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Peter van Thienen new Chief Information Officer at KWR

21 May 2019 — Peter van Thienen is KWR’s new Chief Information Officer (CIO). Van Thienen is currently finalising KWR’s new hydroinformatics vision, with the goal among others of contributing to a stronger ‘enabling environment’. An environment in which researchers from different...
Heating homes with energy from water has promising future

21 May 2019 — A broad coalition will be working in the years ahead to determine the possibilities of using aquathermal energy…
AgriAs project on arsenic contamination concluded

20 May 2019 — The European AgriAs project investigated the presence of arsenic in European agricultural soils and water, the most significant…
Principal Scientist and ecohydrologist Flip Witte leaves KWR

15 May 2019 — For the last thirteen and a half years, Flip Witte has integrated the scientific disciplines of hydrology, soil…
Biodiversity and water inextricably linked

Andrew Segrave PhD — Of the estimated eight million species on Earth, fully one million are threatened with extinction in the decades…

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Water-wise World

Climate change, pollution, population growth, the future presents us with problems directly related to the water cycle. KWR generates knowledge to enable the water sector to operate water-wisely. Our scientific findings and the resulting practical innovations contribute, worldwide, to a sustainable urban water cycle.

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KWR’s foundation is the knowledge we develop on the basis of our leading, applied scientific research into the water cycle. We are experts in a wide range of specialist fields and we inspire the water sector to define its research issues and questions. Together, we build the knowledge needed to address complex water challenges.

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Collaboration

We collaborate with water companies, universities and businesses, both in the Netherlands and internationally. In such a context, as a researcher, you’ll find it interesting to be a connecting link and to shape the development of knowledge.

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Our experts

The people who work at KWR are pushing the boundaries of water science. Professional specialists who employ their expertise to solve clients’ water-practice problems. By being curious, forward-thinking and on the lookout for opportunities, our researchers are able, time and again, to develop new knowledge.

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Tools & Products

Together with the water sector, we have developed a solid knowledge base. We are building an international reference framework of successful tools and products. And we seek out partnerships with market players for the commercialisation of market-ready products.

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