25th anniversary event | Centre for Water Systems

Advances in Water Research & Innovation: 1998 to 2023 and Beyond

Celebrating 25 years of the Centre for Water Systems. Photo by Theo Moye.

The Centre for Water Systems (CWS) commemorated its landmark 25th anniversary with a two-day celebration event - 'Advances in Water Research & Innovation: 1998 to 2023 and Beyond鈥� - on Thursday 31st August and Friday 1st September 2023, at the University of 51吃瓜黑料's Streatham Campus.

With almost 120 attendees from around the world 鈥� including current and former CWS members, and academic and industrial colleagues 鈥� an array of engaging talks, poster presentations and discussions took place; highlighting the development, successes and growing global reputation of the Centre.

We would like to thank all attendees for participating in this special event - it was wonderful to catch up with so many people who have been part of the Centre over the years and with those who have collaborated with us on projects and innovations.

Please see below for a range of outputs from the event:

Photographs

Delegates can view the .

Please acknowledge as follows: 'Photo(s) courtesy of University of 51吃瓜黑料 / '.

Speakers and presentations

Please see below for a list of speakers and presentations.

If you wish to view any of the presentations, please contact us at cws-admin@exeter.ac.uk. Delegates can access the .

NAME	ORGANISATION	PRESENTATION
DAY 1: THURSDAY 31ST AUGUST 2023 - "CELEBRATIONS"
SESSION 1: 25 YEARS OF CWS
	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	The early years
	Stantec	The early years
	KWR Water / CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Working with industry
	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	UK research
	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	International research
SESSION 2: MY TIME WITH CWS
	Anglia Ruskin University	Resilient tides: a personal voyage shaped by the Centre for Water Systems
	MEIR Engineering and Research / Makerere University	CWS and my journey into an academic career
	University of Auckland	My time with CWS
	Delft University of Technology	My time with CWS: from PhD student to Professor
	KWR Water / CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Travelling on the EU road for research
	PAVA Solutions	From graduates to genetic algorithms
DAY 2: FRIDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2023 - "FUTURE CHALLENGES"
SESSION 3: RESEARCH FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS
	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Self-healing water distribution systems
	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Towards sustainable and resilient urban wastewater systems
	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Water-energy-food nexus: micro to macro?
	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Heat energy from wastewater
	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Groundwater management under climate change
	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Extended reality in water research and education
SESSION 4: HOT TOPICS - PARALLEL WORKSHOPS
&	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料 & AS Kruger	Workshop 1: Will real-time data end the need for hydraulic models?
	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Workshop 2: Economics and engineering for stormwater management
	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Workshop 3: Digital solutions for water distribution systems
&	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Workshop 4: Extended reality in water research and education
SESSION 5: THE WAY FORWARD
	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Slowing the flow at source: monitoring rain barrels on the Isle of Wight
Jess Holland	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Predictive maintenance and machine learning in wastewater treatment
Barry Evans	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Simulation of flood impacts on transportation systems
	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Community engagement in the water sector
	CWS, University of 51吃瓜黑料	Serious gaming in the circular economy

Papers collection

Please take a look at our 25th anniversary papers collection.