Urban water management

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

With the corona pandemic around, many infected people are shedding the SARS-CoV-2 virus in their stool. Therefore, the virus can be detected in our sewage. The presence of SARS-CoV-19 virus fragments in raw wastewater has been shown, amongst others by...

Workshop at the African Water Association 20th International Congress and Exhibition in Kampala, Uganda. On 27 and 28 February, the University of Bath, KWR, UNESCO Division of Water Science and the International Water Association (IWA) are organising a workshop on...