Every month we are highlighting selected items from our Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue anthology, equivalent to about 30 mins in the Audiobook version. The anthology is also available as a free eBook on the Resources page. This month’s authors are both from Australia but with rather different stories to tell: Chapter 7: Interview with …
Each month we are showcasing selected stories from our Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue anthology, equivalent to about 30 mins in the Audiobook version. The anthology is also available as a free eBook on the Resources page. The first two have a futuristic flavour: Chapter 15: Future Tree by Nick Sidwell, UK – environmental biotechnology …
The Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology has a new themed issue on wastewater surveillance. The issue opens with an editorial entitled Wastewater surveillance for public health: Quo Vadis? It includes articles on integration of point-of-care diagnostics in SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based epidemiology, use of wastewater surveillance …
Each month we are highlighting selected stories from our Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue anthology, equivalent to about 30 mins in the Audiobook version. The anthology is also available as a free eBook on the Resources page. This month’s choices are: Chapter 5: What Any Fool Can Do by Vienna O’Shea, UK – a tale …
Survey call-out! Can you support the Green Stories Project by answering a short impact survey? This kind of research helps the Project to get funding and makes all the difference to running new projects and competitions. If you have been influenced by reading any of the books, or as writer …
Two more stories chosen from our Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue anthology, equal to about 30 mins listening in the Audiobook version. The anthology is also available as a free eBook on the Resources page. This month’s selections are: Chapter 3: A Day at Work by Sonia Heaven, Charles Banks and Sigrid Kusch-Brandt, UK – …
Green Stories has a new Epiphanies – Flash Fiction competition which is open for entries until 27 August 2025. The remit of the Green Stories project is different from EBNet’s, but there is plenty of overlap – so surely scope for some entries inspired by Environmental Biotechnology. Start writing now! …
Each month we are highlighting 2-3 stories from our Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue anthology, equivalent to about 30 mins listening in the Audiobook version. The anthology is also available as a free eBook on the Resources page. This month’s selections are: Chapter 1: Up Shit’s Creek by Brian Adams, …
Each month we are highlighting 2-3 stories from our Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue anthology, equivalent to about 30 mins listening in the Audiobook version. The anthology is also available as a free eBook on the Resources page. This month’s selections are: Chapter 12: From the Ashes by Elizabeth Taylor, …
Our Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue anthology is now available as a free audiobook, as well as a free eBook on the Resources page. Each month we are highlighting 2-3 stories, equivalent to about 30 mins listening in total. Let us know what you think about them! This month’s …
Wednesday 9 April 2025, 19-21:00 UK time – Online This event features a panel discussion on the Stories from the Microbial World anthology with the editor and two contributing authors. Stories from the Microbial World contains 23 stories in which microbes and microbiology play a prominent role. It was …
A new anthology ‘Stories from the Microbial World‘ resulting from previous Green Stories competitions is available this week here. The anthology presents 23 short stories selected from winning stories from the Green Stories competition ‘Microbes to the Rescue’, sponsored by the Environmental Biotechnology Network and the ‘Clean vs Green’ competition, …
Performances: 17-22 September 2024. Discounted performance + Q&A (£10): Sunday 22nd September, Southampton as it is being filmed. Audiences can receive a £10 voucher for giving feedback.. The Maskers are staging the play by Professor Denise Baden of the University of Southampton. ‘Murder in the Citizens’ Jury’ which was inspired …
The webinar is over, but the recording is here. A virtual green story writing workshop (free to attend) for aspiring entrants will be held at 6-7pm Monday, 31st July where you can ask questions of experts in the field to help develop your story. We’ve allowed an hour but if …
The recording of the briefing webinar can be found here. Deadline: 21 September 2023. £500 prize (or local currency equivalent) plus runners up prizes of £200 for 2nd place and £100 for 3rd place Green Stories writing competitions are a series of free writing competitions across various formats to solicit …
