{"id":166,"date":"2025-03-25T10:47:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T10:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/?page_id=166"},"modified":"2025-03-25T10:47:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T10:47:48","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys\" id=\"pt-cv-view-2db55ccbak\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"3\"><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/update-on-healthy-waters-research-projects-at-uwe\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/Picture2-300x230.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"A calm river with lush green trees reflecting on its surface under a cloudy sky, viewed from a fenced riverbank with wooden railings and a small pathway\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/Picture2-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/08\/Picture2.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/update-on-healthy-waters-research-projects-at-uwe\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Update on Healthy Waters Research Projects at UWE\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">By Rosie Perrett, Dr Connie Tulloch, and Matt Coombs\u00a0 The Healthy Waters blog is back! Our research group are currently ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/update-on-healthy-waters-research-projects-at-uwe\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/thinking-about-sewage-releases-into-the-river-where-i-live\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/08\/template-7-300x150.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"A piper showing pollution going into the river\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/08\/template-7-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/08\/template-7-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/08\/template-7.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/thinking-about-sewage-releases-into-the-river-where-i-live\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Thinking about Sewage Releases into the River Where I Live<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Guest blog post by Professor Chad Staddon, Professor of Resource Economics and Policy Sewage releases into rivers are a significant ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/thinking-about-sewage-releases-into-the-river-where-i-live\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/visual-guide-to-ram-pressing-water-filter-pots\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/01\/template-8-300x150.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/01\/template-8-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/01\/template-8-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/01\/template-8.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/visual-guide-to-ram-pressing-water-filter-pots\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Visual Guide to Ram Pressing Water Filter Pots<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">By Rosy Heywood, Research Associate at the Centre for Print Research, UWE Bristol The ceramics research team on the Healthy ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/visual-guide-to-ram-pressing-water-filter-pots\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/production-and-prototyping-equipment-for-manufacturing-ceramic-media-for-water-biofiltration\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/11\/Water-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"Research Associates Rosy Heywood and Sonny Lightfoot using the extruder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/11\/Water-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/11\/Water-1.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/production-and-prototyping-equipment-for-manufacturing-ceramic-media-for-water-biofiltration\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Production and Prototyping Equipment for Manufacturing Ceramic Media for Water Biofiltration<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Image: Research Associates Rosy Heywood and Sonny Lightfoot using the extruder Written by Rosy Heywood, Research Associate, Centre for Print ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/production-and-prototyping-equipment-for-manufacturing-ceramic-media-for-water-biofiltration\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/getting-back-into-the-conference-circuit\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/09\/Picture1-300x134.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"Exterior of IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition\u2019s Gala Dinner held at the \u00d8ksnehallen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/09\/Picture1-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/09\/Picture1-1024x458.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/09\/Picture1-768x343.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/09\/Picture1-1200x536.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/09\/Picture1.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/getting-back-into-the-conference-circuit\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Getting back into the conference circuit<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Image: Exterior of IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition\u2019s Gala Dinner held at the \u00d8ksnehallen. By Dr Gillian Clayton, Centre ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/getting-back-into-the-conference-circuit\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/investigating-the-unique-properties-of-ugandan-barkcloth-as-a-potential-filtration-material-for-cleaning-contaminated-waters\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/backcloth-1-300x223.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"Women folding barkcloth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/backcloth-1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/backcloth-1-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/backcloth-1-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/backcloth-1.jpg 1032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/investigating-the-unique-properties-of-ugandan-barkcloth-as-a-potential-filtration-material-for-cleaning-contaminated-waters\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Investigating The Unique Properties of Ugandan Barkcloth as a Potential Filtration Material for Cleaning Contaminated Waters<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Main image: Final barkcloth. Source National Geograpic. Written by Rosy Heywood, Research Associate, Centre for Print Research On the Healthy ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/investigating-the-unique-properties-of-ugandan-barkcloth-as-a-potential-filtration-material-for-cleaning-contaminated-waters\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/biofiltration-a-new-future-for-fresh-water\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/water-300x199.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"Picture of water splashing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/water-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/water-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/water-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/08\/water.jpg 1171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/biofiltration-a-new-future-for-fresh-water\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Biofiltration \u2013 a new future for fresh water<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Around the world, the pressure to secure future supplies of fresh water is mounting. Only 2.5% of the world\u2019s water ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/biofiltration-a-new-future-for-fresh-water\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/meet-the-team-rosy-heywood\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/07\/Picture1-1-300x186.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"A split picture of Rosy working and a picture of some fabric samples\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/07\/Picture1-1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/07\/Picture1-1.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/meet-the-team-rosy-heywood\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Meet the team: Rosy Heywood<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Rosy Heywood is a Research Associate at The Centre for Print Research (CFPR) at UWE. In this interview, she discusses ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/meet-the-team-rosy-heywood\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/rivers-are-drying-up-all-over-the-world-what-can-we-do-about-it\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/07\/Picture1-300x237.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"Map of river monitoring stations\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/07\/Picture1-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/07\/Picture1.png 609w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/rivers-are-drying-up-all-over-the-world-what-can-we-do-about-it\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Rivers are Drying Up All Over the World: what can we do about it?<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Image caption: Map 1: \u00a0Water level situation of rivers and streams in part of southwestern England (riverlevels.uk) By Chad Staddon, ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/rivers-are-drying-up-all-over-the-world-what-can-we-do-about-it\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/how-to-measure-water-security\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/07\/Picture1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"Haitians queue for water in Carrefour-Feuilles Slum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/07\/Picture1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/07\/Picture1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/how-to-measure-water-security\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >How to measure water security?<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Photo: Figure 1. Haitians queue for water in Carrefour-Feuilles Slum. The experiential scale-based metrics attempt to capture other sides of ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/how-to-measure-water-security\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-homegrid.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-166","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":167,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166\/revisions\/167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/healthy-waters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}