The research and the stories behind the research in the words of RECIRCULATE’s researchers and those who work with us and use our research

Welcome to the “The FLOW” section of the RECIRCULATE website. We are developing it as a collection of short, non-technical articles written by those closest to the work of the project and to the challenges and solutions associated with the “circular water economy”. We refer to The FLOW as “RECIRCULATE stories”, and that’s just what it is. These are not research articles, although some of them describe the progress in our research. These are the stories “behind the research”. The authors of the blogs are not just our researchers but also those from the network of those who have contributed to the project in many different ways. We think that this is the best way of explaining what the project is all about: what we are doing and why. We hope that you will enjoy reading these blogs. We are keen that they reach as many people as possible. That means that you are welcome to republish them so long as you follow our guidelines.We have also created a set of guidelines for all RECIRCULATE researchers and research-users providing tips for writing blog articles. For access to these pages please contact recirculate@lancaster.ac.uk.

  • Turning Waste into Energy & Safe Fertilizer in Nigeria
    Turning Waste into Energy & Safe Fertilizer in Nigeria

    RECIRCULATE research at UniBEN explores new approaches to biogas production and the circular water economy The vital role of energy supply in the development [...]

    Published On: August 24, 2020Categories: The Flow, WP4
  • The FLOW: the story behind the stories
    The FLOW: the story behind the stories

    Introducing the RECIRCULATE blogs, and the background to the project and its research. If you are reading this, then there is a good chance [...]

    Published On: August 19, 2020Categories: The Flow
  • The Power of Communities in Improving Sanitation
    The Power of Communities in Improving Sanitation

    RECIRCULATE research is clarifying the role of social capital in sanitation service provisioning in low-income urban communities Of the seventeen sustainable development goals (SDGs) [...]

    Published On: August 19, 2020Categories: The Flow, WP2
  • Spotlight interview – Professor Christopher Emokaro
    Spotlight interview – Professor Christopher Emokaro

    Professor Christopher Emokaro is Professor of Agricultural Economics and Commonwealth Professional Fellow from the University of Benin. He has been Assistant Dean of Agriculture [...]

    Published On: August 16, 2020Categories: Bioenergy, Spotlight, The Flow, WP4
  • Spotlight interview – Dr Felly Mugizi Tusiime
    Spotlight interview – Dr Felly Mugizi Tusiime

    Dr Felly Mugizi Tusiime is a Biodiversity and Environmental Management specialist, with PhD in Environmental Management from Makerere University Uganda and University of Oslo, [...]

    Published On: August 16, 2020Categories: Bioenergy, Spotlight, The Flow, WP4
  • Waste not, want not
    Waste not, want not

    Research unlocking the potential use of organic “waste” for energy production and sustainable food production in West Africa  “Waste” is never going to be [...]

    Published On: August 5, 2020Categories: The Flow, WP4
  • The Acid Test
    The Acid Test

    Research to develop anaerobic digestion systems to produce sustainable energy and a safe fertilizer for use in sustainable food production.   Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a naturally occurring microbial process combined with carefully designed engineering to convert [...]

    Published On: August 5, 2020Categories: The Flow, WP4
  • Interdisciplinary research delivering “joined-up” solutions to multiple sustainable development goals
    Interdisciplinary research delivering “joined-up” solutions to multiple sustainable development goals

    Working together to find new strategies to eliminate human pathogens in organic wastes through low-energy cost anaerobic digestion.  Waste management is a major global [...]

    Published On: August 5, 2020Categories: The Flow, WP4
  • Promoting sustainable biogas for communities in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
    Promoting sustainable biogas for communities in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

    One of the key objectives of RECIRCULATE is driving eco-innovation in Africa, through capacity building for a safe circular water economy. Of considerable importance [...]

    Published On: March 19, 2020Categories: The Flow, WP4
  • How can our research findings help farmers?
    How can our research findings help farmers?

    The RECIRCULATE project, work package 3, is developing eco-innovative technologies for optimizing water usage in food production, but how can we ensure the potential [...]

    Published On: March 13, 2020Categories: The Flow, WP3
  • Fantastic adolescent girls as WASH change agents
    Fantastic adolescent girls as WASH change agents

    In October 2019, a team of researchers from Lancaster and Ghana travelled to Bangladesh for a knowledge sharing visit to visit a successfully implemented [...]

    Published On: March 12, 2020Categories: The Flow, WP2
  • Transformation of Knowledge: from research to practice
    Transformation of Knowledge: from research to practice

    In October 2019, a team of researchers from Lancaster and Ghana travelled to Bangladesh for a knowledge sharing visit to visit a successfully implemented [...]

    Published On: March 12, 2020Categories: The Flow, WP2