Water and Sanitation Science Unites

Former SET PhD students from Africa (Dr Olalemi), South America (Drs Dias & Peres) and Europe (Drs da Silva and Ebdon) reunited in the Austrian capital Vienna to present their water and sanitation research at the 20th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (15-20 Sept 2019). The researchers, who were (or still are) all part of the university’s Environment and Public Health Research and Enterprise Group (EPHREG) presented on diverse themes including: drinking water protection in rural Brazil, rotavirus presence in Nigerian surface waters, disease transmission in Indian slums, childhood diarrhoea prevention in rural Kenya; and seasonal variation of viruses in UK wastewater. The event hosted by the International Water Association (IWA) brought together 300+ leading researchers, policy makers, water practitioners, engineers, from academia, industry, water utilities, and public authorities from around the world to exchange the latest scientific findings, experience and knowhow. The reunion of EPHREG researchers working in the field of water and sanitation was made possible due to the generosity of the Professor Huw Taylor Memorial Fund.https://www.justgiving.com/remember/497313/Professor%20Huw-Taylor