Applied Course on Urban Drainage Metrology 

The Applied Course on Urban Drainage Metrology was held at Universidade da Coruña and CITEEC – Research & Innovation Centre on Civil Engineering and Building from 16th  to 19th July 2024 in the framework of the EU’s Green Week 2024.  With 21 attendees registered for the four-day course, Co-UDlabs provided a mixed approach to urban drainage…

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5th Co-UDlabs Newsletter – June 2024!

The fifth issue of our newsletter has been released on June 18, 2024. Among the main highlights: results of the 2nd and 3rd Transnational Access calls, a save the date for the participation in the EU Green Week 2024 and for the upcoming training events, the launch of the new UDRAIN Working Group and much…

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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  UPDATE – November 2024: The survey is now CLOSED. Thank you for your participation! Co-UDLabs partners are now processing, analyzing and interpreting the results. The goal of this survey was to understand what CSO* performance data (e.g. spill frequencies and duration) are…

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Launch 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…

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4th 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!

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Launch 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…

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2nd 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…

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Scientific 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…

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Launch 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…

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