Water in the circular economy
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Water Innovation 2050 Strategy – an update.
Since January 2020 UKWIR, Water UK and the 17 UK water utility companies have been working together with Arup, and in consultation with the wider water stakeholder group, to develop a common strategy for innovation in the water utility space,...
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Bath academics to help track coronavirus in schools by monitoring wastewater
Scientists and engineers from the University of Bath are set to investigate how monitoring wastewater at schools in England could provide an early warning system for coronavirus outbreaks. As part of the new TERM* project led by Middlesex University, they...
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Full programme announced: GW4 WSA Annual Conference – Mon 2-Wed 4 November 2020
The GW4 WSA's annual conference is next week and full details of the programme have been released.This year’s conference will provide attendees with opportunities to lean about the breadth of research taking place across the GW4, share water-related research experiences...
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WIRC Water colloquium: Dr Jo Burgess, Isle Utilities, 15/10/2020
To kick off our first water colloquium of the academic year, Dr Jo Burgess, senior technology consultant at Isle Utilities, delivered a fascinating talk titled 'From research to practice: innovation pathways for water technologies.' A full recording of the talk...
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Dr Blenkinsopp has been awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering/Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship to investigate nature-based coastal protection methods.
There is growing recognition of the need for flexible coastal defence solutions which can be adapted over time in response to rising sea levels and increasing storminess. However robust methods that are low-cost and sustainable are very limited. This project...
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Attending the British Water International Conference: Tomorrow’s Water
Viviane Runa, PhD student within CSCT, was invited to attend the British Water International Conference themed "Tomorrow’s Water" in November 2019. Her invitation to the conference followed from her prize-winning presentation at the 20th UK Young Water Professionals Conference in June. Water is...