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Eawag is one of the world’s leading aquatic research institutes. With its professional diversity, close partnerships with practitioners and an international network, Eawag offers an excellent environment for the study of water as a habitat and resource, for identifying problems at an early stage and for developing widely accepted solutions.

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Eawag is now officially a Friendly Workspace
November 28, 2024

Following an in-depth assessment by Health Promotion Switzerland, it is now official: Eawag is a certified ‘Friendly Workspace’. This means that Eawag puts great importance to the health and well-being of its employees.
90 percent of the entire Eawag site is designed to be near-natural and is also maintained accordingly (Photo: Eawag, Alessandro Della Bella).
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Eawag’s outdoor facilities receive certificate for their ...
November 21, 2024

The near-natural landscaping of the green spaces around the Eawag buildings in Dübendorf not only promotes biodiversity, but also offers employees and visitors an attractive environment in which to spend time. Because of this, Eawag has now been awarded the certificate for near-natural company premises by the Natur & Wirtschaft (Nature & Economy) Foundation. 
Bernhard Truffer among the most cited scientists 2023 (Photo: Eawag)
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Bernhard Truffer among the most cited scientists 2024
November 19, 2024

Professor Bernhard Truffer of the Eawag Water Research Institute is among the "highly cited researchers 2024".
ETH Rector Günther Dissertori presents Valentin Faust with the 2024 Otto-Jaag Water Protection Prize (Photo: ETH, Alessandro Della Bella).
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2024 Otto-Jaag Water Protection Prize for Valentin Faust
November 18, 2024

During ETH Day on 16 November 2024, environmental engineer Valentin Faust was awarded the Otto-Jaag Water Protection Prize for his doctoral thesis. His work provides important insights about the production of fertiliser from human urine.
Tural Aliyev in the Cryopshere Pavilion at the COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan (Photo: Eawag).
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Eawag at COP29: Swiss Innovations for Global Climate ...
November 15, 2024

The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024. The Aquatic Research Institute Eawag is organising three thematic panel discussions on the topic of ‘Swiss innovations for global climate action’ together with the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the University of Geneva.
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Events – visit us

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05.12.​2024
Water and Economy Nexus: Managing Water for Productive Uses from a Human Rights Perspective
12.15 pm
Eawag Dübendorf, FC-C20
09.12.​2024
Surf Seminar
Dynamic occupancy models for amphibian conservation
11.00 am
Eawag Kastanienbaum, Seminar room Seeheim & online via Zoom
10.12.​2024
Practice-oriented course
Moderne Messnetze in der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft
9.00 am
Eawag Dübendorf
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The experimental facility for wastewater research

Discover Eawag's experimental facility in our new flyer! It is an important element of wastewater research at Eawag and houses, among other things, a wastewater treatment plant. Eawag’s researchers use the facility to gain an even better understanding of methods and processes relevant to modern wastewater treatment and to further develop and optimise them.

Learn more about our main interests

Drinking water

we are investigating the basis for clean drinking water and sustainable management of drinking water resources.

Wastewater

we are investigating how to optimise wastewater infrastructures and overcome new challenges.

Biodiversity

our research contributes to understanding and conserving aquatic biodiversity.

Ecosystems

we are investigating biotic communities and their habitats in order to conserve ecosystem services for us humans.

Pollutants

we are investigating the effect of chemical substances on the environment and developing methods to remove them from drinking water, wastewater and bodies of water.

Water and development

our research supports the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, first and foremost the objective of “clean drinking water and sanitation facilities”.

Societal decision-making

we are developing strategies and methods to support politics, administration, the economy and society in complex decisions.

Climate Change and Energy

we are exploring solutions to make the energy transition environmentally friendly and reduce the impact of climate change.