About Us

Red-ALERT will not only advance the emerging Water-Based Epidemiology field and train the next generation of environmental leaders, but it will also have, due to its strong cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary character, major impacts in wider engineering, public and environmental health, across natural and social sciences.

Our Vision

Red-ALERT CDT’s Vision is to train and empower a new generation of leaders to transform how we manage aquatic environmental health via Real-Time Digital Water-Based Systems.

Underpinned by emerging concepts of Digital Water Fingerprinting and (Waste)water-Based Epidemiology, the CDT convenes for the first time private, government, regulatory and public sector organisations with world leading researchers in the fields of genetics, ecotoxicology, sensor technology, Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous real-time data collection, mathematical modelling, data analytics, informatics and social science to co-design training to directly address key scientific knowledge gaps and areas of national/global skills shortages.

As a Red-ALERT student you will receive training focusing on challenge-led multidisciplinary research and problem-solving skills. Leveraging nationally leading research facilities, international networks and whole system “Living Labs” to provide the in-depth knowledge and breadth of understanding, it will enable a step-change in managing environmental health directly addressing the NERC delivery plan (world-class people, places, ideas, innovation and impact).

Red-ALERT Training Programme

Training will be delivered via student-stakeholder co-creation of Real-Time Digital Water-Based Systems focused around  4 UK Living Labs utilizing new and existing long-term data and partnerships:

  1. Cam/Wellow Living Lab, England
  2. Conwy Living Lab in Wales
  3. Taff/Ely Living Lab in Wales
  4. Exe/Tamar/Dart in England

Red-ALERT will also connect with Global Living Labs through established collaborations to enable translation of knowledge we generate in Red-ALERT to the global stage: 

  1. The Eerste River (South Africa)
  2. The Arrone River (Italy)    
  3. Central Kalimantan (Borneo)