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.
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Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC): our people
Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC@Bath) unites people from a variety of disciplines under the umbrella of water research.
News
Read the latest water-related news from the Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC@Bath).
WIRC@Bath - 5th Anniversary research poster event 2019
The Water Innovation & Research Centre (WIRC@Bath) celebrated its 5th anniversary with a poster session and reception on 10th September 2019.
Prof. Jan Hofman has accepted a part-time position in KWR Water Research Institute
The Director of WIRC has accepted a part-time (20%) position at KWR Water Research Institute as Principal Scientist in the Industry, Wastewater and Reuse team.
NextGen Project Steering Board Meeting
The NextGen Project Steering Board Meeting in Basel, Switzerland, was attended by Professor Jan Hofman, Dr Jungeun Kim and Jessica Lloyd-Evans from Bath.
Sewer Processes & Networks and Resource Recovery conferences
Olivia Bailey has recently attended conferences in Denmark and Venice to present her paper and work resulting from collaboration with colleagues at TU Delft.
Nine Bath academics join IMI to work on interdisciplinary research
This year's secondment research projects span the mapping of brain networks to developing machine learning controls for wave energy converters.
Participation in the MiDAS Global Database Workshop: Viviane Runa
In June, Viviane Runa and her supervisor Dr Ana Lanham participated in the MiDAS (Microbial Database for Activated Sludge) Global Database Workshop in Denmark.
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.
Towards a Next Generation of Water Systems and Services for the Circular Economy (NextGen)
The project will look at demonstrating technologies with a potential to contribute to reuse and recovery of resources within a perspective of circular economy.
Publications
Read our publications that highlight the life-changing research carried out at Bath.
Water Innovation & Research Centre (WIRC) brochure
Learn more about the Water Innovation and Research Centre in our brochure, covering our research by theme as well as details on how to work and study with us.
Water innovations taking off at Bristol Airfield Development
Filton Airfield near Bristol is set for redevelopment into a housing and business hub for the development of sustainable circular economy concepts.
Water Innovation & Research Centre (WIRC) Annual Report 2018-19
Read our report for the academic year 2018-19, detailing our activities, current projects and more.
Upcoming events
We organise water-related events regularly on campus. All of our events are free and open to all.
Research on advanced treatment technologies for water reclamation
19 Nov 2019 1.15pm
6 East Building,
2.1,
University of Bath
In this WIRC Colloquium, Luuk Rietveld from TU Delft's Department of Water Management will discuss research on water reclamation at large scales.
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.