This post highlights one area of interest: synthesis of value-added products from …
Date: 29 July 2026 12-13:00 UK, online The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) and the Elemental Hub are hosting a joint webinar on Metal and Rare Earth Element (REE) Bioleaching. Speakers for this session include Danny McNeice of Pensana and Ana Santos of the Natural History Museum. The presenters will share …
Closing date: 9 October 2026 The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) has launched its Flexible Funding call for 2026, designed to accelerate the translation of cutting-edge research into real-world impact. Funded by UKRI , the programme supports interdisciplinary projects tackling some of the most pressing environmental challenges. Funding is …
Funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), and in collaboration with the UKRI Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC), the EngBio4Env Doctoral Focal Award (DFA) will train 52 PhD students to drive transformative environmental change. For those interested in pursuing research at the interface of engineering biology and environmental sustainability, …
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: 2 June 2026, 12-13:00 The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) is delighted to invite you to an interactive live webinar on Enzyme Engineering for PFAS Remediation This is the third of four webinars in EBIC’s current Engineering Biology in Action series. Hear from leading experts including Dr Tao Lyu …
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 …
Date: 2 June 2026 12-13:00 UK, online The third webinar in the EBIC Hub’s Engineering Biology in Action series is on ‘Enzyme Engineering for PFAS Remediation‘. Speakers include Dr Tao Lyu and Mahsa Baniasadi of Cranfield University. To register see HERE, or use the QR code:
Abstract deadline: 30 March 2026 Date and venue: 16-17 Sept 2026, Southampton The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) is inviting abstract submissions for the second Early Career Researcher (ECR) conference, on Engineering Biology for Environmental Solutions (EBES26). Topics include: Environmental biotechnology Wastewater and waste management Resource recovery Biocatalysis Bioengineering Fermentation …
More good science, good engineering, and good news coming out of the ongoing programme of work on slow sand filtration (SSF) by Dr Francis Hassard and colleagues at Cranfield and Thames Water. The latest paper on their new underwater cleaning technique reports improved removal of Cryptosporidium oocysts in comparison with …
