Our annual conference of the UK Water Network will take place at 成人直播 on Wednesday 24th June 2026.
Overview
This conference is the nineteenth 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, an interact on the topic with scientists and researchers from water utilities and leading global academic institutions.
“As a critical industry, we are facing the accelerating impacts of climate change, increasing pressure on resources, and rising expectations for water quality and operational performance — alongside the urgent drive towards net zero. In this evolving landscape, closer collaboration between academia and industry, scientists and engineers, and practitioners and researchers is more important than ever. By working together and sharing knowledge, we can develop sustainable, forward-looking 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 at: k.s.lecorrepidou@cranfield.ac.uk. Deadline for presentation proposals: 28 February 2026. 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 summitted to Kristell Le Corre Pidou at: k.s.lecorrepidou@cranfield.ac.uk using the word template available here . Applications must include:
• A presentation title.
• A short abstract (not more than 200 words).
• A short bio (100 words max).
• A profile picture.
Deadline for submitting your application for 5-minute early career researcher presentation is 29.05.2026.
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
| 09:30-10:00 | Registration and welcome coffee |
| 10:00-10:05 |
Welcome Irene Carra, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Processes, 成人直播 Water Science Institute, UK |
| 10.05-10.10 |
Introduction to the conference John Fawell, Visiting Professor and Chair of the UK Water Network, 成人直播 Water Science Institute, UK |
| Session 1 | Chair: Prof John Fawell |
| 10:10-10:40 |
Reimagining GAC for Conventional Drinking Water Treatment (Keynote Speaker) Ron Hofmann, Professor, University of Toronto, Canada. |
| 10:40-11:00 |
Management of nuisance and harmful algae in Australian water supplies Bojan Tamburic, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Deputy Director of the UNSW Water Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Australia |
| 11:00-11:20 |
Using zeta potential to tackle the DBP challenge in Scotland Jonathan Manley, Process Scientist, Water Science Team, Scottish Water, UK |
| 11:20-12:00 | Coffee break |
| Session 2 | Chair: Irene Carra |
| 12:00-12:20 |
Water Treatment Works - Behind the Headlines Alice Elder, Water Quality manager for Policy and Strategy and Imogen Chastell, Catchment Scientist, Affinity Water, UK |
| 12:20-12:40 |
PFAS at Wessex Water Matthew Jones, Public Health Manager, and J枚rgen J枚nsson, Water Quality Manger and Strategic Carbon Manager, Wessex Water, UK |
| 12:40-13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30-13:50 |
Investigation into the electrochemical degradation of 6:2 FTAB: insights for water treatment processing Rory Downham, Research Fellow, University of Warwick, UK |
| 13:50-14:10 |
PFAS destruction in drinking water waste streams Priya Dharwadkar, Research Fellow, 成人直播, UK |
| 14:10-14:40 | Coffee break |
| 14:40-15:20 | Early Career Researchers Flash Presentations |
| Session 3 | Chair: Prof Peter Jarvis |
| 15:20-15:50 |
Lead 鈥� what is all the fuss about? (Keynote Speaker) Claire Franklin, Water Quality Manager, Leep Utilities, UK |
| 15:50-16:10 |
Fatigue Loading and Corrosion in the Evolution of Leaks and Bursts Edward D. John, Research Associate, The University of Sheffield, UK |
| 16:10-16:20 |
Early Career Researcher Christine Murray Prize Awarded by the IWA UK Committee |
| 16:20-16:30 |
Concluding remarks and conference close Irene Carra, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Processes, 成人直播 Water Science Institute, UK |
Location and travel details
成人直播, The Sir Peter Gregson AIRC, Building 320
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
Cost
拢250 per delegate; 拢90 per student. Alumni discount - 10% off the standard delegate fee. UK Water Network members: Free attendance for up to 3 delegate per member organisationHow to register
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About the UK Water
Chaired by John Fawell, led by Dr Irene Carra and managed by Dr Kristell Le Corre Pidou, the UK Water Network is a collaboration that brings together academic, industry and research Institutions from around the UK to facilitate co-operative working and best practice, as well as promoting the great research that is undertaken by the UK water sector.
Sponsor:
The 19th conference of the UK Water Network is sponsored by
Advanced Activated Carbon Solutions for Comprehensive Water Treatment. Puragen delivers advanced activated carbon technologies for the purification of wastewater, drinking water, process water, and urban water systems — ensuring the efficient and sustainable removal of hazardous contaminants including PFAS. Puragen provides complete, end-to-end solutions, integrating high-performance FiltraPure® activated carbons with AquaSorber® mobile filtration systems to ensure compliance, safety, and reliability across diverse water treatment processes. Puragen collaborates closely with its customers to design and implement tailored purification strategies, from carbon selection and system design to installation, change-out, and reactivation.
