The European Commission will boost competitiveness by investing almost €16 billion in research and innovation in the next two years under Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation funding scheme.

Innovate UK, the Government’s innovation agency, has launched a new funding competition inviting companies to apply for £2 million of funding to address potential security problems and challenges related to the ‘Internet of Things’.

United Utilities is upgrading the sewerage system serving Grasmere - some of the money will be spent to enhance phosphorus removal at Grasmere wastewater treatment works, while the remainder will be used to keep the local sewer network flowing more smoothly.

Total year-end IT spending by western European utilities is expected to reach $18.4 billion by 2019, according to a new IT spending forecast report.

Severn Trent Water has improved the accuracy of its network asset data by introducing an innovative approach using mobile GIS (Geographical Information System) from Esri UK.

A new interactive mapping tool created by the US Geological Survey provides predicted concentrations for 108 pesticides in streams and rivers and identifies which are most likely to exceed water-quality guidelines for human health or aquatic life.

Innovate UK, the government's innovation agency, together with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are seeking to stimulate exploitation of the high-performance material graphene by investing £2.5 million in feasibility studies.

Yorkshire Water’s trial works to improve the quality of the river environment downstream of Swinsty reservoir is now well underway thanks to the help of a 'Spider' machine.