Morwenna and Simon have been at the Northern European Network on Wood Science and Engineering (WSE) in Riga Latvia, presenting some of the research they have been working on at BC. Great to see BC represented internationally! 🌍🌲

Join us for a free @iom3 webinar exploring Wood Technology with BC researchers: Dr Morwenna Spear – Session Chair Dr Simon Curling – ‘Mimicking Natural Wood Decay – Why?’ Dr Paul Baker – ‘Wild Mushroom Growth...’ 📅 19 Aug, 1–2:30pm Register 👇 iom3.org/events-awards/ems-e…

Morwenna had a great day at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show at the launch of the Bangor University Forestry Alumni Association 🌲 A fantastic opportunity to reconnect with forestry alumni, meet recent graduates, and hear from distinguished Bangor alumni across the sector!

Morwenna recently visited the orchards and production site of Silver Rom Agro near Iași, Romania 🍅 The visit provided an opportunity for the Welsh, Portuguese and Romanian project partners to meet, discuss progress, and explore the practical aspects of the #Val2Food project.

Excited to see this project coming to fruition as Grown in Britain launches the UK’s first certification scheme for quantifying biogenic carbon storage in buildings 🌲 The new BSCQ will help verify long-term carbon storage in the built environment. growninbritain.org/grown-in-…

Fantastic to see Woolroom, a company we have collaborated with, awarded a King’s Award for Enterprise 👏 Dr @Scifencer from BC was involved in collaborative research highlighted in the article on the performance benefits of wool bedding. More here: furniturenews.net/news/woolr…

BC has been featured in this piece exploring new opportunities for Welsh mountain wool! 🐑 Prof Graham Ormondroyd worked with Gill Britten on wool grow mats, alongside research into using wool to absorb air pollutants. Read the article here: nation.cymru/feature/how-one…

Morwenna was in Trefforest yesterday with @WKWales, Forest Research and @EdinburghNapier to explore future productive tree species and resilience across the forestry and wood products sector. A great day with insightful discussions and engaging activities 🌲

Turning waste into colour ♻️🍄‍ Dr Paul Baker has been exploring how biomass waste streams can produce natural pigments. Progress to date has laid the foundations for a new industry to exploit this innovative idea. Part of the Waste4Colour project funded by the Welsh Government

Qiuyun represented the BioComposites Centre at the Materials Research Exchange 2026, attending key sessions and networking with researchers, industry leaders and innovators. Great to see our team actively engaging with such an important event in the UK materials community 👏

A great way to start 2026 with a published mini-review from Paul and colleagues at the BioComposites Centre! It can be used for biofuels, enzymes & fertiliser, supporting circular bio-based systems 🍄‍🟫 Well done to Paul and the team on this output. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10…

Fantastic to see Jennifer Woods representing the BC at the FM3 conference in Birmingham. She shared key findings from her PhD and took part in technical sessions at M3P3, contributing to insightful discussions and networking across the materials community. Well done, Jenny! 👏

Celebrating #NaturalFibreInsulationWeek 🌿 From recycled wood fibres with MDF Recovery to exploring wood fibre, sheep’s wool and miscanthus, our team at BC has tested a wide range of natural insulation materials. Got a new insulation product that needs testing? Get in touch 🤝

Great to be at the Royal Welsh Show for the launch of the Timber Industrial Strategy by @WelshGovernment 🌲 A bold step for a resilient Wales. Six priorities outlined by Deputy FM Huw Irranca-Davies. Excited to support the Welsh timber sector!🔗 gov.wales/timber-industrial-…

Yesterday, the final quarterly meeting of the successful PlantSea Pack project was held. The research on natural biodegradable packaging materials soluble in water and made from seaweeds has moved to the next level!

It’s great to see both staff and students of BC graduating today, Sean Baxter, our pulp and paper researcher and Carlo Kupfernagel (now at IHD Dresden) both graduated with their PHD’s from @BangorUni

Today Morwenna Spear presented at #plasticslive2024 and talk around developing biopolymer and BioComposites.. it was great to bump into old friends and new @innovateuk

Today Simon Curling and PhD student Jenny Woods presented work on the use of pulp and paper at the #transFIRehub final conference #kess