Our colleagues Helen Kettle and Oli Ward recently attended the Conference on Models in Population Dynamics, Ecology, and Evolution 2025 in Bilbao, where they enjoyed networking with international experts and presenting their posters "Using a Microbial Growth Model to Simulate the Scottish Agricultural System" and "Process-Based Modelling of Freshwater Microbial Communities Under Varying N:P Conditions from Anthropogenic Run-Off to Predict Community Dynamics and Carbon Emissions."