b'Regional EventsWASTEWATER TREATMENT EVENT November 2022. The aim of the event was to increase Wastewater treatment (WWT) is arguably the mostawareness of how soft matter and biological physics important biotechnological process in world. Thecould be applied in WWT and to identify joint problems science behind WWT is well-established and has beenacross industry, academia and regulators that could be in use for more than 100 years, yet unexplained andworked on together.costly failures happen regularly and unpredictably. With increasing public awareness, and regulatory and sustainability pressures, plus the threat of rising sea levels on coastal WWT plants, the sector is at a crossroads, requiring an injection of fundamental understanding in order drive disruptive innovation. This Edinburgh Complex Fluids Partnership (ECFP) event, run in collaboration with NBIC, brought together industry practitioners, interdisciplinary academics and regulatory professionals to discuss sectoral challenges and strategic objectives towards improving efficiency, minimising environmental impacts, and enhancing public perception. The event took place from 15-16 CHANGE MAKERS LIVE 2023The presentation included an educational piece On 2 March 2023, NBIC Liverpool Director Professoron beneficial and detrimental biofilms, as well as Rasmita Raval attended the business and innovationhighlighting the multidisciplinary strength of the NBIC conference, Change Makers Live 2023, where sheconsortium across the UK, and leadership within the delivered a talk on the importance of biofilms.global scientific biofilm community. Change Makers Live is a national conference, hosted by Downtown in Business, exploring innovative solutions to the challenges facing the UK and global economy in the twenty-first century. The 2023 event in Liverpool gave leading entrepreneurs, academics, opinion formers, and politicians a platform to offer solutions to the key issues that are exercising decision-makers not just in the UK, but around the globe. Both Gillian Keegan, Secretary of State for Education, and Wes Streeting, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, addressed the conference.37'