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News

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Presentations

2022

Investigations on correlations of organic content of faecal sludge to its water boundedness characteristics [author: Arun Kumar (PhDEng Student] (2022)

2021

Chris Buckley Memorial Lecture Presentation – Transdisciplinary research in water and sanitation for transformative sustainable development [author: Prof Cathy Sutherland] (2021)

2020

DEWATS in Durban over the decades – up to 2020 [author: Chris Buckley] (2020)

Shifting to an exposure mindset, presented at WRC Webinar: Dialogue on the Need for Mainstreaming Non-Sewered Sanitation Solutions – Lessons from COVID 19 Response [author: Rebecca Sindall] (2020)

2019

Road to commercialising sanitation: Engineering Field Testing Platform, presented at FSM5, Cape Town, South Africa [author: Ruth Cottingham] (2019)

Solar Drying of Faecal Sludge, presented at FSM5, Cape Town, South Africa [author: Santiago Septien] (2019)

Valorisation of Waste – Role of WASH R&D Centre, presented at Valorisation of waste Workshop, UKZN-Durban, South Africa [author: Susan Mercer] (2019)

Setting up the Pig Farm, presented to WASH R&D Centre staff, Durban, South Africa [authors: Colleen Archer and Danica Naidoo] (2019)

Brochures

EFT Prototypes Fact Sheets (2019)

Newlands Mashu Research Site (2015)

Good Science Makes Good Policy (2015)

eThekwini Nexus Projects (2014)

Reinvent The Toilet Challenge Phase II (2014)

Most Innovative & Progressive Water Utility In Africa – EWS Award (2014)

Posters

2020

Engineering Field Testing Platform – EWS/UKZN Collaboration, presented at AFWA Congress, Kampala, Uganda (2020)

2019

Helminth inactivation by drying for the purposes of thermal process design, Presented at FSM5, Cape Town, South Africa – [author: Danica Naidoo] (2019)

Investigating faceal sludge drying – Tackling technological challenges for transformative technology, Presented at FSM5, Cape Town, South Africa – [author: Samuel Getahun] (2019)

Bringing Science and Policy Together – EWS/UKZN Collaboration, presented at MILE Research Symposium, Durban, South Africa (2019)

Engineering Field Testing Platform – EWS/UKZN Collaboration, presented at MILE Research Symposium, Durban, South Africa (2019)

NEXUS Stakeholders poster – EWS/UKZN Collab, presented at MILE Research Symposium, Durban, South Africa (2019)

NEXUS in Action From theory to practice poster – EWS/UKZN Collab, presented at MILE Research Symposium, Durban, South Africa (2019)

WASH R&D Centre: Sanitation Projects, collaboration with Crop and Soil Sciences, Agricultural Economics, Development Studies and Life Sciences (2019)

2018

Near Infrared Spectroscopy For On-Site Quality Control Of Faecal Sludge As A Feed For Farming Black Soldier Fly Larvae (2018)

Exploring The Potential Of Urban Farming In Water Scarce Townships In Durban (2018)

Testing A Waterless Mechanical Toilet Flush–Experiences From The Laboratory And The Field (2018)

Videos

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