We are thrilled to share our latest paper published in Water Research! In this study, we examined the transformation of DOM fractions by microbial communities at different depths of a biofilter. Our findings revealed that bottom communities are better suited to utilizing more complex organic carbon fractions, likely due to their adaptation. This opens up …
Members of the research team, Prof Bill Sloan, Prof Cindy Smith, Dr Siming You and Dinesh Bhandari attended the 3rd International Joint Conference on Water Distribution System Analysis (WDSA) and Computing and Control for the Water Industry (CCWI). The conference was held at the University of Ferrara, Italy, with the theme of exchanging research, developments, …
Congratulations to Dr Elizabeth Lawson who has been awarded a Scottish Parliament Academic Fellowship, managed and hosted by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe). The aim of the scheme is to: provide the Scottish Parliament with specialised resources, allowing it to undertake and communicate analysis which would otherwise not be possible increase use of academic …
As part of the EPSRC programme grant and in collaboration with Scottish Water Horizons, we are conducting a septic tanks’ experiment at a Scottish Water treatment facility in Fife. The aim of the experiment is to study and understand the emissions produced by septic tanks and the subsequent environmental impact. This experiment is the first …
Recently publicity on Professors Yu’s work to make 200-year-old heat pump technology even more efficient than it already is, potentially opening the door for much greater adoption of heat pumps worldwide. How heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technology of the future / Knowable Magazine /11 January 2023 Which is Better: Heat Pump …
We are pleased to publish the first annual report for the EPSRC Programme Grant in Decentralised Water Technologies. Please click on this link to access the PDF: EPSRC-Decentralised-Water-Technologies-Annual-Report-Year-1-July-2022-Pub.