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Through their work, Eawag trainees provide the basis for many years of water quality monitoring (Photo: Eawag, Manuel Koller)

May 30, 2023

May 30, 2023Trainees from Eawag’s analytical and training laboratory assist in the analysis of a wide variety of water samples. A prominent example is the National River Monitoring and Survey Programme (NADUF). In a video, we take a look behind the scenes of the laboratory and show its role for the NADUF programme.

Linda Strande and Sylvain Usher, Executive Director of AfWASA, with the Memorandum of Understanding (Photographer: Unknown)

May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023At the recent joint 21st AfWASA International Congress and Exhibition and 7th Conference on Faecal Sludge Management (FSM7), Eawag signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreement with the African Water and Sanitation Association. The two conferences took place under one roof in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

The contribution in the German pavilion at the Biennale of Architecture is more than just an exhibition. It wants to provide an action framework for a new building culture. (Photo: ARCH+ SUMMACUMMFEMMER BÜRO JULIANE GREB)

May 23, 2023

May 23, 2023On Saturday, 20 May, the 18th Biennale of Architecture in Venice opened its doors. In the German pavilion, which focuses on building in existing contexts and the recycling economy, also the Nutrient Harvester developed at Eawag is demonstrated. It processes the urine from two on-site dry separation toilets into fertiliser.

Martin Schäfer taking a water sample from one of the test ponds (Photo: Christoph Walcher, Eawag).

August 28, 2025

August 28, 2025An international study conducted in Eawag's experimental ponds demonstrates how indirect ecological effects influence the evolution of species.

Passive samplers can provide valuable data for certain water monitoring applications at low cost. (photo: Andri Bryner, Eawag)

August 27, 2025

August 27, 2025The water research institute Eawag and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland are part of the new EU project UrbanM2O. It is led by the Danish Technical University DTU in Copenhagen. The aim of the six-million-euro project is to develop monitoring and modelling-based solutions to combat water pollution in cities – an issue that is becoming increasingly important with the expansion of sponge cities.

The new medium does not require fetal bovine serum (Photo: Leonardo Biasio, Eawag).

August 19, 2025

August 19, 2025A controversial serum has been necessary for the growth of cells in the context of animal-free toxicology research. Eawag researchers have now developed an alternative.

August 15, 2025

August 15, 2025Eawag together with the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) convened a Workshop on Evidence-Based Decision-Making for Nature Conservation in Bhutan. The workshop brought together representatives from Government agencies, research institutions, non-governmental organizations, and international partners with the aim of strengthening Bhutan’s science-policy interface for environmental governance.

August 7, 2025

August 7, 2025A new dataset on the water quality in Swiss river catchments is now available. CAMELS-CH-Chem incorporates up to 40 water quality parameters for 115 Swiss catchments between 1981 and 2020.

Legionella bacteria also thrive in garden hoses and shower hoses (Photo: Unsplash).

August 6, 2025

August 6, 2025Diseases caused by Legionella bacteria are on the rise, despite national and international efforts to contain them. A joint paper by an international panel of researchers in this field highlights the important steps that need to be taken in the coming years to combat the pathogen.

The ICDP drilling platform on Nam Co Lake at 4718 metres above sea level (Photo: ICDP).

July 23, 2025

July 23, 2025Surprisingly little is known about the climate history of the greater Tibet-Himalaya region. However, this information is urgently needed to predict how climate change will alter the water cycle there. Information stored in the sediments of Tibet's Nam Co Lake should now allow new conclusions to be drawn. A video presents the project.

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Trainees in the focus of a national monitoring programme

Memorandum of Understanding Signed with African Water and Sanitation Association

Eawag technology at the Venice Biennale of Architecture

Indirect effects drive evolution

Six million euros for smarter cities with clean water

Changing the diet of cell cultures

National Consultation Workshop in Bhutan

New water quality data available

The next few years in Legionella research

Climate history from a lake at almost 5000 metres above sea level