Bristol Group for Water Research

Managing increasingly scarce water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century. Now more than ever it is vitally important that applied research on technical water issues needs to link up with "blue skies thinking" so that new solutions can be found. The BGWR is centrally interested in making those linkages – between water sector practitioners and theorists, between the growing water NGO community and academics, between local communities at risk of flood and/or drought and interdisciplinary specialists.

The BGWR is perfectly placed to address these issues and is currently working the following sorts of research initiatives:

• water demand management: towards sustainable policy
• inshore and offshore fishing rights
• implementation of the Water Framework Directive
• Flood modelling, planning and mitigation

With respect to taught provision and knowledge exchange we offer:

• Foundation degrees in flood risk, civil engineering and water management
• Postgraduate diplomas, certificates and degrees in integrated catchment management, countryside conservation and management and civil engineering
• Short courses in water sector regulation, water quality management, local government responsibilities, etc.