Tracking the health of the nation through wastewater

Read here about how our pioneering research in wastewater-based epidemiology has been used to tackle a wide-ranging number of health issues, including tracking the spread of new epidemics, monitoring use of prescription medication or illicit drugs, measuring exposure to alcohol or tobacco, or even identifying which pesticides people have ingested via their food.

News

CWBE has launched!

We were delighted to welcome around 100 people to our launch on Tuesday 1st April, at the University of Bath. Following

17/03/2025

Events

CWBE Conference coming soon

We are holding a 2 day conference with the first day dedicated to the Red-ALERT CDT (Tuesday 5th May) and the second day

20/03/2026

News

Award success for Dr Despina Moschou

Dr Moschou, who has developed Lab-on-Chip diagnostic devices including the world’s fastest COVID-19 test while at Bath,

02/05/2025

News

CWBE in Financial Times article

As the UK Health Security Agency expands its wastewater surveillance network, Ed’s expertise on pathogen surveilla

10/12/2025

Tracking the health of the nation through wastewater

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CWBE has launched!

CWBE Conference coming soon

Award success for Dr Despina Moschou

CWBE in Financial Times article

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