Event: free Training school on Plastics transport, 24-26 November in Novi Sad, Serbia

[Arianna Varrani]

Dear colleagues,

I hereby announce an upcoming event for Plastics' early career scientists. Please spread the voice among young members of your faculty and community.

M5 Plastics - training school on Plastic transport experimental and numerical modelling, and field and analysis methods supported by COST Action ICPLASTIC in UNS NoviSad, Serbia,  24th-26th November 2026 

M5 Plastics covers two days full of content through three training days:

• 24.11 from 12.00 CET
• 25.11 Full day
• 26.11 until 13.00 CET

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The Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental protection of the Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad,  Novi Sad, Serbia, will host the third of a series training school – M5 Plastics: Measuring, Monitoring, Modelling managing and mitigating plastic pollution in flowing waters, on 24th-26th November 2026. 

The program includes two half days and a full day of activities, with keynotes spanning the following topics:

• Lab-scale modelling 
• Field monitoring
• Numerical modelling
• Management of plastics and sediments in rivers
• Citizen science and knowledge sharing to mitigate plastic pollution

Other activities: Poster sessions, Networking and Lab visits.

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The participation is FREE OF CHARGE. 

The training school will be supported by ICPLASTIC, giving the chance to a max of 15 selected participants to attend the event with ICPLASTIC contribution. The contribution will cover long-distance travel expenses (up to 400 EUR) and a daily allowance to cover the remaining expenses of 100 EUR.

Eligible candidates for funding are early career researchers affiliated with entities in one of COST full, cooperating, or partner member countries as well as Third states*.

Additionally, non-selected students will have the option to take part using their funds to cover travel and other expenses (up to 30 participants). 

Deadline for submission is September 21st.

Decisions will be sent to funded and selected participants by September 30th.

Deadline for registration of selected participants: October 21st.

Follow the link to submit your interest: M5 Plastics @UNS 

For further information, please send an email to avar...@igf.edu.pl or aleksand...@dh.uns.ac.rs

Looking forward to meeting you in Novi Sad.