Articles by DWT Team

IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition / 12 December 2025 / Dr Tania Gomez Borraz

From 8-12 December 2025, the city of Bangkok, Thailand, hosted the IWA Water and Development Congress, welcoming over 2,000 delegates from 95 countries. The congress brought together a broad and diverse audience, including academic researchers, water utilities, industry representatives, technology developers, international organisations, non-governmental organisations, and policymakers, alongside a large exhibition showcasing innovations in water …

Facilitated workshop on water and wastewater at the 6th European Rural Parliament / 21st-23rd October 2025

Elizabeth Lawson and Jaime Amezaga facilitated a workshop on water and wastewater at the 6th European Rural Parliament, which took place in Inverurie, Scotland from the 21st-23rd October 2025. The workshop was attended by a number of community groups, public sector and industry representatives from across Scotland and wider Europe. Community insight into the current …

Tighnabruaich, Argyll ‘dip if you dare’ event – ‘Our seas are being spoiled by Sewage’

On Saturday, 23rd August 2025, Profs Bill Sloan and Jill Robbie attended a ‘dip if you dare’ event staged by campaigners in Tighnabruaich.  The event calling for urgent action on sewage management and affordable solutions, amid fears over E.Coli and norovirus in their waters. The public protest sought to highlight the issue of sewage being …

Isle of Barra & Vatersay Science Festival 2025

Fun fact: Did you know you can float more easily in the Dead Sea than in any swimming pool? That’s because saltwater is denser, and we explored this and much more at this year’s Isle of Barra & Vatersay Science Festival! With enthusiasm and dedication, Dr Tania Gomez Borraz, Dr Baptiste Poursat, Dr Fabien Cholet …

Glasgow Science Festival 2025

In June 2025, Dr. Baptiste Poursat organised a water treatment activity at the Glasgow Science Festival 2025, with help from Madelyn Murphy, Sophie Singer, Dr. Fabien Cholet, Dr. Justin Sperling, and Dr. Tania Gomez Borraz. Over two days at the Kibble Palace in the Glasgow Botanic Gardens, they ran activities related to drinking water treatment …

Decentralised Water Technologies – Annual Report 2024 – Year 3

We are delighted to share with you our Annual Report for Year 3 of the EPSRC Programme Grant in Decentralised Water Technologies.  Please view the report by clicking on this link. We hope you enjoy reading about our progress to date and welcome any questions that you may have. Please contact: Principal Investigator / William …

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