Payment plans are the most popular form of debt management support for water bill payers
As the cost of living crisis continues, new research shows that payment plans are the most popular form of financial support for water customers.
Almost...
Infrastructure Client Group benchmarking report highlights a need for increased collaboration and investment in data and digital
The Infrastructure Client Group (ICG) Data and Digital Benchmarking Report shows an increasing awareness of the challenges and issues affecting the UK infrastructure industry....
First Scotland-wide drugs and microplastics test of rivers launched
Environmental scientists at The James Hutton Institute have launched the first nation-wide drug and microplastics test on Scotland’s rivers to help shed light on...
Heriot-Watt scientists to help battle pollution through ‘superhero’ micro-organisms
Tiny ‘superhero’ micro-organisms that have natural abilities in cleaning up our planet are the focus of a new £13m innovation centre involving universities including...
New Met Office stats reveal Britain experienced an unusually wet 2023
The Met Office recently revealed how rainfall was up 11 per cent compared with the average, while March, July and October were the sixth-wettest...
Aston University receives a £10m Research England grant to establish the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence
Aston University will establish the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME), a globally unique, cross-disciplinary institute to develop novel biomimetic membranes, after receiving a...
Update gives insights into non-acoustic leak technologies
Technology company Ovarro has partnered with UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) to update the sector on advancements in non-acoustic leak detection techniques.
The update provides...
Aquaporin-led BIOMEM project with Aston University wins €3m Pathfinder grant for novel biomembranes
BIOMEM, a consortium led by Danish biotech company Aquaporin, with research led by Aston University’s Dr Alan Goddard, has won a €3m grant from...
People prepared to pay more to increase the role of nature in tackling water challenges
Households would be willing to pay up to £40 a year more on their water bill to use nature instead of man-made materials to...
Changing animal feed reduces consumption of natural resources such as soil and water, according to new study
A study published on the cover of Nature Food, the result of a collaboration between Politecnico di Milano and the University of Milan, has...
Fighting the danger of overprotection on concrete repairs
Is it possible to give concrete too much protection against reinforcement corrosion? Research indicates that this is so, although no consensus exists on the...
Utilities suppliers leaking £3.3 billion in revenue a year
A new report from technology-enabled data consultancy Sagacity shows utilities suppliers are leaking billions of pounds in revenue and don’t know how to prevent...
Distilling industry wastewater could create green hydrogen, Heriot-Watt scientists find
Wastewater from the distilling industry could be used to produce green hydrogen – a type of sustainable fuel – using materials developed by scientists...
Rivers are Life unveils global results of inaugural “State of Rivers Around the World” survey
Rivers are Life, a collective voice for global river ecosystems, in consultation with Louisiana State University (LSU), has revealed the multinational, multicultural, and cross-generational...
Customer research lifts the lid on sewage stink in Camberley
Ofwat and CCW have published the results of research into customers' experience of how Thames Water handled an incident in Camberley in 2023, in...
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