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Unveiling the Flow: A Co-UDLabs survey on monitoring combined sewer overflows (CSOs)
A survey on the current state of CSO monitoring and performance assessment in Europe The goal of this survey is to understand what CSO* performance data (e.g. spill frequencies and duration) are available at utilities for which purpose they are being used and what the motivation of different stakeholders is to publish performance indicators on…
Read MoreLaunch of the UDRAIN Working Group on Large Research Infrastructures in UD
For the past few months, a group of researchers and practitioners of urban drainage and sustainability has worked on the establishment of new JCUD Working Group on Large Research Infrastructure in Urban Drainage (UDRAIN), following in particular the successful collaborative work of our nine partners and 17 research facilities. We are glad to announce that…
Read More4th Co-UDlabs Newsletter – December 2023
Our 4th newsletter has been released today, December 18, 2023! Among the main highlights: launch of the 3rd Transnational Access call and announcement of the results of the 2nd call, next Co-UDlabs training events and much more! Consult the entire newsletter here. Register now to our mailing list to receive the next issues!
Read MoreLaunch of the 3rd Co-UDlabs transnational access call
🌍 We are pleased to announce that today we are launching a new Transnational Access call! This 3rd Call is an invitation to submit a proposal for research projects to be carried out at two of our unique facilities: 1️⃣ The Django Reinhardt Basin (OTHU-DRB) facility at INSA Lyon (France) 2️⃣ The FREJLEV facility at…
Read More2nd Co-UDlabs Transnational Access Call: list of funded projects
The 2nd Co-UDlabs Transnational Access (TA) Call has been officially awarded! Our project’s facilities and installations are already set up to make arrangement with selected user groups. The call has been successful in raising awareness about how relevant and pathbreaking innovation and research can be in the field of sustainable urban drainage, and the response…
Read More26th European Junior Scientists Workshop (EJSW) – Call for abstracts
The workshop is organised in by INSA Lyon and Deltares in May 2022 as part of the Co-UDlabs training activities.
Read MoreScientific publication: European stakeholders’ visions and needs for stormwater in future urban drainage systems
Co-UDlabs project partners, GRAIE, INSA Lyon, Aalborg University, IKT, Universidade da Coruña, EAWAG, Deltares and University of Sheffield have published a paper in the Urban Water Journal. This paper is available in open access. Abstract Transitioning urban drainage systems to serve water-smart societies requires the involvement of different disciplines and stakeholders. However, stakeholders have different visions…
Read MoreLaunch of the 2nd Co-UDlabs transnational access call!
🌍 Our 2023 transnational access call is officially open! We are offering free-of-charge access to 16 of our installations and facilities for research stays of up to three months for diverse and inter-disciplinary user groups. The goal is to pool together the added value of our research infrastructures and achieve innovative and path-breaking results in…
Read MoreSave the date: Co-UDlabs Hackathon 2023
Co-UDlabs set up a series of initiatives that are leading up to the second global call for Transnational Access (TA) to the 17 installations and facilities that compose the project’s Research Infrastructure. After an Introductory Webinar (June 20) and a workshop to launch the TA call (July 3), our consortium is organising a Co-UDlabs Hackathon…
Read MoreCo-UDlabs webinar on Routine Uncertainty Assessment
Uncertainty Assessment should be significantly developed and systematically applied in urban drainage monitoring as a standard part of best practice metrology. However, methods and calculations may frequently appear as too complex for many users.The Urban Drainage Metrology Toolbox (UDMT) developed by Co-UDlabs partners provides a free online webapp to make these calculations easy! We are…
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