Next epidemic could be spotted early in wastewater, say scientists
Bath scientists worked with the water industry and UK Health Security Agency to pilot the first UK public health surveillance system that analyses wastewater.
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UK ‘net zero’ aviation ambitions must resolve questions around alternatives to jet fuel
Bath academic Prof Marcelle McManus co-authors major new Royal Society report
Registrations are open to join the 2023 IfS Summer Showcase
In 2023, we celebrate Sustainable Chemical Technologies with a special focus on the work of our student and alumni community.
MBE in New Year’s Honours for Leading Climate Scientist Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh
Director of CAST and University of Bath environmental psychologist, Lorraine Whitmarsh, is recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2022.
Are piezoelectrics good for generating electricity? Perhaps, but we must decide how to evaluate them
A ‘best practice’ protocol for researchers developing piezoelectric materials has been developed by scientists – a first in this field of technology.
Research with Impact: Tracking the health of the nation through wastewater
Researchers at the University of Bath are developing a powerful, anonymous, real-time epidemiology tool.
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