Technical themes

Our network focuses on three interconnected technical themes, driving innovation towards affordable, equitable, and sustainable solutions for future challenges in water engineering and environmental contaminant removal. 

Theme 1: Systems Approaches for Water Engineering  
We aim to develop forward-looking tools to support the government, businesses and public to comprehend the opportunities, challenges, and required institutional, regulatory and capability conditions to accelerate sustainable innovation in water engineering to transform the sector.

Theme 2: Pollutant Measurement, Monitoring and Risks  
The monitoring of chemical micropollutants in water sources, critical for ensuring safe drinking water and maintaining ecological balance, is hindered by significant challenges. Foremost among these is the lack of long-term, accurate, and cost-effective data. Wastewater comprises hospital, domestic and industrial wastewater streams, containing pathogens and antimicrobial molecules and provides a nutrient-rich and dynamic hotspot for AMR.  

Theme 3: Engineering innovation and implementation  
Physical and chemical treatments have been studied more extensively than microbiological treatment. Due to the increased cost and energy consumption, low-cost/energy physical/chemical technologies need to be the next innovation opportunities. Emerging biotechnology, e.g., synthetic.