Water Research Institute

An interdisciplinary community addressing the grand challenge of sustaining water for people and ecosystems in a changing world.

Red Alert Centre for Doctoral Training

Training a new generation of leaders to transform how we manage aquatic environmental health via Real-Time Digital Water-Based Systems.

11 March 2026

Chemicals used in veterinary flea-treatments and sheep-dips are potentially harming wildlife in Welsh rivers.

15 December 2025

Scientists show for the first time that most biodegradable wet wipes aren’t as biodegradable as their marketing claims.

21 October 2025

The scale of the escape has serious implications for wild Atlantic salmon, which are now classified as “endangered” in Great Britain.

We have long-standing relationships with partners from industry, academia, government and regulation, and the third sector.

Contact our team to find out more about the Institute and how you can work with us.

We deliver research on the health of people and ecosystems along the urban rivers of south-east Wales.