We asked our undergraduate intern student Harry Riley about his experiences working with the VIRAQUA team:
“I’ve had a really good time working on the VIRAQUA project over the past month, it’s given me great experience in lab and field …
Cross Atlantic visit to Food and Drug Administration Labs, by By Dr. David Walker, Cefas
The use of coliphage (viruses that infect E. coli bacteria) is becoming widely accepted as a suitable indicator of enteric virus contamination in environmental samples including water and bivalve shellfish. Cefas use coliphage as a surrogate for norovirus infectivity, and …
Bangor Science Festival – ‘Hidden Worlds’
VIRAQUA participated in the Bangor Science Festival on March 11th 2017, hosted by Bangor University as part of British Science Week. We had several ‘hands on’ activities on offer including pathogen painting and bugs in bivalves which we used to …
Passing with Distinction!
We are delighted to announce that our M-degree student has passed with DISTINCTION! Vanessa Kienmoser joined the VIRAQUA 
team in September 2016 for her M- degree research project, focusing on the quantification of, and optimal extraction method for enteric viruses …
The second NERC EMHH Programme Integration Group (PIG) conference
The second NERC EMHH Programme Integration Group (PIG) conference is scheduled for the 28th September 2017 and will take place at The Studio, 7 Canon Street, Birmingham.…
VIRAQUA meeting, Weymouth
VIRAQUA team meeting, hosted by CEFAS…
Second paper from the VIRAQUA project published
The second paper to be publish from the VIRAQUA project has been published and is now available to download (http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12560-017-9293-5). In this study, the authors developed and validated two multiplex qRT-PCR assays for aquatic sediment and shellfish samples …
UNC Water Microbiology Conference 2017
David Walker will be attending the UNC Water Microbiology Conference and the International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology, May 15 – 17 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
The 19th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology is organized by the International …
Dr Lisa Cross at Soapbox Science 2017, Exeter
On Saturday 24th of June 2017, Soapbox Science will again transform Exeter into a hub of scientific learning and discussion, as some of Devon’s leading female scientists take to their soapboxes to showcase science to the general public. Dr Lisa …
Bangor Science Festival
The VIRAQUA and the Reservoirs teams will to co-host a stand at the Bangor Science Festival on the 10th March 2017 as part of British Science Week. Both projects will be showcased at the event with ‘hands on’ science …