• Bhandari D, Quinn D, Tsagkari E, Fish K, Pick F, Boxall J, ... Sloan W. (2024). Modelling the Dynamics of P. aeruginosa in the Formation of Biofilms. doi: 10.3390/engproc2024069141

• Carneiro I, Fish K, Jarvis P, Haley J, Webber F, Gaskin P, ... Boxall J. (2024). Regrowth of Microorganisms from Treatment to Tap in Operational Drinking Water Supply Networks. doi: 10.3390/engproc2024069136

• Díaz S, Boxall J, Lamarche L, González J. (2023). The Impact of Ground Heat Capacity on Drinking Water Temperature. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, (5), doi: 10.1061/jwrmd5.wreng-5869

• Gleeson K, Husband S, Gaffney J, Boxall J. (2023). A data quality assessment framework for drinking water distribution system water quality time series datasets. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua, doi: 10.2166/aqua.2023.228

• Ijaz U, Ameer A, Saleem F, Gul F, Keating C, Javed S. (2024). Specialty grand challenge: how can we use integrative approaches to understand microbial community dynamics?. Frontiers in Systems Biology, doi: 10.3389/fsysb.2024.1432791

• Kyritsakas G, Boxall J, Speight V. (2023). Forecasting bacteriological presence in treated drinking water using machine learning. Frontiers in Water, doi: 10.3389/frwa.2023.1199632

• Kyritsakas G, Boxall J, Speight V. (2023). A Big Data framework for actionable information to manage drinking water quality. AQUA — Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society, (5), doi: 10.2166/aqua.2023.218

• Kyritsakas G, Boxall J, Speight V. (2024). A data‐driven predictive model for disinfectant residual in drinking water storage tanks. AWWA Water Science, (3), doi: 10.1002/aws2.1376

• Park J, Pick F, Fish K, Quinn D, Smith C, Speight V, ... Boxall J. (2024). Incorporation and Mobilisation of Health-Related Organisms from within Drinking Water Biofilm. doi: 10.3390/engproc2024069115

• Park JW, Boxall J, Maeng SK. (2023). Predicting heterotrophic plate count exceedance in tap water: A binary classification model supervised by culture-independent data. Water research, 242, pp. 120172. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120172

• Pick F, Fish K. (2024). Emerging investigator series: optimisation of drinking water biofilm cell detachment and sample homogenisation methods for rapid quantification via flow cytometry. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, (4), doi: 10.1039/d3ew00553d

• Quinn D, Tsagkari E, Bhandari D, Fish K, You S, Sloan W, ... Smith C. (2024). Pseudomonas aeruginosa Interactions with Drinking Water Biofilm after an Acute Spike in Annular Bioreactors—Attachment, Persistence, Release, and Reattachment. doi: 10.3390/engproc2024069148

• Rogers J, Speight V, Fish K, Moore G, Boxall J. (2024). The Impacts of Chlorine and Chloramine on Biofilms and Discolouration in Operational Drinking Water Distribution Systems. doi: 10.3390/engproc2024069002

• Sloan W, Gómez-Borraz T. (2023). Engineering biology in the face of uncertainty. Interface Focus, (4), doi: 10.1098/rsfs.2023.0001

• Tsagkari E, Sloan W. (2023). The Role of Chlorine in the Formation and Development of Tap Water Biofilms under Different Flow Regimes. Microorganisms, 11(11), doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11112680

• In April 2023, Dr Umer Zeeshan Ijaz has taken up his role as a Speciality Chief Editor (Integrative Systems Microbiology) at Frontiers in Systems Biology, a newly launched journal.

• Umer Zeeshan Ijaz and Isabel Douterelo Soler co-hosted Maria Soledad Martinez Martinez at Universities of Glasgow and Shiefield, respectively. She is working on microbiome analytics for her PhD project entitled Exploring Microbiome Dynamics in Secondary Drinking Water Systems: assessing its influence on Water Quality from a "One Health" approach where both Umer Zeeshan Ijaz and Isabel Douterelo Soler are co-supervisors. Umer Zeeshan Ijaz provided training on analytical strategies related to 16S rRNA and shotgun metagenomics based microbial community surveys.

• Joby Boxall was elected as a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering in September 2023

• Dr Umer Zeeshan Ijaz became the chair of Scottish Pakistani Association 

• Fellowship is recognition of influential professionals in the digital industry, particularly those who have contributed to information technology.  Dr Umer Zeeshan Ijaz is an investigator on the grant, and his Membership No is 995153327

• Fellowship of Royal Society for Public Health is the  highest membership grade and is designed for people who have been working in public health for over five years and/or are a registered Member of the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR). Dr Umer Zeeshan Ijaz is an investigator on the grant, and his Membership No is 137506

• Royal Statistical Society Fellowship is open to anyone with an interest in statistics and data science at any stage of their career, from students through to retirees. Dr Umer Zeeshan Ijaz is an investigator on the grant, and his membership number is 236289

