CUPOLA project

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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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…