Welcome to WEDC
WEDC is one of the world's leading education and research institutes for developing knowledge and capacity in water and sanitation for low- and middle-income countries.
We are based in the School of Civil and Building Engineering at Loughborough University, one of the top award-winning Universities in the UK.
Latest news and resources
Poster 2: The three-pot water treatment system
A new resource from WEDC, Loughborough University: Poster 2: The three-pot water treatment system. Click the link below
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Poster 1: Latrine slabs
Here's the first of a new series of WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene) posters from WEDC: Poster No. 1: Latrine slabs
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PhD Studentship (EU) available
Exploring how water utilities increase their customer base on a sustainable basis
We invite applications for a PhD studentship from EU students interested in exploring how utilities increase the percentage of households with piped water on a sustainable basis.
The percentage of urban households with piped water into their dwelling or yard has actually declined in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia over the last 10 years. Much is known about how water utilities in developing countries improve their water services. But we need to know more about how water utilities significantly increase the percentage of households with piped water connections and serve new or un-served areas, on a sustainable basis.
This line of research could potentially cover the management of infrastructure development, water utilities management and policy, utility finance, infrastructure funding and/or services to the urban poor, in a developing country context. But this would depend on the particular research topic that was chosen by the successful PhD student in conjunction with the PhD research supervisors.
As part of a large, growing and supportive research community within the School, the successful candidate will benefit from being a member of the University’s Graduate School and their extensive and targeted skills training for research students. The successful candidate will be joining a lively community of research students and staff, where doctoral students are given great academic and administrative support and are an integral part of the School's research culture.
Funding and eligibility:
The studentship is open to graduates from management, policy, social or engineering disciplines, provided that they are articulate, well qualified and highly motivated. The minimum entry qualification is a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent. A lower qualification is acceptable if supplemented with an appropriate postgraduate (MSc) qualification and relevant experience.
The studentship is for 3 years and covers fees and a tax-exempt stipend of £13,726 for the 2013/2014 academic year with cost of living adjustments in years 2 and 3. Tuition fees will be paid at the UK/EU rate. The funding is only available for EU citizens on this occasion. Studentships can start on the 1st July or 1st October 2013.
Please contact the supervisor, Kevin Sansom, on +44 (0) 1509 222885 or K.R.Sansom@lboro.ac.uk, if you are interested in undertaking PhD research related to the broad topic suggested.
36th WEDC International Conference: Latest details
Conference Registration is now OPEN!
http://www.wedcconference.co.uk/registration.html
This comprehensive WASH sector learning event provides continued professional development appropriate to local contexts and international good practice. The WEDC International Conference provides a valuable and respected platform for reflection, debate and exchange, rooted in practice. To date more than 450 people from 60 countries have expressed their interest in this event.
The programme includes 3 days of peer reviewed paper presentations, more than 200 submissions are currently under review by our International Scientific Committee, followed by 2 days of capacity development workshops.
The draft programme of paper presentations will be available mid May.
On Monday and Tuesday evenings we have a programme of 8 side events convened by external organisations. These include:
- Demand responsive planning in Emergencies (UNICEF and partner agencies);
- Community Led Total Sanitation (IRC) including learning directly from stakeholder perspectives (Practical Action);
- Sharing results from the five projects constituting the SPLASH urban sanitation research programme;
- Cooperation to improve Rural Water Services (RWSN Rural Water Supply Network); and
- Inclusive City Wide Planning for Sanitation and Water Services in Asia and Africa (WaterAid and partners).
- A comprehensive capacity development programme is being offered, developed and delivered by a range of known and respected sector training institutions during Thursday and Friday.
Full details of the programme of courses and the registration process are available on our website.
http://www.wedcconference.co.uk/workshops.html
A social programme is included. See the draft programme here:
http://www.wedcconference.co.uk/programme.html
LOGISTICS
- Conference Registration is now OPEN!
Details on fees are included with a link to registration:
http://www.wedcconference.co.uk/registration.html - Financial support for low- and middle-income country participants is available, for details see here:
http://www.wedcconference.co.uk/support.html - Accommodation suggestions are available here:
http://www.wedcconference.co.uk/accommodation.html
Please address any queries to: wedc.conf@Lboro.ac.uk
We look forwards to welcoming you to Kenya!
The WEDC Conference Team
Conference update!
Rural Sanitation at Scale
This WEDC /WSP e-learning course for sector professionals is now live at:
https://wedc-knowledge.lboro.ac.uk/my-courses/index.html
Note that you will need to allow pop-ups for the course to run.
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