• Dr Umer Zeeshan Ijaz gave an invited talk at 3rd International Conference on Research in Biological Sciences, Center to Advance Level Research & Development (SMC-PVT) Ltd, Pakistan (https://calrdintl.com/rbs-2023)

• Plenary talk given by Prof Cindy Smith to Scottish Water practitioners. Scottish Water Conference: Assuring Future Drinking Water Quality

• Dr. Katherine Fish personally invited to be on the panel for a Water Management Society webinar "Women in Water", Katherine was one of five women who took part in this event. There were 60 people registered, spanning UK and Europe

• Prof. Joby Boxall invited to join the CIWEM Water Supply and Quality Specialist Panel, influencing national policy, drafting best practice and regulation guides

• Prof. Cindy Smith: Chair the IWA, international specialist group on Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering

• Professor Joby Boxall and Dr Stewart Husband Finalist for the RAEng Bhattacharyya Award

2024

• Prof. Joby Boxall gave a talk at the WatNet confenence in 2024 entitled 'Unintended impacts of chlorine on biofilms: Is less, more?’

• Prof. Joby Boxall gave a talk to Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), a Saudi governmental institution

• Prof. Vanesa Speight provided input on the latest research on 2 May 2024 to the Legionella and Potable Water Program, National Center of Expertise for Custodial Health and Safety Environment, Health and Safety Directorate, Technical Services, Real Property Services, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).  This agency is responsible for drinking water quality in all Canadian government buildings.

• Dr. Umer Zeeshan Ijaz - Invited Online Webinar, Multivariate statistical analysis of shotgun metagenomics and other OMICS datasets with CViewer, DDC Informatics User Group Meeting, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Medical Center, USA (c/o Dr Numan Oezguen)

• Prof. Joby Boxall gave an invited seminar at Tongji University on the 1st June 2024 entitled 'whats in(side) the pipeline'

• Invited Talk, Understanding microbial communities through in situ omics data synthesis, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh (c/o Professor Albert Tenesa, Head of Division of Quantitative Biology)

• Keynote Speaker and Co-Chair, 1st international symposium on "Applications of OMICS technologies in health and disease" (COMSATS University Islamabad & University of Glasgow)

• Dr. Umer Zeeshan Ijaz visited Dr Massab Umair, HOD, Virology at National Institute of Health https://www.nih.org.pk. It is one of the most prestigious institutions of the Pakistan involved in diagnostic services, research and production of various vaccines, and was very active during COVID-19 pandemic. 

• Dr. Frances Slater - presentation at H20ForALL Workshop 'Prevention measures and management of DBPs'

• Dr. Frances Slater - oral presentation at IWA Biofilms 2024, Shanghai to academia and industry on 24th-26th October 2024. 

• Dr. Frances Slater - presentation at Panton McLeod Water Quality Conference

• Dr. Frances Slater - presentation at WRc Disinfection Forum

• Prof. Speight presented the ongoing research to one of the largest water utilities in the USA, DC Water which serves the Washington DC area.

• Prof. Speight presented ongoing research to one of the largest water utilities in the USA, Fairfax Water which serves the northern Virginia communities in the metropolitan Washington DC area

• Dr. Katherine Fish: nominated as an Engineering Role Model via the Royal Academy of Engineering Scheme. Katherine shared this via a short blog on LinkedIn showcasing the diversity of engineers and the incredible range of topics we work on, it received 1439 impressions and directly led to Katherine being invited to be on the Water Management Women in Water Panel and Deputy Editor of Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science.

• Scottish Water: Water Quality Excellence Conference 2024. Assuring the drinking water of the future: Dr Katherine Fish invited to give a talk. 

2023

• Speaking to House of Lords Select Committee on the Built Environment: Professor Joby Boxall was invited to speak to the House of Lord Select Committee on the Built Environment, private session on the 7th February 2023 

• Talk at RAEng Networking Event, UNBC, Prince George, Canada

• Talk at WWT 'Drinking Water Quality Conference': Professor Joby Boxall gave a talk on 'Using AI to unlock water company data to help manage discolouration and iron compliance' 

• Joby Boxall gave a talk entitled 'To Chlorinate or Not to Chlorinate' at the WWT Water Quality Conference on the 25th June 2024

• Professor Joby Boxall gave a talk on innovation in the water sector and drinking water quality: Talk to the the MOST-BMBF funded project MoDiCon (Germany / Israel)

• To Chlorinate Launch event: Project launch event, wide representation from across the water sector including practitioners, policy makers and regulators

• Visit from and presentations to OfWat: hosted a visit from OfWat to talk about innovation and water quality, a series of presentations from University of Sheffield water research, tour of facilities and discussions 

• Water UK / Water Industry Forum 'The challenges of AMP8': Professor Joby Boxall gave a talk at a Water UK / WIF event on 'roadmap for the furture of water innovation' 

• A talk to Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), a Saudi governmental institution: Professor Joby Boxall gave a talk and led debate on innovation in the water sector and drinking water quality