This exciting PhD studentship will contribute to Wastewater Watch, a pioneering global initiative aiming to capture the first simultaneous snapshot of human health worldwide through wastewater analysis.

13/05/2026

CWBE is offering this fully funded PhD position which is now open to applications.

27/04/2026

CWBE Newsletter#3 April 2026

The CWBE Conference took place at the University of Bath on 6th May 2026.

20/03/2026

We recently held another Water Research Showcase, this time on campus, on 24th February 2026, in the School of Management Building (10 East), Level 0 foyer and room 0.08. We had even more posters and equipment on display and visitors to the event included undergraduates, post graduates and staff from across campus who came to talk to staff from Wessex Water and CWBE.

06/02/2026

Check out this article, featuring CWBE's Ed Feil's interview on wastewater health surveillance in the Financial Times.

10/12/2025

This past November, I joined several other PhD students and CWBE postdocs to take part in our seasonal river sampling campaign. We investigated the water quality of river Avon at two locations, near the Radstock wastewater treatment plant and another wastewater treatment plant near Paulton. This is done routinely to measure and monitor the health of the river.

03/12/2025

This study integrates high-resolution 2021 UK Census data, NHS patient registration records, and WWTP chemical parameters to refine population estimates and assess demographic influences on wastewater composition.

19/11/2025

CWBE is offering this fully funded PhD position which is open to applications until the start of the new year.

05/11/2025

CWBE Newsletter #2 – November 2025