CUPOLA project

We are pleased to announce that the CUPOLA project has been strengthened by the addition of two new beneficiaries and one partner institution: These new institutions significantly enhance the project’s capabilities, infrastructure, and interdisciplinary strengths, supporting our efforts to develop innovative, sustainable pathways for recycling marine plastic waste into value-added materials according to the circular…

In March, Professor Katarzyna Styszko from the Faculty of Energy and Fuels and PhD student Gabriela Fuks from the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management at AGH University of Krakow visited Tsinghua University in Beijing as part of the HORIZON MSCA Staff Exchanges project. The visit aimed to strengthen international collaboration on sustainable and…

The CUPOLA has produced the below report about sorting processes for marine plastic waste:

CUPOLA team will deliver a training course on 25 and 26 February 2025. Please see the below training programme:

Junhao Xie (from University College Dublin) had the opportunity to visit The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and learn from Prof. Leng and his postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Zhou. Prof. Leng and Dr. Zhou focused on transportation infrastructure (e.g., asphalt) and its environmental impact. They are investigating the microplastics released from wheel tyres and its impact on…

Prof. Aneta Magdziarz recently visited Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) to engage with Professor Chunfei Wu’s group as part of Work Package 8: Knowledge Transfer & Re-Integration of Knowledge. Professor Wu has extensive experience in managing and executing EU projects. The primary goal of Prof. Magdziarz’s visit was to foster and strengthen cross-disciplinary and cross-country collaborations,…