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Water Academy

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Heriot-Watt University's Water Academy delivering leading research spanning water resource management, supply, treatment, sustainable use and flooding

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Heriot-Watt University researchers need your help! As part of the Water Resilient Cities Project we want to know what you think about flooding in your local area 🌍🌊🏡 Fill in the online survey & enter the draw to win £100 in high street vouchers bit.ly/HWfloodRisk
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Michael Gormley@Gormflake6 May 2020
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Heriot-Watt Engage (@HWEngage) profile pictureHeriot-Watt Engage@HWEngage6 May 2020
Heriot-Watt University researchers need your help! As part of the Water Resilient Cities Project we want to know what you think about flooding in your local area 🌍🌊🏡 Fill in the online survey & enter the draw to win £100 in high street vouchers bit.ly/HWfloodRisk
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Michael Gormley@Gormflake27 Mar 2020
Yes, this is a real issue and can be compounded by the airflow dynamics inside the wastewater plumbing system, which can emerge under certain circumstances - see our paper highlighting this bit.ly/2QPPBbt
Pathogen cross-transmission via building sanitary plumbing systems in a full scale pilot test-rig

Pathogen cross-transmission via building sanitary plumbing systems in a full scale pilot test-rig

The WHO Consensus Document on the epidemiology of the SARS epidemic in 2003, included a report on a concentrated outbreak in one Hong Kong housing block which was considered a ‘super-spreading...

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Avisha NessAiver (@avishanessaiver) profile pictureAvisha NessAiver@avishanessaiver26 Mar 2020
💩COVID-19 is also a GI disease and live virus can be found in fecal matter⠀ 💦Aerosolized particles of the virus can remain airborne for several hours⠀ 🚽Flushing a toilet creates a “toilet plume” of aerosolized particles of varying sizes being sho… ift.tt/3ax2zCZ
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Michael Gormley@Gormflake4 May 2018
Untangling the causes of the biggest cholera outbreak in modern times 2016-18 during conflict in Yemen linked to rainfall/ water qual see my article on Comacho et al paper in The Lancet Global Health @LancetGH @HWU_EGIS @CoESBD @garrypender @wateracademy bit.ly/2KzK7g5
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SCORRES Innovation increases food production and reduces water and energy use in India #Rushlightawards #hwuenergy #innovateuk #hwuinnovation @f1ekg @dwcorne
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@WaterUK25 Jan 2018
A new drinking water initiative by water companies is looking to cut plastic bottle use by millions. bit.ly/WUKRefill #Refill 💧
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Welcome to #yearofsea2018! This year, we'll be exploring and learning about the depths of our oceans, seas, estuaries and even our rivers. Come and join us on this journey of research 🌊 For our full launch video and more info, visit hw.ac.uk/yearofthesea
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Water Academy's Lindsay Beevers writes - Will the weather get worse in 2018? What the experts say theconversation.com/will-the… via @ConversationUK
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Dr Mark Hartl@M_Hartl10 Dec 2017
MSc in #Marine #Environment & #climatechange at @HeriotWattUni @HWU_EGIS @CMBB_HWU #conservation #MPAs #blueeconomy #biodiversity #biodiscovery #seagrass #ecotox #microplastics #RenewableEnergy #BluePlanet2 #blueplanetii bit.ly/1O1JomQ
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Our final #HWUBootcamp is on 23/11/17. Sign up for free at bit.ly/HWUBootcamp311! #startup #HWU
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Water Security@wskep13 Nov 2017
The Hydrological Outlook for November 2017 has been published! #riverflow #groundwater #rainfall hydoutuk.net/latest-outlook
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Heriot-Watt has Silver TEF Award ow.ly/glsK30cNDUW Excellent outcomes Highly skilled employment Student satisfaction #TEF #TEFresults
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Inaugural lecture of WA's Prof Bayo Adeloye. Fascinating lecture on the menace of climate change.
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Heriot-Watt EGIS@HWU_EGIS22 May 2017
Uncertainty Menace: Climate change impacts on water resources. Inaugural lecture by Prof Adebayo Adeloye ow.ly/SGOO30bVDg0 Wed 7 Jun
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Technology developed by @HeriotWattUni could help millions of people exposed to arsenic in their water supplies ow.ly/rxmR30b0rtQ
The Bangladesh water purifier playing tricks on nature

The Bangladesh water purifier playing tricks on nature

Technology from Scotland may help millions of people exposed to high levels of arsenic in their water.

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Prof Sen Gupta @HeriotWattUni tackles #ArsenicPoisoning in Bangladesh with solar powered treatment plant ow.ly/oFVj30b0uBg
The Bangladesh water purifier playing tricks on nature

The Bangladesh water purifier playing tricks on nature

Technology from Scotland may help millions of people exposed to high levels of arsenic in their water.

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Excellent work by Water Academy's Bhaskar Sen Gupta - BBC - The Bangladesh water purifier playing tricks on nature bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-3…
The Bangladesh water purifier playing tricks on nature

The Bangladesh water purifier playing tricks on nature

Technology from Scotland may help millions of people exposed to high levels of arsenic in their water.

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Heriot-Watt EGIS@HWU_EGIS30 Mar 2017
WELL DONE!AMAZING NEWS!CONGRATULATIONS! We are winners of the Social and Community Impact award! #GdnUniAwards @HeriotWattUni @HeriotWattBSL
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Finalists at the Guardian Uni Awards 2017 - real research with impact! .@HeriotWattUni .@ISPHERE_HWU .@HWU_EGIS
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The UK Government’s approach to delivering the #GlobalGoals at home and around the world - published today: ht.ly/tv3n30akxci #SDGs
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