Water Research Centre (WRc)
Water Research Centre (WRc) is a research center that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
WRc conducts waste autopsy on sample from Thames’ Wet Wipe Island
The Water Research Centre (WRc) has carried out a waste autopsy to examine 30 kg of the 114 tonnes of rubbish excavated from the banks of the River Thames, an area that had become known as ‘wet wipe island’. The Port of London Authority project removed around 5 million wet wipes from a 250-metre section of […]
Pioneering microplastics project looks at impact on human health
A pioneering new UK knowledge transfer research project has been launched to examine the impact of microplastics on human health as a crucial forerunner to the regulatory powers needed to tackle plastic’s presence in our food and drinking water. Leading the project is Dr Nabil Hajji, Technical Director of Toxicology at the Water Research Centre […]
UK and NZ come closer on water knowledge
A new knowledge-sharing partnership is bringing the UK and New Zealand closer together on shared water challenges. WRc, a centre of excellence in water sector innovation based in the UK, is working with ProjectMax, a New Zealand consultancy that helps water utilities and central government invest in their community’s water infrastructure, and share knowledge and […]
WRc appoints Andy Blackhall as new Managing Director
Water Research Centre (WRc), an RSK company and one of the world’s leading scientific and sustainability consultancies, has appointed Andy Blackhall as its new Managing Director, effective from 1 April 2021. The independent centre of excellence for innovation and growth, based in Swindon, UK, boasts more than 90 years’ experience of delivering leading technical research and innovation […]
RSK Group to acquire Water Research Centre
Water Research Centre Ltd (WRc), an independent centre of excellence for innovation and growth, and its subsidiary Cognica have said RSK Group Ltd, a leading integrated environmental, engineering and technical services business, has announced the acquisition of WRc. WRc boasts more than 90 years of delivering leading, technical research and innovation services to the global water, waste management and […]