Water Innovation & Research Centre research themes
Our interconnected research themes are aligned to the key challenges faced by the water sector.
Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC@Bath)
WIRC provides a unique environment to engage globally in research and policy on water technologies and resource management.
Our community
Find out about our research themes, our people and how you can study with us.
Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC@Bath) teams
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News
Read the latest water-related news from the Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC@Bath).
The River Water Quality Challenge: Regulation & Expectations, Solutions & Partnerships
WIRC co-director Tom Arnot reports on the recent Institute of Water webinar he chaired on river water quality.
Spring Launch
WIRC co-director Tom Arnot introduces Spring, a new innovation incubator from Ofwat and the UK water utility sector.
Call for Papers for special issue of Sustainability journal
WIRC Co-Director Jan Hofman will guest edit a forthcoming special issue of Sustainability.
Case studies
There are a variety of exciting water-related projects happening within the Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC@Bath).
Reducing Energy Dependency in Atlantic area Water Networks (REDAWN)
REDAWN aims to improve the energy efficiency of water networks through the installation of innovative micro-hydropower technology.
ReNEW - Towards a Public Health Early Warning System via Urban Water Profiling
ReNEW proposes an innovative solution to public health problems and environmental conditions in fast-developing urban environments in LMIC countries.
Dynamic Coastal Protection: Resilience of Dynamic Revetments Under SLR (DynaRev)
Researchers aim to construct a prototype-scale beach and investigate the response of the beach to a rising sea level and storms.
Foamed Anodic Metal Membranes for Photocatalytic Water Treatment
We aim to develop porous metal oxide foams for use in the photocatalytic removal of water pollutants & establish photocatalysis as a water treatment technology.
Water Monitoring in Colombian Vulnerable Communities in a Post-Conflict Scenario
This project seeks to develop and test an affordable, portable and user-friendly integrated multisensor system for water quality monitoring in Colombia.
Publications
Read our publications that highlight the life-changing research carried out at Bath.
Video library
Watch recordings of our past events here.
Watch the recording of the River Water Quality Challenge webinar
You can watch the recording of the River Water Quality Challenge webinar from the Institute of Water, hosted by WIRC co-director Tom Arnot.
WIRC water colloquium 24/06/2021: Dr Mirella Di Lorenzo
Dr Mirella Di Lorenzo, presents: "Sustainable and low-cost solutions for water quality monitoring in Vulnerable Communities".
WIRC water colloquium 20/05/2021: Maria Kennedy
Prof Maria Kennedy presents, "Assessing biofouling in seawater reverse osmosis systems".
WIRC water colloquium 22/04/2021 (Part 1): James Rand
WISE CDT student James Rand presents, 'How weather conditions bias water quality data from lake monitoring programmes – a case study.'
Memberships
The Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC@Bath) is a silver member of Watershare and a member of SWIG.
About us
The centre comprises multidisciplinary research teams, with wide expertise in the natural sciences and engineering, as well as in social, economics and political sciences, in policy, and in business management.
Contact us
Get in touch if you want to discuss water research.