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Bangor University Hosts Centre to Develop a New Generation of Environmental Scientists
Bangor University has been named as a hosting partner for one of four new Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) to boost UK expertise in flood prevention, wetland restoration, critical minerals and freshwater quality.
The Natural Environment Research Council-funded centres will teach the next generation of PhD students who will go on to build careers in research, business and public service. Each centre will be supported with £2.6 million funding.
Bangor University is one of five hosting partners for the Centre for Doctoral Training in Real-Time Digital Water-based Systems for Environmental Health Protection (RED-ALERT CDT), led by the University of Bath.
Sampling Water From Conwy River
It was a pleasure to talk on Radio Cymru this morning to talk about recent water sampling on the Afon Conwy.
This initiative, funded by Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water will help researchers from Bangor University validate a data model to assess river water quality
University of Bath Conferences
Professors Davey Jones & Dave Chadwick at the University of Bath for the opening of the CWBE Centre of Excellence in Water-Based Early-Warning Systems for Health Protection and the NERC Centre for Doctoral Training in Real-Time Digital Water-Based Systems for Environmental Health, NERC RED-ALERT conference.
These are both really importance initiatives in showcasing the best of what WBE has to offer in addressing public health and environmental challenges.
Exclusive partnership brings Verily’s innovative wastewater surveillance technology to the United Kingdom
In September 2024 Verily partnered with Bangor University to expand wastewater-based public health surveillance in the UK. Building on Bangor’s role as a national leader during the COVID-19 pandemic, the collaboration will use Verily’s advanced testing technology to track a wide range of pathogens, including norovirus, influenza, AMR bacteria, and SARS-CoV-2. This marks Verily’s first major step into Europe, strengthening Bangor’s position as a world-class hub for wastewater epidemiology and delivering rapid, high-quality data to support public health protection.
How climate change could be increasing your chance of catching a virus from sewage – new study
Researcher Dr Jess Kevill explores how climate change is increasing the risk of human exposure to sewage-linked viruses. With heavier rainstorms and heatwaves overwhelming sewer systems, untreated wastewater can reach rivers, lakes, and coasts—creating conditions where harmful viruses like norovirus and enterovirus persist and spread more easily.
How climate change could be increasing your chance of catching a virus from sewage – new study
Tom Rippeth for Our Oceans
Tom Rippeth of Bangor University served as a scientific advisor for the new Netflix documentary series #OurOceans, narrated by Barack Obama.
https://netflix.com/gb/title/81139969
The PATH-SAFE Project X Bangor University
The PATH-SAFE programme piloted the development of a national surveillance network, using the latest DNA-sequencing technology and environmental sampling, to improve the detection and tracking of foodborne human pathogens and associated AMR through the whole agri-food system from farm-to-fork.
BlueAdapt EU X Bangor University
We work with the BlueAdapt project to study how climate change affects waterborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in coastal waters. By investigating how pollution and changing environments influence the spread and evolution of bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens, we aim to better understand human health risks and guide effective adaptation through policy and innovation.
WeWash
The Wales Environmental Wastewater Analysis & Surveillance for Health (WeWASH) project brings together the expertise of Bangor University, Cardiff University, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) and Public Health Wales (PHW) to monitor the levels of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewaters in Wales, contributing to Welsh COVID-19 surveillance efforts and informing Government measures.
