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UCC-HUST Secondment October 2025
Researchers from University College Cork (UCC) have undertaken research secondments at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China as part of the MSCA Staff Exchange project CUPOLA – Carbon-Neutral Pathways for Recycling Marine Plastic Waste. The secondments are designed to accelerate knowledge exchange across partner institutions, strengthen international collaboration, and advance practical solutions for…
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Researchers from Silesian University of Technology visited Zhejiang University in Hangzhou
Members of Prof. Marcin Sajdak’s group from the Silesian University of Technology (SUT), including Agata Wawoczny, Kamil Peckh, Katarzyna Niesyto, and Rafał Gaida, currently are visiting Professor Xue Luo’s research group at Zhejiang University (ZJU) in Hangzhou, China. This journey is a component of the HORIZON MSCA Staff Exchanges programme, which is implemented by the…
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CUPOLA Project Promotion
The AGH team has been very active in recent months as they implement the CUPOLA project, https://cupola-eu.com/. Our researchers have been promoting the project’s goals widely, targeting both expert communities and the general public. This outreach has included participation in international scientific conferences as well as large-scale science engagement events. The team proudly represented CUPOLA…
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CUPOLA Project Meeting at IACC 2025
On 19 September 2025, the CUPOLA consortium held a dedicated project meeting during theInternational Association for Carbon Capture (IACC) conference in Birmingham (IACC website). The meeting brought together project partners from Europe and Asia — some attending on site, others joining online — creating a valuable opportunity to exchange knowledge, discuss progress, and review the…
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Researchers from AGH University of Krakow visited Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Members of Prof. Aneta Magdziarz’s group from AGH University of Krakow, including Dr. Marcelina Bury, MSc. Leszek Stępień, and PhD student Piotr Górszczak, recently visited the research group of Prof. Yang Yang at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in Wuhan, China. This trip, which spans from September to November 2025, is part of…
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Ongoing research at the Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI), Aston University
The CUPOLA project team is pleased to present further progress from ongoing research at the Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI), Aston University, as part of the HORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01 initiative. Current research activities extend beyond the chemical recycling of marine polymer waste such as PET from bottles. The team is also addressing PET fibers, which represent…
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CUPOLA Presented at 12th International on Sustainable Solid Waste Management Conference in Paphos
Prof. Aneta Magdziarz promoted the CUPOLA project during the 12th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, held on 25–28 June 2025 in Paphos, Cyprus. https://cyprus2025.uest.gr/. As part of the event, she presented a poster titled Experimental investigations of polyethylene hydrothermal treatment towards high hydrocarbons, co-authored by Guocheng Wang, Haoyu Xiao, Małgorzata Sieradzka, Zuzanna Prus,…
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Upcoming CUPOLA Project Meeting – September 19, 2025
We are excited to announce that the next CUPOLA project meeting will be held on September 19, 2025, during the international conference titled “International Association for Carbon Capture 2025 conference (IACC2025)” taking place at the University of Birmingham, UK, from September 17 to 19, 2025 (in-person and online). This meeting will provide an excellent opportunity…
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Ms GAO Si attended openLCA.conf 2025
GAO Si, a PhD student at QUB, joined openLCA.conf 2025 in Berlin on life cycle assessment. The conference emphasizes the research and application of LCA software, and shares the latest advancement. Topics like LCA in food and agriculture, alternative materials, renewable fuels and energy systems, advancing LCI and LCA for policy etc. were introduced in…
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Mr Xiaotong Zhao visited Huazhong University of Science and Technology
During an academic exchange at the State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Xiaotong Zhao took part in research on biomass pyrolysis, gaining hands-on experience and deepening expertise in thermochemical conversion. The exchange also led to a collaboration on CO₂ capture using molten salts, contributing to the development of innovative…
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