News Archive
News Archive
 Every year World Water Day is celebrated on 22nd March. This year the theme is 'Nature for Water' with events being held worldwide. The theme is encouraging nature-based solutions to the problems that we currently face, like floods, droughts, and pollution. Check out more at the World... read more
14th February 2018 |
 The SULSA Antimicrobial Resistance Conference will be held at the University of Strathclyde 26-27 April 2018. By bringing together individuals across the spectrum of research, health, industry, and policy, the conference aims to inform and coordinate AMR activities in Scotland, including... read more
7th February 2018 |
 8th December 2017 |
 The 2018 conference will be held at the Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre in Glasgow from 5-6 February. Tickets will be released soon and more details are available via the Sniffer website.
29th November 2017 |
 22nd November 2017 |
 This event, part of the EU Phos4You research project, seeks to engage with stakeholders at an early stage to inform and direct the work of the Scottish research team so we can address concerns and capitalise on opportunities. The event will be of interest to those working in the area of phosphorous... read more
1st November 2017 |
 The debate covered the importance of water to Scotland’s national and international identity, and developing the water economy, as promoted by the Hydro Nation agenda. Roseanna Cunningham, Cabinet Secretary Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform said in her speech:
“Sitting alongside the... read more
31st October 2017 |
 The UK has experienced repeated severe flooding in recent years, which has raised the profile of Natural Flood Management (NFM) creating a prominent discussion of the benefits of working more closely with natural processes to help reduce flood risk and complement more traditional engineering... read more
25th October 2017 |
 This year’s theme is Back to the Future 2, we will look briefly back at how things have changed over the last 25 years in the Water Industry before looking ahead and working on some of the challenges that we might face over the next 25 years. This will be done under various sub-headings... read more
18th October 2017 |
 The Alliance for Water Stewardship, with Scottish Government support, will host the Global Water Stewardship Forum in Edinburgh (31 Oct - 1 Nov 2017). This event provides a platform for knowledge sharing on water stewardship by practitioners, stakeholders, and those new to the field. Details... read more
9th October 2017 |
 DWQR regulates Scottish Water and supervises the regulation of private water supplies (PWS) by local authorities. It is the latter supplies which create many of the policy challenges we currently face. Questions such as “How can we persuade people of the health risk their private supply presents?”... read more
10th August 2017 |
 Applications are now welcome for project proposals based on our topic themes for 2018. Full details of the programme can be found on the Hydro Nation Scholars website.
The Hydro Nation Scholarship Programme is an open competition for PhD scholars to undertake approved projects hosted within... read more
13th July 2017 |
