Our annual conference of the UK Water Network will take place at ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ on 19 June 2025.
Overview
This conference is the eighteenth in an annual series focusing on drinking water production from source to tap. The event provides an excellent opportunity for attendees to get the latest information on water treatment and supply, and interact on the topic with scientists and researchers from water utilities and leading global academic institutions.
As a critical industry, we are acutely experiencing the effects of climate change, growing pressures on resources, and the rising expectations for water quality and operational standards. These challenges are further framed by the urgent need to achieve net zero targets. In this context, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange between academia and industry, scientists and engineers, universities and practitioners has never been more vital. This cooperation is key to developing and identifying sustainable solutions to address a range of emerging challenges.
Prof John Fawell, Chair of the UK Water Network.
If you are interested in presenting at our conference, please contact Kristell Le Corre Pidou on k.s.lecorrepidou@cranfield.ac.uk.
Deadline for presentation proposals: 28 March 2025.
Please note that we only have a limited number of presentations slots available, so if you apply for a talk, we cannot guarantee that you will be allocated one.
As every year, our conference will also feature a session dedicated to young and early career researchers with a series of 5-minute presentations.
We invite early career researchers to submit an application for a talk on their work and most recent research advances on innovations for water treatment. A jury, composed of water professionals and researchers, will vote for the best early career researcher’s presentation, with a best presentation prize of £200 (as vouchers) being awarded during the conference.
Applications for a 5-minute early career researcher presentation can be submitted to Kristell Le Corre Pidou on k.s.lecorrepidou@cranfield.ac.uk using the Word template. Applications must include:
- A presentation title.
- A short abstract (not more than 200 words).
- A short bio (100 words max).
- A profile picture.
The deadline for submitting your application for 5-minute early career researcher presentation is 23 May 2025.
Please note that we have a limited number of short presentations slots, so if you apply for a talk, we cannot guarantee that your talk will be selected.
Event programme
In progress.
We are currently working on the conference programme that will include topics on water treatment technologies, water monitoring, distribution system, water quality and catchment management.
Watch this space for programme updates.
Who should attend
- Water company employees.
- Consultants for the water sector.
- Public health professionals.
- Those working in drinking water quality.
- Regulators.
- Supply chain companies.
- Academic and industry researchers working in drinking water treatment and supply.
