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WIRC unites people from all disciplines across the campus under the umbrella of water innovation & research at the University of Bath.
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Still time to sign up to join our Department of Chemical Engineering @SynHiSel1 Global Chair webinar on selective nanofiltration membranes, today, Tuesday 29th November, at 11:00 with Prof Chuyang Tang @ChuyangT.

bit.ly/SynHiSel-Webin…
March 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It was a pleasure to host the @WISECDT Poster Day at Bath this week. Lots of water science and engineering discussion, and a lovely social catch up with colleagues from @BristolUniWater, @Water_UofExeter, @CUWaterResearch and @CoastalResCU.

@EPSRC, @NERCscience, @H20EU, @IWAHQ
March 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Delighted to be supporting the @FutureWaterAsso Networks November events this year. In particular, our CoDirector @Tom_Arnot & @kishorejag are speaking at the "Super Cool Research" Event on 9th Nov.
Details here:@Gw4Water @CIWEM @InstWater @H20EU @IWAHQ

futurewaterassociation.com/events/?v=79cb…
March 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Congratulations @HomanTomo for making it to the finals of the @WaterSensors ECR poster competition. Glad you had such a good time at the #WWEM2022 conference too!

Great that our early career colleagues are fully engaging with the UK water sector.

@GW4FreshCDT @Gw4Water @H20EU
March 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Happy #INWED2022 to all women engineers!

Today we are celebrating the fabulous contributions of women in engineering #ImagineTheFuture

@bathenganddes @Gw4Water @WISECDT @GW4FreshCDT @IWAHQ @IWAUKYWP @CIWEM @InstWater @FutureWaterAsso @British_Water @WaterUK @The_UKWP @UK_WIR
March 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Great to welcome our new PVC Research @svhains this afternoon, and to highlight some of the features of the Water Innovation & Research Centre @ Bath earlier today.

@EPSRC @NERCscience @Gw4Water @UniofBath @bathenganddes
March 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
And finally, Franek Bydalek from @GW4FreshCDT was awarded the prize for the best designed poster, for “Visiting Constructed Wetlands - travel guide for antimicrobial resistant bacteria hitchhiking on microplastics”.
March 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The prize for the poster with the best science was awarded to Victor Li from @BathChem, for “Ionic Diode Desalination: Combining Cationic Nafion and Anionic Sustainion Rectifiers”.
March 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
CoDirector @Tom_Arnot was delighted to be able to present some poster prizes, on behalf of the judging panel.

The prize for the poster with the highest impact went to @kishorejag from @EChPHgroup for “PERK: A tool to predict pharmaceutical concentrations and environment risk”.
March 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Fabulous to get together most of our water research community in person on 11th May!

50 staff, postdocs and PhD candidates gathered together to share latest results from 30 projects via a poster event.

We also heard future plans from @hofman22, and enjoyed some social time.
March 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It's #WorldWaterDay! You can find a wealth of information over on the official @UN_Water website about this year's theme of #groundwater:

worldwaterday.org/learn
March 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It was lovely to host @WISECDT PhD candidates in person @UniofBath this week.
We ran a three day residential course covering: smart thesis writing skills; PhD viva preparation & expectations; careers advice; and @UKRI_News funding opportunities for ECRs.
@EPSRC @Gw4Water @CIWEM
March 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Join us tomorrow at this exciting half-day @InstWater event chaired by @WIRCBath co-director @Tom_Arnot - still time to register at the link below!

"The River Water Quality Challenge" - Tue 25 Jan, 10:00. Registration:

bit.ly/3GsaO36
March 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Still time to register for what will be an excellent half-day event via @InstWater -- chaired by @WIRCBath co-director @Tom_Arnot!

"The River Water Quality Challenge: Regulation & Expectations, Solutions & Partnerships" - Tue 25 Jan, 10:00. Registration:

bit.ly/3GsaO36
March 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Wishing everyone a restful, enjoyable and happy holidays. All best wishes for a successful, sustainable and healthy New Year. 😀🥂

@Gw4Water @H20EU @IWAHQ @CIWEM @InstWater @UK_WIR @WaterUK @The_UKWP @SocEnv_HQ @UNESCOWWAP @WISECDT @GW4FreshCDT @UniofBath
March 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It is #WorldToiletDay - did you know that 3.6 billion people globally still do not have access to a toilet?

Please consider supporting @toilettwinning, @wateraid or other organisations working to deploy WASH facilities where this is still needed.

@Gw4Water @WISECDT @GW4FreshCDT
March 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
TOMORROW: @WIRCBath co-director Prof @hofman22 returns to @Gw4Water #WSAWebinars! His talk is titled: 'Simulation of water quality in sewers'.💧

🗓️19/11/2021 14:30-15:30 GMT

Registration via Zoom:

gw4water.com/events/gw4-wsa…
March 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Please join us for the next @Gw4Water #WSAWebinar, on Friday 19th Nov at 14:30 GMT.

Prof Jan Hofman (@hofman22) will present research on predicting #Waterquality in #Sewers

Free registration:@InstWater @CIWEM @FutureWaterAsso @UK_WIR @PipelineGuild

gw4water.com/events/gw4-wsa…
March 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Join us this Friday for a combined @WIRCBath/@Gw4Water webinar with our co-director @KasprzykHordern on "Wastewater Based Epidemiology and One Health"! 💧

15/10/21 - 15.00-16.00 BST (Please note slightly later time than usual)

All welcome, register here:

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
March 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
🥳 We're back on campus! To celebrate, WIRC is hosting an event on the 20th October at 4 West, including a poster session. All welcome!

🗓️ 20/10/21 16.30-19.00 4W Ground Floor

👋If you'd like to present a poster at the event, please get in touch:

bath.ac.uk/events/wirc-re…
March 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
REMINDER: Join us this lunchtime (1.15-2.05 UK) for the first WIRC #waterresearch colloquium of the new academic year 🥳

Last chance to register to hear all about the new work of our #ESR/#PhD researchers 👉

eventbrite.com/e/166918869833
March 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Next Thursday the Water Colloquium series is back with ESRs @HomanTomo (@GW4FreshCDT) and @Natalie18114975 (@csctbath) - we hope you can join us to hear about their research!

16/09 - Tickets via Eventbrite#phdchat #waterresearch #wastewater #groundwater

eventbrite.com/e/166918869833
March 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Join us for the first #WIRC Water Colloquium of the new academic year in just over 2 weeks' time! We are so looking forward to hearing about the work of two of our brilliant ESRs: @Natalie18114975 and @HomanTomo!

💧 16/09 - Register via Eventbrite here:

eventbrite.com/e/wirc-water-c…
March 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
THIS FRIDAY: the final #WIRC Water Colloquium / @Gw4Water #WSAwebinar for this academic year!

Join us to hear about @WIRCBath co-director Prof Jan Hofman's (@hofman22) work with the @Water_share City Blueprint Approach in African capitals.

Registration:

gw4water.com/events/gw4-wsa…
March 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A week tomorrow our next #WIRC webinar will be taking place in collaboration with @Gw4Water #WSAwebinars!

💧@WIRCBath co-director Prof Jan Hofman (@hofman22) will discuss the @Water_share City Blueprint Approach in African capitals.

Registration & info:

gw4water.com/events/gw4-wsa…
March 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM