Project leads

Professor Davey Jones is a leading environmental scientist and public health researcher at Bangor University. A scientific advisor to UK and Welsh governments during the COVID-19 pandemic, his work focuses on wastewater-based epidemiology to track infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and wider population health trends.

Professor Davey Jones

Professor Davey Jones

Professor Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern is an internationally recognised expert in wastewater-based epidemiology and environmental public health at the University of Bath. She develops innovative water-based surveillance systems to track infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and community health, advancing the use of wastewater data for public health protection and pandemic preparedness.

Professor Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern

Professor Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern

The Executive Committee provides operational leadership with representation from all participating continents.

Davey Jones, Barabara Kasprzyk-Hordern, Helen Howard Jones, Robert Morfino, Julie Barnes, Helen Rees 

The Scientific Advisory Board provides independent scientific oversight, quality assurance, and strategic advice.

Regional Coordinators play a critical country-level role, linking local laboratories and sites to the central consortium.