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The Pump Centre welcomes Cliff Marriner as Technical Director to Arcadis, UK & Ireland

The Pump Centre has announced that Cliff Marriner has been appointed as Technical Director to Arcadis, UK & I. The Pump Centre provides a range...

University of Surrey launches innovative project to tackle water consumption

'We need to get to grips with and better understand how citizens use water if the country is ever to overcome the expanding water...

New study shows Sudoc catalysts efficiently break down pharmaceuticals in polluted waters 

Carnegie Mellon University scientists have found that Sudoc’s patented NewTAML catalysts and hydrogen peroxide effectively degrade several antibiotics and other drugs found in municipal...

Water (Special Measures) Bill – just the first step required to address water sector failure, says Alastair Chisholm, Policy Director at CIWEM

Alastair Chisholm, Policy Director at CIWEM, highlights the many issues which need to be addressed in a water sector which is not adequately future...

Three independent experts appointed by DAERA Minister Andrew Muir to conduct a review of environmental governance in Northern Ireland

Three independent experts have been appointed by DAERA Minister Andrew Muir to conduct a review of environmental governance in Northern Ireland, including considering options...

Energy & Utility Skills invites reviews to help shape national standards for sewerage and drainage maintenance

Energy & Utility Skills is inviting employers, training providers and professional bodies to review the revised Sewerage & Drainage Maintenance National Occupational Standards (NOS). NOS...

Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence holds business showcase with Arup and Bruntwood SciTech in Birmingham Tech Week

Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) has hosted a business showcase in collaboration with Arup and Bruntwood SciTech as part of Birmingham Tech Week...

Microplastics and PFAS – combined risk and greater environmental harm

The combined impact of so-called ‘forever chemicals’ is more harmful to the environment than single chemicals in isolation, a new study shows.  Researchers at the...

2 in 5 households say they will find it difficult to afford water bill increases

Two in five households across England and Wales say they will find it difficult to afford the increases to water bills being proposed by...

Professor David Hannah asks what the role of higher education institutes is in addressing the global climate crisis

The goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels remains theoretically possible. 1.5C is alive – but only just. Achieving this...

UK Water Partnership publishes recommendations to support the transition to circularity in the water sector

The UK Water Partnership has published a series of recommendations, in collaboration with multi-disciplinary professional services consultancy WSP, for unlocking system-level change for the...

Environmental groups call on new Chair of the Government’s Water Commission to support their plan to reform the water sector

32 leading environmental, nature, and water sports organisations, including Wildlife and Countryside Link, River Action, The Rivers Trust, Surfers Against Sewage, and the Angling...

Dr Magdalena Szczykulska, UKCEH, discusses the findings of a new study which shows that extreme soil moisture droughts are expected to occur more frequently

In this Water Vlog, Phil Alsop, Editor of Water Magazine, talks with Dr Magdalena Szczykulska, Hydro-Climate Modeller, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH),...

Frequency and duration of soil moisture droughts set to increase under climate change

A new study from UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) scientists shows that extreme soil moisture droughts in the UK – those lasting 90...

Portsmouth Water publishes ambitious 50-year plan

Portsmouth Water has just published its new long-term plan to ensure all customers receive a reliable, sustainable and safe supply of water for the...

Strategic wetland restoration could unlock billions in benefits for people and nature

Spending just under £3 billion on creating and restoring wetlands around the UK in the next 27 years could yield at least £11 billion...

A world-first study has successfully used Porous Liquids to achieve liquid-liquid separation

A world-first study has successfully used Porous Liquids to achieve liquid-liquid separation for the first time, creating exciting potential for advancing both environmental sustainability...

New book aimed at the lay reader could help explain the challenges of sewage treatment to the public

A new paperback book aimed at the lay reader could help explain the complexities and challenges of sewage treatment to members of the public. THE...

New study shows need for better understanding of microbiomes in domestic hot-water installations

A new seminal study led by leading microbiologist Prof. emerit. Thomas Egli, has brought to light the unexpected microbial communities thriving within domestic hot-water...

New analysis from the British Standards Institution and Waterwise highlights lack of progress on water security which will impede economic growth in the UK

China, India and the US have been rated as facing the highest level of water security challenges alongside relatively limited progress towards solutions in...

UK to receive earlier flood and drought warnings using high-tech sensors and real time monitoring

Predicting where future flooding and droughts will strike next in the UK will be made easier under a new project for scientists using the...

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